firefox won't launch

[peter lesterhuis]

>
> Which "profile directory" are you referring to?  Do you mean the file 
> > /etc/profile?
> > Peter
> >
>   
>
> Your /home/~user/.mozilla/firefox directory , try renaming that and 
> restarting firefox.  That will cause it to create a fresh set of 
> preferences.
>   
Ok, I tried that, but it makes no difference.
There is no message in /var/log/messages when I try to launch ff.
Peter