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Problem reinstalling firefox

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caysteve
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I just uninstalled forefox to sort out a crash problem. Now when trying to re install , I get a message telling me that firefox needs to reboot the system to complete a previous uninstall of firefox.. I have re-booted several times and keep getting the message..

anyone know how to solve this?

Thanks

I just uninstalled forefox to sort out a crash problem. Now when trying to re install , I get a message telling me that firefox needs to reboot the system to complete a previous uninstall of firefox.. I have re-booted several times and keep getting the message.. anyone know how to solve this? Thanks

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Amit Kumar Thakur
Amit Kumar Thakur
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which OS you are using? Before reinstalling remove firefox program folder http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_Firefox download and make a clean reinstall of firefox http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html

caysteve
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Windows 7, and thanks, removing the program folder fixed the issue,.