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How do I turn off Firefox/Mozilla running in the background?

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I have a PC on Windows 7. I'm unable to run streaming live programs and am I'm trying to install Adobe Flash Player. It keeps telling me to turn off Mozilla/Firefox but it's not "on" in my task manager, hence my question.

I have a PC on Windows 7. I'm unable to run streaming live programs and am I'm trying to install Adobe Flash Player. It keeps telling me to turn off Mozilla/Firefox but it's not "on" in my task manager, hence my question.

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So simple AND it worked!!! Thanks.

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Good. Now about Firefox not shutting down, do any of the links help?