Dock Problem...

Okay, I've tried everything I can to fix my dock, but can't figure it out. The problem is that there are 3 firefox spots in my dock, one of which is the actual one, the other two simply say the app name when moused over, but are blank spaces. Whenever I try to remove them from my dock, the dock "hides" then they re-appear once again.. the problem is rather annoying and frustrating, so I'd really appreciate any help.

Screen Shot of Problem: http://i28.tinypic.com/24g5z5k.png

com.apple.dockfixup.plist

??

thats the only dock-related thing there.

Do you mean like this??

http://i30.tinypic.com/16h259g.png

Yes, and I don't have Candy Bar.

I got candy bar and did what you said... and now my finder icon is gone too..

I don't have that.. :S

The closest thing to it is this: com.apple.dockfixup.plist

which contains this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>add-app</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>after</key>
<string>end</string>
<key>path</key>
<string>/Applications/Time Machine.app</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>after</key>
<string>end</string>
<key>path</key>
<string>/Applications/iWork '09/Keynote.app</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>after</key>
<string>end</string>
<key>path</key>
<string>/Applications/iWork '09/Pages.app</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>after</key>
<string>end</string>
<key>path</key>
<string>/Applications/iWork '09/Numbers.app</string>
</dict>
</array>
<key>add-doc</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>path</key>
<string>~/Documents</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>path</key>
<string>~/Downloads</string>
</dict>
</array>
<key>move</key>
<dict>
<key>/Applications/Utilities/Apple System Profiler.app</key>
<string>/Applications/Utilities/System Profiler.app</string>
<key>/Applications/Utilities/Print Center.app</key>
<string>/Applications/Utilities/Printer Setup Utility.app</string>
</dict>
<key>remove-file</key>
<dict>
<key>/Applications/GarageBand.app</key>
<string>no-val</string>
<key>/Applications/Keynote.app</key>
<string>no-val</string>
<key>/Applications/Pages.app</key>
<string>no-val</string>
<key>/Applications/Utilities/Disk Copy.app</key>
<string>no-val</string>
<key>/Applications/iCal.app</key>
<string>no-val</string>
<key>/Applications/iMovie HD.app</key>
<string>no-val</string>
<key>/Applications/iMovie.app</key>
<string>no-val</string>
<key>/Applications/iPhoto.app</key>
<string>no-val</string>
<key>/Applications/iTunes.app</key>
<string>no-val</string>
<key>/Library/Documentation/Help/MacHelp.help/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/lbn/LateBreakingNews.help</key>
<string>no-val</string>
</dict>
<key>version</key>
<string>10.5</string>
</dict>
</plist>

tried it, and ok

file://TerrySullivan/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dockfixup.plist

and its not really a dock issue moreso than an application removal issue

I just somehow managed to figure it out, by messing around and restoring some of the components in the Dock file found in CoreServices.

Thanks for the help anyways!