So I'm running NIS 2009, fully updated, on a Windows XP machine, fully updated, with Mozilla Firefox, fully... you get the idea.
I recently got prompted by my copy of firefox to update from 3.0.4 to 3.0.5. And I did. And now it won't open. Tried safe mode, tried reinstalling, tried clean reinstall... every time I open it, nothing happens. At all. I can see the process in Task Manager, but I can't kill it. I need to reboot.
So I did some tinkering, and guess what lets Firefox run if I turn it off?
Smart Firewall.
This is EVEN THOUGH I set Firefox to "Allow," it still stops Firefox from even opening unless I completely disable my firewall, and I sure as Symantec ain't doing that.
So basically, I'm either stuck between [creepy ominous music] INTERNET EXPLORER [/music] or turning my firewall off. REAL SECURE.