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When I try to open a webpage, I get a message--Firefox is already running and you need to restart your system--however, Firefox is NOT running. It doesn't even show up in the taskbar as running. Restarting works but it is quite a bother. Thanks.

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jeanhmll
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When I try to open a webpage, I get a message--Firefox is already running and you need to restart your system--however, Firefox is NOT running. It doesn't even show up in the taskbar as running. Restarting works but it is quite a bother. Thanks.

When I try to open a webpage, I get a message--Firefox is already running and you need to restart your system--however, Firefox is NOT running. It doesn't even show up in the taskbar as running. Restarting works but it is quite a bother. Thanks.

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cor-el
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See "Hang at exit":

drawman61
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Give it 10 seconds or so and try again. I usually find the original page takes a few seconds to disappear.