On 11/16/2017 8:57 AM, Mayayana wrote:
"Mathedman" wrote

| Maybe try re-installing the new version and then
| uninstall it properly.
| Another note: Recent versions of FF break
| compatibility with older extensions. The supported
| version 52 can be set to allow older extensions.
| Unless you just like to live on the edge there's
| probably no reason to use the very latest.
|
|
| I can't try ANYTHING! Nothing that involves Windows
| is operable.
|
| No icons work but give the | message "COULDN'T LOAD XPCOM".

I think everyone is having trouble getting what
exactly is going on. You say nothing that needs
Windows works. But you can use TBird. That doesn't
seem to make sense. Either the whole OS is kaput
and you can't do anything (in which case TBird
wouldn't work), or you mean nothing related to FF
works.
If the latter then you should be able to download
FF57 from another computer, or using IE, then install
and remove it.

If you're finding that software shortcuts on the
desktop don't work then I'd try to somehow run
autoruns and process explorer to see whether
some part of FF is loading that shouldn't be.

But again, what you're saying is not clear. No
icons to any software work? The Start Menu doesn't
work? Or are you just saying Firefox shortcuts
don't work?


Thunderbird DOES NOT use Windows.
Nothing that involved Windows works