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Can't load Firefox

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Receive this error when I launch: When trying to launch Firefox as usual, I get the following error: "The application or DLL c:/program files/mozilla firefox/sqlite3.dll is not a valid windows image. Tried to install new app and extract process aborts at 40%.corrup DLL problem? How to fix?

Receive this error when I launch: When trying to launch Firefox as usual, I get the following error: "The application or DLL c:/program files/mozilla firefox/sqlite3.dll is not a valid windows image. Tried to install new app and extract process aborts at 40%.corrup DLL problem? How to fix?

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Do a clean reinstall and download a fresh Firefox copy from http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html and save the file to the desktop. Uninstall your current Firefox version and remove the Firefox program folder before installing that copy of the Firefox installer. It is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure that there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling.

You can skip the step to create a new profile, that is not necessary for this issue. ..... See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Clean_reinstall