On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:29:29 -0800 (PST), Tim
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On Dec 1, 3:26*pm, Jack wrote:
On Dec 1, 3:16*pm, John H wrote:





On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:33:52 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker

wrote:
On Dec 1, 1:55*pm, John H wrote:
Lately and often when I try to open Firefox I'll get a window saying
Firefox didn't close and can't be opened. Then I have to hit ctrl alt
del to end the process.

Anyone have an idea why this is happening?
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John H

John, I found this, you may want to give it a shot:

When Firefox runs into a problem while shutting down, it leaves a file
called "parent.lock" in the profile folder in your User Profile.
You'll need to delete this file in order really clean things up.

The best way to find that file since the path is really long, is to
just do a File Search, making sure to search in "Hidden Files and
Folders"

Thanks for the tip, but the search, including the hidden files, didn't
turn up anything.
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When it fails to close properly or crashes (hmm... same thing) it can
leave that file, but not always. *As you see, Firefox won't re-open if
its process is still running, but after you close that process, it
will restart. *If, after you close the process it *still* won't
restart, then check for that file and delete it. *That's the
parent.lock file fix.- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks Jack...

Once I end the process, Firefox starts normally. I looked for the
parent.lock file, even in the hidden folders, but couldn't locate one.
I went to the site below, which gives some more tips. Hopefully one or
more will work.

http://tinyurl.com/6mbo9a

We'll see.

Maybe I just need a new, bigger, monitor. YEAH!
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John H