Firefox opens, running Microsoft Security Essentials &; Malwarebytes, nothing coming.
I have 18 installed Firefox. This is the third time that Firefox has stopped opening.
I ran Malwarebytes and Microsoft Security Essentials all three times and each time found any problems. The only thing that worked was (using Revo Uninstaller) uninstalling and reinstalling.
It has worked well for three weeks and stopped opening again last night.
Oh, and attempt to use the mozilla help screens in Internet Explorer is a nightmare...
And I tried to use the troubleshooter below, IE won't let either.
One possible cause is security software (firewall, antivirus) that prevents or limits Firefox or plugin-container process without informing you, possibly after the detection of changes (update) for the Firefox program.
Delete all rules for Firefox and the plugin-container in the permissions list in the firewall and leave your firewall again ask permission to get full unlimited access to the internet for Firefox and the plugin-container and the update process.
See:
Try to start the computer in safe mode Windows with network support (on the startup screen, press F8) as a test to see if that helps.
- http://KB.mozillazine.org/Browser_will_not_start_up
- http://KB.mozillazine.org/Error_loading_websites
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