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• Hello, I have a problem with Mozilla Firefox 14 and now also Firefox 15. When I click on .html files on my desktop, firefox will open a new window twice. Where is the th

  Hello, I have a problem with Mozilla Firefox 14 and now also Firefox 15. When I click on .html files on my desktop, firefox will open a new window twice. Where is the problem? Thank you

  That may be a problem with the DDE.

  Try to undo and redo Firefox as default browser.
  
  Make a different browser like IE browser by default and then let Firefox do it again.
  
  See:

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Default_browser
  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Windows_error_opening_Internet_shortcut_or_local_HTML_file_-_Firefox

• Why Firefox guard open a new window a lot when you click on a tab to open it.

  Firefox guard open a new window every time when I click on a tab to open it. Happens quite a few times per day now and it's annoying.

  Versions of Firefox 3.5 and later have a feature called tabs.
  
  You can detach a tab in the current window and open in a new window by dragging a tab in the browser window.
  
  You can drag the tab to the tab bar in the original window to cancel this detachment.

  bug489729 (Disable detach and tear off tab):

  • https://addons.Mozilla.org/en-us/Firefox/addon/bug489729-disable-detach-and-t

  Start Firefox in Firefox to solve the issues in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is the cause of the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > appearance/themes).

  • Makes no changes on the start safe mode window.
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/safe+mode

• Why all my firefox shortcuts open only my home page

  I have a number of interesting links from firefox saved as shortcuts on my desktop and before opening them, I could open these links without problem. But now for some reason they all THE firefox homepage open! WHY????????????

  /KJ

  Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link}
  While you are in safe mode;

  Type of topic: preferences #advanced< enter > in the address bar.

  Under Advanced, select General.
  Find and stop using hardware acceleration.

  Search web sites secure. Are there problems?

  deskCut {web link}
  This extension adds desktop shortcut creation for the
  context menu for Windows, Linux and Mac.

• Why Firefox sometimes opens a new window when I browse to an existing tab?

  I often have 7 or 8 tabs open in Firefox. Sometimes, when I click on a tab, Firefox opens in a new window instead of going to this tab. I did not understand a boss when it does.

  A will (usually at lower) very light movement causes the tab to "tear" / "snatch" in a new window. You can drag the tab to the window of the new window origin.

  You can install this add-on to stop the behavior "tear off" / "tear off":

  • https://addons.Mozilla.org/en-us/Firefox/addon/bug489729-disable-detach-and-t/

  If this answer solved your problem, please click 'Solved It' next to this response when connected to the forum.

  Not related to your question, but...

  You must update some plug-ins:

  • Plugin check: https://www-trunk.stage.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
  • Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in: install (or update) the Shockwave with Firefox plugin
  • Next-generation Java plug-in for the Mozilla browser: install or update Java in Firefox

• Firefox automatically opens the new tab, even when I don't want it. Need to stop this.

  In the Blackboard, I need not to open a new tab in Firefox. Before the last update, it was fine, but now when I click on a new choice (that is, the notebook) it always opens a new tab. The administrator of my Bb says it's a browser problem. I can right click to open a new tab, but there is no choice not to open a new tab.

  You can check some prefs on the topic: config page:

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow
  • 1: active tab; 2: new window; 3: new tab;

  For links opened via JavaScript, you can watch this pref:

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction

  You can open the topic: config page via the address bar.
  You can accept the warning and click on "I'll be careful" to continue.

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/about:config

  Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/tools > Modules > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is the cause of the problem.

  • Put yourself in the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/tools > Modules > appearance
  • Do NOT click on the reset button on the startup window Mode safe
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/safe+mode
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

• When I load firefox it opens a new tab then my home page. How can I stop the new tab

  I just need firefox to open my home page, not to open a new tab

  You can check the target line in the shortcut to the Firefox desktop (right click: properties) to make sure that nothing is added after the path to the Firefox program.

  Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/tools > Modules > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is the cause of the problem.

  • Put yourself in the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/tools > Modules > appearance
  • Do NOT click on the reset button on the startup window Mode safe
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/safe+mode
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

• When you press the button Home, Firefox instantly opens a new tab the start page wth, how can I stop the extra tab to open?

  If I hit the Home button on one of them I have several tabs open, Firefox opens a new tab just next door with the Firefox start page. I searched in the options and am unable to find why this happens or how to stop it.

  If this isn't a pinned (App) tab then the home page should open in this tab.

  Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/tools > Modules > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is the cause of the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/tools > Modules > appearance).

  • Do NOT click on the reset button on the start safe mode window or make changes.
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/safe+mode
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

• How can I get Firefox to open a new URL when you enter a URL that already has an open tab?

  When you enter a URL that you have already opened, Firefox instead of opening a new tab back to this tab where the URL was already open. If you cannot open duplicates.

  How can I disable this feature?

  Thank you!

  I have already installed Omnibar, but now also installed Omnibar. This seems to have taken the trouble of having the switch so that the first variant.

  I recommend so these two addons that also makes the top address bar! Like the excellence of Google Chrome.

• How can I configure firefox to open a new tab for each new search?

  Each search I've done since the last update, Firefox open the new in the old tab. I have already fixed the Boolean value in browser.search.openintab true in everything: config, but it works only with google search (and not, for example with youtube search).

  This combination works for me:

  • Browser.Search.openintab = true
  • YouTube search plugin installed from YouTube (when green + appeared on the magnifying glass icon on the search bar)
    • by clicking the "punctual".
    • make YouTube the default search engine

  How about other search plugins: those who do not like Google or YouTube?

  I noticed that you have several extensions. Could one of these be alter the functioning of the search bar? You could test mode without failure of Firefox. It is a standard diagnostic tool to disable some advanced features of Firefox and extensions. More info: questions to troubleshoot Firefox in Safe Mode.

  You can restart Firefox in Mode safe mode using either:

  • button "3-bar" menu > "?" button > restart with disabled modules
  • Help menu > restart with disabled modules

  Not all add-ons are disabled: Flash and other plugins still works

  After stops in Firefox, a small dialog box should appear. Click on 'Start mode safe' (not reset).

  Any difference?

• Firefox after opening a new tab

  When I open Firefox, it opens on my startup page, then immediately opens a new generic tab. I think I once clicked on "make your start page xxx", but never once completed the process. How to get there at my start page?

  Hello andy33,

  I think that one of your custom extension/add-ons is causing this problem.

  Try Firefox Safe mode to see if the problem goes away. Firefox Safe mode is a troubleshooting mode that disables certain parameters, disables most Add-ons (extensions and themes).

  When your Firefox is open, you can restart Firefox Safe mode in the Help menu:

  • In Firefox 29,0 and above, click on the menu button

    

    click Help

    

    then select restart with disabled modules.

  • In previous versions of Firefox, click on the Firefox button in the upper left of the Firefox window and click help (or click on help in the Menu bar, if you do not have a Firefox button) and click on restart with disabled modules.

  When the Firefox Safe Mode window appears, select "start mode safe."

  

  If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to understand that one. Please follow the section Troubleshooting extensions, themes and problems of hardware acceleration to resolve common Firefox problems to find the cause.

  To exit safe mode of Firefox, simply close Firefox and wait a few seconds before you open Firefox for normal use again.

  When find you what is causing your problems, please let us know. This might help others with the same problem.

  Thank you.

• How can I stop addons to declare that they are updated whenever I have start firefox by opening a new tab for eah addon?

  After firefox updated all addons some of them has opened a new tab after restart. This tab has reported that each addon has been updated.
  But these tabs keep opening at startup, hiding my homepage and gets boring.

  I solved many of them downgrading to an older version, but I can't trouble the Tabmix more tab than guard leader here:
  http://tmp.garyr.NET/version_update2.htm?version=0.4.1.1pre.130722a
  Even without this downgrade, which in fact lead to another page that tells a different version (the one I had demoted to)

  EDIT. I wiped out the config to restore it piece by piece.
  Everything is now resolved.

• Is this possible in Firefox to open a new tab in my homepage? Currently, it is just empty. I have to click on the 'Home' icon to load my homepage. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thank you.

  I am running Firefox 7.0.1 on Windows 7.

  A blank page is the default value for a new tab. You can middle - click the Home button to open a new tab to your home page, or you can install this extension and set it for your homepage.

  https://addons.Mozilla.org/en-us/Firefox/addon/NewTabURL/

• Firefox keeps opening my new tab like Yahoo 4.0.1, can I change it?

  It opens well, right to my home page, but after that when I try to open a new tab, it opens as 'Yahoo! Search - search the Web'. I want to open a blank page, but I don't know how to change it, I tried NewTabURL 2.2.2 but even that did not work. Is anyone here know what I can do to change that?

  This will be caused by an add-on. Check all Yahoo of Add-ons to see if they have added to that. The add-on of the net assistant gel is another who will do the Yahoo Search to appear on new tabs. If you have this add-on, you can uninstall it.

  If you do find what the module is the cause, the procedure described in the following link will help you identify the guilty - https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

• How can I remove all the GAMES that come when you buy a new laptop?

  The last time that I removed the games on another computer, she erased some items needed for other uses. I have the kids use games & would like to have the extra space.   I have a Toshiba 3GBSDRAM, 250GB HDD, thank you very much! Faith F

  Hello, faith

  Please use the Forum for answers!

  I'm moving your post on Gaming forum where you'll find a community better suited to answer your question.

  Some manufacturers may include third-party games when you buy a new computer, these will have to be uninstalled separate of Windows games. You should be able to uninstall most of the applications, including games, in the section programs and features in Control Panel.

  To access the programs and features, click Start and select Control Panel. In Control Panel, click programs and then programs and features. Third-party software, select the application you want to uninstall, and then click Uninstall just above the list.

  To uninstall the games provided by Windows Vista, go to programs and features, and then click Turn Windows Features On or Off in spots on the left. You may be prompted for an administrator password or to continue. It can take a bit of the screen of Windows features to complete loading. In the Windows features page, clear the check box next to games and click OK. Windows may ask you to reboot after it's finished work.

  Let us know if it helps or if you need further assistance.

  David
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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