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When I load Firefox it locks up, and I have to bring task manger up to end it, then I reload Firefox and it works

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When I load Firefox it locks up, and I have to bring task manger up to end it, then I reload Firefox and it works, but have to click on task bar every time to change to another site, and when i go to put dates in it will not go beyond 1 if there is a list from 1 to 10

When I load Firefox it locks up, and I have to bring task manger up to end it, then I reload Firefox and it works, but have to click on task bar every time to change to another site, and when i go to put dates in it will not go beyond 1 if there is a list from 1 to 10

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In order to be able to find the correct solution to your problem, we require some more non-personal information from you. Please do the following:

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Application Basics

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       Firefox
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       User Agent
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       browser.startup.homepage_override.buildID
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       browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone
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       dom.w3c_touch_events.expose
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       extensions.lastAppVersion
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       gfx.direct3d.prefer_10_1
       true
       network.cookie.prefsMigrated
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       places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages
       104858
       plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types
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       privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs
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       Adapter Drivers
       igdumd64 igd10umd64 igd10umd64 igdumdx32 igd10umd32 igd10umd32
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       true
       DirectWrite Enabled
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       GPU #2 Active
       false
       GPU Accelerated Windows
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       AzureContentBackend
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       AzureFallbackCanvasBackend
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 JavaScript
       Incremental GC
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 Accessibility
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       Prevent Accessibility
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       NSSUTIL
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Reboot your system and tap F8 while booting, a menu shall show go to safe mode with networking, now launch firefox.