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Firefox problem

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  • 20-11-2012 8:29pm
    #1
    periodictable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 931 ✭✭✭


    Over the last few days, my browser is not opening any new tabs-for anything. Usually when I go online, all the past websites I've visited appeared in boxes- click on one to open that site. Now all I have is one box with MSN and the rest are empty-even typing the web address gets no response. To get any address I have to search thru Bing and click on the result to open the site.
    Any suggestions?:confused: Thanks.
    Just started Firefox in safe mode, and all the tabs of past viewed webpages appear-just wonder how to have this happen outside of safe mode- apparently I have no addons to worry about...


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    Freddy Smelly
    Registered Users Posts: 980 ✭✭✭Freddy Smelly


    periodictable wrote: »
    Over the last few days, my browser is not opening any new tabs-for anything. Usually when I go online, all the past websites I've visited appeared in boxes- click on one to open that site. Now all I have is one box with MSN and the rest are empty-even typing the web address gets no response. To get any address I have to search thru Bing and click on the result to open the site.
    Any suggestions?:confused: Thanks.
    Just started Firefox in safe mode, and all the tabs of past viewed webpages appear-just wonder how to have this happen outside of safe mode- apparently I have no addons to worry about...

    bing is causing your issue.. uninstall the bing toolbar/bing desktop

    i had a similar issue and removing the bing toolbar/desktop fixed it


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    periodictable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 931 ✭✭✭periodictable


    Freddy Smelly wrote: »
    bing is causing your issue.. uninstall the bing toolbar/bing desktop

    i had a similar issue and removing the bing toolbar/desktop fixed it
    Thanks, but i don't have a Bing toolbar-it's just Firefox-I had downloaded an MSN screensaver couple of days back, so just got rid of it. Still unable to type in address, hit enter and get to a domain though.


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    Firblog
    Registered Users Posts: 2,038 ✭✭✭Firblog


    Tools -> options -> general -> homepage -> restore to default


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    periodictable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 931 ✭✭✭periodictable


    Firblog wrote: »
    Tools -> options -> general -> homepage -> restore to default
    Thanks but no go


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    Boom_Bap
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,734 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    I had the same problem recently, un-installed and re-installed an earlier version. And then updated to latest.

    Sorted it for me.


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    periodictable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 931 ✭✭✭periodictable


    thanks will give it a shot


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    Freddy Smelly
    Registered Users Posts: 980 ✭✭✭Freddy Smelly


    periodictable wrote: »
    Thanks, but i don't have a Bing toolbar-it's just Firefox-I had downloaded an MSN screensaver couple of days back, so just got rid of it. Still unable to type in address, hit enter and get to a domain though.

    is the url box missing? if yes hit F11 to restore it


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    periodictable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 931 ✭✭✭periodictable


    Boom_Bap wrote: »
    I had the same problem recently, un-installed and re-installed an earlier version. And then updated to latest.

    Sorted it for me.
    Yep done the trick-all the suggestions appreciated everyone!:D


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