Why my costumized settings change back to default, when i close the browser?

I keep trying to customize that the browser open the windows and tabs from the last time and that before downloading something to ask me before and i save all this, but when i close it and open it again, the settings get to the default mode, meaning i get the home page instead of all the tabs i was having, and also the downloads get into the C: Downloads instead asking me where i want to save them. How can i fix this? I have the last version of Firefox (18.0.1).

Have you checked out this article: [[How to fix preferences that won't save]]. Note: I would save the Reset step until after you have tried some of the specific things.
By the way, if you are using any sandboxing or virtual machine software to run Firefox, this may require a different approach.

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