That will shut Firefox down (close it). Close the Task Manager and Click on the Firefox Icon to start it up again.
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| the unknown pervert Deactivated User I'd like to stay but I've got a plane to catch. 3243 Posts 5/06 |  Posted - Feb 9 2010 : 10:52AMI've started having a problem with Firefox yesterday. I double click on the icon and nothing happens. I tried to uninstall and reinstall and I keep getting a message saying that Firefox needs to be closed before continuing. How can I close it if I can't get it to open in the first place? [Link] |
| Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06 | Posted - Feb 9 2010 : 12:11PM That will shut Firefox down (close it). Close the Task Manager and Click on the Firefox Icon to start it up again. [Link] |
| the unknown pervert Deactivated User I'd like to stay but I've got a plane to catch. 3243 Posts 5/06 | Posted - Feb 9 2010 : 7:38PM [Link] |
| blowfish Member 874 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Feb 9 2010 : 10:24PM [Link] |
| RandomPrecision Senior Member Enjoy! 8175 Posts 3/06 | Posted - Feb 9 2010 : 11:38PM I say this because I had an add-on installed the other day that caused a glitch in FF at startup and when I uninstalled it, FF still retained the glitch from the add-on and I assume it probably will until I do a fresh install. Then again, this might just be an issue with FF because I've had it keep running even though I closed it many times. Edited by - randomprecision on 2/9/2010 11:39:48 PM [Link] |
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| Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06 | Posted - Feb 10 2010 : 10:54AM I've never done that, but I would think you would lose ALL your ad-ons. I use Mozbackup to create a backup file for both my Firefox and Thunderbird. Rather than do a complete Removal and Install, I would just Restore using Mozbackup. Maybe that wouldn't get rid of the problem, I don't know. BTW, Firefox also creates a backup of your bookmarks each day. It's a bit difficult to find. You have to go digging around in your Documents and Settings directory (folder). It requires a bit of file name changing and moving the file to another sub-directory to enable Firefox to be able to use it. I think there is a FAQ on Mozilla's web site that explains the steps. [Link] |
| RandomPrecision Senior Member Enjoy! 8175 Posts 3/06 | Posted - Feb 10 2010 : 4:24PM Though you could also try using Revo and then Mozbackup, which might be almost as good as a fresh install. Assuming it doesn't copy any flaws you're trying to get rid of into the reinstall. I think if you can get a reasonable copy of your Firefox setup copied into a fresh install, taking the extra step of using Revo is worth doing. It takes maybe five minutes. The biggest problem is that I don't know if any of these backup thingees retain all the settings you have set for your add-ons. Some of them can be a pain to get the preferences just the way you want them. Edited by - randomprecision on 2/10/2010 4:28:48 PM [Link] |
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