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Firefox updater just finished and now I cannot restart Firefox. Get the error message 'Cannot locate mozilla runtime"

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Firefox automatic updater just finished. After updating, the updater tried to restart firefox and I received the error message "cannot locate mozilla runtime" I have tried restarting the computer but it didn't help. How can I fix this problem so I can restart firefox?

Firefox automatic updater just finished. After updating, the updater tried to restart firefox and I received the error message "cannot locate mozilla runtime" I have tried restarting the computer but it didn't help. How can I fix this problem so I can restart firefox?

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hi rjadja, please see if it is working correctly after you reinstall firefox with the full installer instead that can be obtained from https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/

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hi rjadja, please see if it is working correctly after you reinstall firefox with the full installer instead that can be obtained from https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/