# Firefox problem **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 22, 2007, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-problem/29704 "2007-05-22T12:24:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![suzukiriderman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/suzukiriderman/32/7421_2.png) [@suzukiriderman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suzukiriderman)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-problem/29704/1 "2007-05-22T12:24:03Z")
I try to open up firefox and it does nothing. I am double clicking on the icon on the desktop.I have uninstalled and reinstalled 2 times and it still willl not work. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-problem/29704/2 "2007-05-22T12:24:41Z")
is it running in the task manager when u double click? ---
**Author:** ![suzukiriderman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/suzukiriderman/32/7421_2.png) [@suzukiriderman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suzukiriderman)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-problem/29704/3 "2007-05-22T12:43:42Z")
[quote=“SkunkApe,post:2,topic:29704"”] is it running in the task manager when u double click? [/quote] no ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-problem/29704/4 "2007-05-22T13:09:10Z")
Are you sure the process isn’t listed? check processes… ---
**Author:** ![TgDn32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tgdn32/32/7360_2.png) [@TgDn32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TgDn32)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-problem/29704/5 "2007-05-22T13:50:00Z")
Manually go through and delete everything having to do with firefox. Registry, folders, etc. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-problem/29704/6 "2007-05-22T13:56:41Z")
delete and recreate your profile. I had a big thread on this a week ago or so. ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-problem/29704/7 "2007-05-22T14:00:34Z")
YOU BROKE THE INTERNETS!!?! If double clicking doesn’t work, run the exe from the run command and see if the program will start, if not. Delete everything, new profile, etc. Or maybe you broke the internets… ---
**Author:** ![TgDn32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tgdn32/32/7360_2.png) [@TgDn32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TgDn32)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-problem/29704/8 "2007-05-22T22:16:01Z")
[quote=“ryanmcell,post:7,topic:29704"”] YOU BROKE THE INTERNETS!!?! If double clicking doesn’t work, run the exe from the run command and see if the program will start, if not. Delete everything, new profile, etc. Or maybe you broke the internets… [/quote] You need to edit the environment variable to do that. Not like its hard or anything, but it needs to be done. ---
**Author:** ![suzukiriderman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/suzukiriderman/32/7421_2.png) [@suzukiriderman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suzukiriderman)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-problem/29704/9 "2007-05-23T10:05:05Z")
so I started it in safe mode, closed it, reopened and it works fine now. IDK what that was about but it was not in processes or applications but it seems fine now. Thank you anyway!