Firefox is difficult to close

Firefox is difficult to close: it will not respond to a click on the top right X

Thks Cor - el I doubled the RAM on my computor to 2 Giga bites. that seems to be reolved the issue. Thanks again

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    As a first step, try extensions, themes, and issues of hardware acceleration to resolve common troubleshooting Firefox problems .

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    If looks like a Norton fix for 2012 and 2013 products will be released the week of February 1, according to a post by Symantec employee Tony Weiss as of 25/01/2013 here: http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Toolbar-Norton-Identity/Firefox-18-Support-for-Norton-Toolbar/td-p/886714

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