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firefox process stays open when i close firefox on vista

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whenever i close firefox on vista on my laptop it stays open in the process. i have to manually go to task manager, kill the process and then open firefox again if i want to use it. it also kills all of the memory while the process is still there

whenever i close firefox on vista on my laptop it stays open in the process. i have to manually go to task manager, kill the process and then open firefox again if i want to use it. it also kills all of the memory while the process is still there

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cor-el
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See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs and Firefox hangs or is not responding - How to fix (Hang at exit)