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'bootstrap state is invalid' at start; hotfix not installed?

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RandomTroll
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When I start Firefox I get this error message; then it tells me that firefox-hotfix.xpi isn't installed - but it is. I re-installed it a few times. And when I quit I get the error message 'firefox-hotfix is missing bootstrap shutdown method'.

I don't have a 'real' problem, as far as I know.

When I start Firefox I get this error message; then it tells me that firefox-hotfix.xpi isn't installed - but it is. I re-installed it a few times. And when I quit I get the error message 'firefox-hotfix is missing bootstrap shutdown method'. I don't have a 'real' problem, as far as I know.

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FredMcD
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I found some information here; http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2463173