Firefox keeps a process running after close.

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Firefox keeps a process running after close.

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I close firefox and see a process for firefox still running in Task Manager. If I try to stop it it reports Access Denied.
If this a Vista probelm of firefox?

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I have followed the article and there are no registry entries in error. I use Webroot Spy Sweeper and it does not report any problems either.
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Does this happen all the time, or only when you've visited certain sites?

It could be that some site you go to has some poorly written code that does not exit properly. This could especially be true if it is code that requires a plugin (Flash, Java, etc) that runs outside of Firefox. That external plugin may not have closed properly and keeps its link to Firefox open.
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Re: Firefox keeps a process running after close.

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I just solved this problem on my own computer thanks to a post I saw on another forum. With Firefox open, go to Tools, Add Ons and look for Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant 1.1 and Disable it. Firefox will now close and open properly.
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It works thak you guest
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That's good news.
Now locking this very old thread.
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