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after installing fire fox it wont open. i think its because i have internet explore.

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donnieryan425
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i install fire fox but it wont open....i think it is because of internet explore. i tried to delete internet explore but i cant get to it. its not in my programs and features list. I have tried uninstalling fire fox and reinstalling it but no luck. any suggestions

i install fire fox but it wont open....i think it is because of internet explore. i tried to delete internet explore but i cant get to it. its not in my programs and features list. I have tried uninstalling fire fox and reinstalling it but no luck. any suggestions

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Gingerbread Man
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Does the following article help?

There's no point in trying to uninstall Internet Explorer. It doesn't interfere with Firefox. Also, it's a system component and removing it forcibly can cause problems. It only appears in the Control Panel uninstallation list in Windows 7 and higher.

cor-el
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It is possible that your security software (firewall, anti-virus) blocks or restricts Firefox or the plugin-container process without informing you, possibly after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox program.

Remove all rules for Firefox and the plugin-container from the permissions list in the firewall and let your firewall ask again for permission to get full, unrestricted, access to internet for Firefox and the plugin-container process and the updater process.

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