Total Uninstall of Firefox 3?

rcb1

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Nov 22, 2008, 10:20:49 PM11/22/08

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Okay, something got clobbered trying to reinstall Firefox 3. I ran the
uninstall program, then deleted the directories:
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
C:\Users\Richard\AppData\Local and Roaming directories.

But when I attempt to reinstall, the install program runs with no
errors, and runs way too fasts to be really installing anything. It
creates the desktop icon, the Start Menu icon, and even puts the files
back in C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox.

But when I attempt to run the program nothing happens. I can repeat
this every time.

Whatever is happening needs to be ripped out including the registry
entries.

Where can I find these instructions?

Thank you,

Richard..

Chris Ilias

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Nov 23, 2008, 2:44:21 PM11/23/08

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On 11/22/08 10:20 PM, _rcb1_ spoke thusly:

It sounds more like you need to clear your TEMP folder.
In Windows, click on the Start button, and in the search bar, enter the
following text and press <Enter>:

TEMP

That should open your TEMP folder in Windows Explorer. Delete all the
files and folders in your TEMP folder, and try installing Firefox.
--
Chris Ilias <http://ilias.ca>
List-owner: support-firefox, support-thunderbird, test-multimedia

David Pyles

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Nov 23, 2008, 2:46:42 PM11/23/08

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To open the TEMP folder you type in %temp%
Dave Pyles

rcb1

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Nov 24, 2008, 7:44:41 AM11/24/08

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Nope. I deleted everything the system would allow out of the TEMP
folder. That had no effect on the situation. The installation acted
exactly as before and when I tried start Firefox nothing happened.

Any other ideas?

Thanks.

Richard..

Spiderman

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Nov 24, 2008, 7:51:49 AM11/24/08

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rcb1 schrieb:

If you cannot solve the problem I would recomend to take a look on the
portable version of firefox. You don't have to install it and it should
work fine.
See here:
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

Chris Ilias

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Nov 24, 2008, 9:47:29 AM11/24/08

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On 11/24/08 7:44 AM, _rcb1_ spoke thusly:

> Nope. I deleted everything the system would allow out of the TEMP
> folder. That had no effect on the situation. The installation acted
> exactly as before and when I tried start Firefox nothing happened.
>
> Any other ideas?

How about %TEMP% instead of TEMP? Davis is right.

rcb1

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Nov 24, 2008, 6:04:27 PM11/24/08

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Well, I went to both TEMP and %TEMP% and deleted all the files the
system would allow. There were a handful that the system denied as they
were in use by another application.

I verified that all Firefox folders were deleted, rebooted the system
and reinstalled Firefox.

NO CHANGE. SAME RESULT.

Just out curiosity I rebooted the system in SAFE mode to see if Firefox
would run there. IT DID! Firefox ran and even responded to requests.

I rebooted back to normal mode and tried Firefox again. This time I got
the following error message:
"Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new
window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart
your system."

This time the Processes tab of Task Manager shows "firefox.exe" running.
But was soon as I click OK to the above message it disappears. When
I try to start Firefox again the above message reappears.

I know Firefox will run on this PC. I had it running and was using it
everyday. Before some glitch hit it and now it will not even run.

There is something here that needs to be correcting. Perhaps I should
open an bugzilla report.

Any more ideas.

Thanks,

Richard..

Virtual Guy

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Nov 25, 2008, 9:54:07 AM11/25/08

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Will FF run in normal Windows from the FF Safe Mode shortcut?

VG

Terry R.

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Nov 25, 2008, 10:57:23 AM11/25/08

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The date and time was 11/25/2008 6:54 AM, and on a whim, Virtual Guy
pounded out on the keyboard:

Hi VG,

Windows Safe Mode and FF Safe Mode are two different things. If Windows
has loaded normally, then launching FF in Safe Mode is for diagnosing FF
problems, much like Windows in Safe Mode is for diagnosing Windows problems.

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Chris Ilias

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Nov 26, 2008, 6:18:56 PM11/26/08

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On 11/24/08 6:04 PM, _rcb1_ spoke thusly:

> Well, I went to both TEMP and %TEMP% and deleted all the files the
> system would allow. There were a handful that the system denied as they
> were in use by another application.
>
> I verified that all Firefox folders were deleted, rebooted the system
> and reinstalled Firefox.
>
> NO CHANGE. SAME RESULT.
>
> Just out curiosity I rebooted the system in SAFE mode to see if Firefox
> would run there. IT DID! Firefox ran and even responded to requests.
>
> I rebooted back to normal mode and tried Firefox again. This time I got
> the following error message:
> "Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new
> window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart
> your system."
>
> This time the Processes tab of Task Manager shows "firefox.exe" running.
> But was soon as I click OK to the above message it disappears. When
> I try to start Firefox again the above message reappears.
>
> I know Firefox will run on this PC. I had it running and was using it
> everyday. Before some glitch hit it and now it will not even run.

See if this helps:
<http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox+is+already+running+but+is+not+responding>.

Alan

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Nov 26, 2008, 9:16:57 PM11/26/08

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It appears that you have it installed but it is hosed. Therefore,
download and install the Revo Uninstaller (it's freeware) (see
link below). Run the program and select FF for uninstall using
moderate mode. Follow all the prompts to remove everything in the
program, the registry files and detris left on your hard drive.
Install FF and report back.
http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html