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close firefox 4 and restart and get msg firefox already running but not responding

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close a session of firefox 4 on xpsp3 pc by either the file--exit or x in upper right corner and pc goes back to desktop. if you then click on firefox icon you get a msg that firefox is already running but not responding. close the session etc. if click ok and then click icon firefox opens

close a session of firefox 4 on xpsp3 pc by either the file--exit or x in upper right corner and pc goes back to desktop. if you then click on firefox icon you get a msg that firefox is already running but not responding. close the session etc. if click ok and then click icon firefox opens

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cor-el
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Did you try to give Firefox a bit more time before restarting?

See "Hang at exit":