hi george i have the same problem on mine i have xp as well but this is what i do to fix it press control alt delete and go to processors tab press tab for the list of programs that are running and press f for firefox and tab to end process u get a confermation message just press yes and that's it It has never been my object to record my dreams, just to realize them ----- Original Message ----- From: George Gray To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 9:34 AM Subject: RE: firefox If I may? I am using the latest version of FireFox and XP. I am noticing that when I Close out FireFox that it is now taking quite some time for it to actually Close and I cannot re-Open it until it has. Any thoughts?