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Firefox won't close down completely when I close the program

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Rick
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When I close Firefox I can't reopen it later as it still shows it as running in Task Manager in Win XP. I have to go into Task Manager, shut it down there and then I can reopen it normally.

When I close Firefox I can't reopen it later as it still shows it as running in Task Manager in Win XP. I have to go into Task Manager, shut it down there and then I can reopen it normally.

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At least you have found a correct workaround. For troubleshooting info

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John99
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At least you have found a correct workaround. For troubleshooting info

Rick
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Thanks. Followed both those suggestions and they did the trick. Rick