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For some reason for some months now i cant launch firefox on my windows 7 x64. in order to launch it i need to click on the icon for 20 or 30 times which clutters up my task manager. any advise? i tried every version of ff from 3.20 to 7

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nstergiou
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well i said it all on the question :) so pls reply as soon as possible and i'll provide more info if you need.

well i said it all on the question :) so pls reply as soon as possible and i'll provide more info if you need.

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cor-el
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A possible cause is security software (firewall) that blocks or restricts Firefox or the plugin-container process without informing you, possibly after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox program.

Remove all rules for Firefox from the permissions list in the firewall and let your firewall ask again for permission to get full unrestricted access to internet for Firefox and the plugin-container process and the updater process.

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nstergiou
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i dont have a firewall on my computer not even the windows one activated.