Hi,

I am trying to find out why Firefox(current version) does not start again if I shut it off? If I click on the Firefox icon on the desktop after I have turned Firefox off (clicked the X to turn it off- it STOPS running) it will not open again if I want to re-open it. I get a message even after I click it off that Fire fox is still running and can't open unless I turn Firefox off (it already is off) or restart my computer. The only way I can get Firefox to open again is to restart the computer. Then everything works fine. What is causing this and can it be fixed so that it will open again if I turn it off without restarting my computer?

Windows XP Pro/SP3

Thanks,
beachguyYou may be closing Firefox, but, most likely, there is still firefox.exe process running.
Open Task Manager to see, if this is the case.
Broni,
I will do that. Once I turn Firefox off, I will go to task manager, processes and If I see anything there that indicates Firefox is still running after I turned it off, I will highlight it and stop it. Is this correct?
Thanks,
beachguy Broni,
Update:

I just turned Firefox off and went to the task manager. Firefox exe. is not running in Applications, but it is listed in a long list under Processes. If I highlight Firefox exe. in Processes and click "end process", I get a warning notice that doing this may disable and harm the program. So... I guess you were referring to if it was listed in Applications. It isn't when Firefox is turned off, and it still will not re-open unless I restart my computer. Hope this extra info. is helpful.

Thanks,
beachguyQuote

but it is listed in a long list under Processes

I have a similar problem with firefox. My computer slows down and task manager says firefox is using around 50% of my CPU. this seems to happen sporadically, sometimes when I am away from the computer. I have removed and reinstalled firefox but problem still persists.