Browser taken hostage by the Firefox help page

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• Browser taken hostage by the toolbar of malware

  I downloaded software of engraving and a toolbar creeped in called SweetPacks for IE toolbar / it is riddled with ads and aps and slows down my computer to a crawl. I was told that it diverted my Chrome browser, and sometimes Firefox. I use Windows 7 Home Premium. I do not use Explorer. I tried to unintall of my control panel, but it will not disappear. Anyone who is familiar with how to get rid of it? My email is [removed personal information]. Thank you

  A big thank you to my friend. Has taken some time to work with it, but it does the job and saved me a lot of time and $$$. Finally it is out. Now, my advice is to never download free burning software, even if you have a good anti-virus pgm. They can sneak into malware and really mess up your computer. Thanks again for your help. It worked!

• A Firefox help page appears for a while and is then wiped away, in FF4RC

  I go to the Firefox Help Page "Look at a video in Firefox without a plugin", and the content of the body appears for a few moments (on my Vista laptop) and then disappears, leaving only the title, the line of contributors, a block of white space, the text block and nurse image of pussycat. The stuff on the part RIGHT is OK.

  I get the same on this portable w7, except that I see any good page (perhaps because this laptop is faster?).

  3.6.15 on two laptops, the page appears correctly, I think.

  I guess my question is someone who knows how to submit a bug report formal on FF4 to see if they can reproduce this and if yes, then please submit such a report?

  Or perhaps you could tell me what I'm doing wrong; even if, as he fails on two separate computers to FF4 and works on both in FF3.6.15, I don't think I'm doing something wrong.

  I've added the troubleshooting information below, obediently, but I doubt that this is necessary...

  In Firefox 4.0 it loads and then "disappears" on slower PCs, faster to load the page, so fast that the content does not appear again.

  This web page will remain loaded in Firefox 4.0 if you go on the right side of this page under help with: and click on Firefox 4.0 and select Firefox 3.5-3.6 instead.

  This page is empty in Firefox 4.0, because the content applies only to earlier versions of Firefox. The content of Firefox 4.0 is not yet active for this particular article.

• As soon as I opened the Firefox Start Page, all my favorites have been posted on the left side. I accidentally hit something, and now all my favorites have disappeared. Help.

  As soon as I opened the Firefox Start Page, all my favorites have been posted on the left side. I accidentally hit something, and now all my favorites have disappeared.

  For your safety, you must do a lot of software updates. You may be holding back for some reason any. Let us know what it is because there may be a fix or workaround now.

  To update to the 19 of Firefox, you can use the "Check for updates" button here:

  Menu help > about Firefox

  To update your Adobe PDF and Shockwave Flash plugins and check for other obsolete plugins, you can use this page:

  https://www.Mozilla.org/en-us/pluginCheck/

  I know it's tedious, but don't let slip too long or you might get up to have to rebuild everything (the curse of your lack of backups, and if you do regular backups).

• When I try to 'add a device' on my sync account, the screeen 'add a device' appears, all that appears is a firefox help page

  I am trying to add a second camera to my sync account, but when I click on the link 'add a device', the 'Add a device' screen appears. What happens is a firefox help page tell me how to add a device. Any advice?

  No, this is not related to server problems.

  The process is the same but in your mobile phone. Take a look at another article. At the bottom is explained how do. Click on 'I'm not near my computer' and follow the steps: How to sync to a mobile phone

  I understand that you already have Firefox in your phone.

  The other option is upgraded to Firefox 7.

• I have Firefox version 25.0 installed in our system of WIN 7. The browser opens with the Firefox Start Page, even though I put the home page

  I installed the Firefox version 25.0 in our Office Win 7 (32-bit) system. When you click the firefox icon, it opens with Firefox Start Page, even after setting the Home Page our Web mail. I find that setting is reversed to the Firefox Start Page several times in a few days.

  How to remove this bug?

  What kind of software gives this dialog box confirmation "allow change"?

  What Advanced SystemCare?

• There seems to be a MAJOR problem (blocking/memory leak) in "subject: House", also known as the Firefox Start Page, at 26.0 Firefox on Windows!

  There seems to be a MAJOR problem (blocking/memory leak) in "subject: House", also known as start up Firefox, 26.0 Firefox Page, Windows!

  seen on:
  -Windows 7 x 64 machine with 12 GB of RAM and high performance CPU (core i7-920)
  -Comments Machine virtual WinXP SP3 (in Oracle VirtualBox) running on the same computer
  -Intel Atom D525 netbook with 4 GB of RAM, running Win7 x 64

  None of these machines are connected through Sync or something like that. The Firefox instance on the virtual machine is a fresh install / clean.

  The problem:
  -100% of cpu usage for 10 seconds, (util in XP) memory usage goes up to 1.7 GB
  -If "subject: House" is actually the Firefox Start Page, it blocks the computer at startup of Firefox for 10 seconds
  -If "subject: House" isn't the Firefox Start Page, startup is fine - BUT if I press the "home" on the toolbar button it loads "on: House" which causes the same question once again

  Sounds that there is a problem with one of the code snippets that are responsible. I've seen several reports on this issue.

  You can set the browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl pref an empty string on the subject: the page of config to disable loading (new) checked to see if that helps.
  
  You can open the topic: config page through the address bar

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

  You must remove the ' storage\moz-security-about + origin "folder in the folder of Firefox to delete already profile stored clips.

  You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:

  • Help > troubleshooting information > profile directory: see file (Linux: open the directory;) Mac: View in the Finder)
  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox

• After update will not completely re-checkin for update and then reloading the firefox update page. (all deleted and the problem persists).

  Firefox updated as I wanted. Now, each I reopen the application is going through the screen of loading/updating before the opening of Firefox. When she opens the Firefox update page loads. I emptied everything (cache, connections, history, etc.). It will not stop. I hesitated uninstalling and reinstalling because it isn't always re - import settings, bookmarks, etc.. Love this browser and all software you provide.

  Hello Paul,

  You should look at this article on this specific issue and Preferences not savedarticle. It could be a problem of pref.js. It should give you all the information you need!

  If this does not work:

  1. Enter about: config in the address bar
  2. Click I'll be careful, I promise you if prompted
  3. In the filter field, type Startup
  4. Double click on startup.homepage_override_url
  5. Delete the text string, and then click OK
  6. Close Firefox and reopen the window to check that it worked.

  Hope this helps!

• I can't get rid of the Firefox start page even if I continue to put in my own home page.

  Suddenly, earlier today, the Firefox start page appears when I open Firefox. I tried several times to return to my own homepage through TOOLS, OPTIONS or by drag-and - drop. Whenever I get close and reopen, it comes back to its own Start Page for Firefox. I don't want to, I want my own hpmepage.

  Hey Hey,

  Try the following:

  (1) go to Subject: config (type in the address bar).

  (2) enter.

  (3) search browser.startup.homepage.

  (4) this variable controls what page is loaded when you start Firefox.

  If its value is Subject: Home, you can change this value on the site that you want to load at startup. If not, try this:

  Citing cor - el:

  ================

  Have you checked the target line in the properties of the desktop Firefox shortcut?

  What is the start setting?

     Tools > Options > General > Startup: "When Firefox Starts":
     "Show my windows and tabs from last time"
     "Show my home page"
     "Show a blank page"
  

  ================

  To change this Web site, it opens when you open a new tab, do the same thing but with browser.newtab.url.

• I lost the Firefox start page, so can't access the Firefox tab. I get Ask, I want

  For some reason, I started to get a type empty page, rather than the Firefox home page when I open firefox. White page has no tab of firefox at the top of the tab to the left so I can not access all the features of firefox. Also the white page does not show my favorite websites, which is a drawback. Whenever I type in a search word, the results come in a page of information promoted by "Ask" '. " I don't want to. I don't know how it happened, but I can't seem to find a solution. I uninstalled firefox and then reinstalled to see if it would work, but it didn't. Can anyone help please.

  You get the orange Firefox menu button when the menu bar is hidden.

  • Firefox menu button > Options
  • View > toolbars (press F10 to display the menu bar)
  • Right click on empty toolbar space

  See:

  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/how-do-i-get-Firefox-button
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/menu+bar+is+missing

  Make sure the toolbars like the toolbar 'Navigation' and the 'personal bar' are visible.

  • Firefox menu button > Options
  • View > toolbars (press F10 to display the menu bar)
  • Right click on empty toolbar space

  Use the toolbar (Customize) to open the Customize and set the toolbar to display items.

  • Make sure the "bookmarks toolbar items" are on the personal bar
  • If "Bookmarks Toolbar items" is not on the bookmarks toolbar, then FRY it in the palette of the toolbar in the window the bookmarks toolbar Customize
  • If the missing elements are in the toolbar palette then drag them from the window, customize the toolbar
  • If you do not see an item on a toolbar in the toolbar palette and then click the button "Restore default" to restore the default toolbar configuration
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/how+to+customize+the+toolbar
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/back+and+forward+or+other+toolbar+items+are+missing

  You can check the problems caused by a corrupt localstore.rdf file if it does not solve it.

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Corrupt_localstore.RDF

• The Firefox HELP tab keeps appearing whenever I open the application or a new window. Firefox 3.6.28, Mac OS 10.4.11

  The Firefox HELP tab keeps appearing whenever I open the application or a new window. Firefox 3.6.28, Mac OS 10.4.11

  Ah, apparently it's reading I wanted as long as home pages; When I reset my homepage it started working right.

  Thank you

• How to boot directly to the firefox start page?

  How is it possible to boot my computer directly into the Firefox start page? I use Windows XP

                                                      Malcolmy
  

  If you want Firefox to start when you start your computer, you can add a shortcut of Firefox in the startup of Windows XP folder.

  1. Click Start > programs, then right-click on the startup folder and choose open.
  2. In the start window, go to the file menu and choose new > shortcut.
  3. In the dialog box, click the Browse button to specify the program Firefox, by default it is located here - C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
  4. After you have specified the path of the program, click Next and finish. You will then see a firefox shortcut in the startup folder.

• Cannot open the Authorware Help Pages

  I'm not sure if the installation of IE7 (including service pack 2) caused this problem, or our latest I.T. installation Department I have to upgrade notes, but I get the following error whenever I try to open the Authorware Help Pages, or any other component in 7.01 to CURRENT browser-based. Here is the error:
  
  'The procedure entry point GetProcessImageFileNameW don't couldnot located in the dynamic library PSAPI. DLL."
  
  I "googled" PSAPI. DLL and found other people having this problem with other programs such as "band bandwidth Helper. Did anyone else out there having the problem I'm having?
  
  Thank you
  Craig

  Dear Mr Tomlinson,

  As you suggested, I immediately installed the 7.02 update. It does not solve my problem. I uninstalled IE7, that solved my problem.

  Maybe it's a warning to all users to the current 7. Stay away from IE7!

  Kind regards
  Craig

• Firefox does not load the flash of the Firefox home page

  Firefox does not load the flash of the Firefox home page

  It's not Flash, but a film WebM.

  <video xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" poster="data:image/png;base64,<base64 data>" src="https://snippets.cdn.mozilla.net/media/files/e29ada39-11f4-4157-ae1c-1340d9455692.webm"></video>

  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

• Automatic update does not. I have to manually go to the Firefox Web page every time.

  Whenever I go to Firefox/subject to check the version, I will be shown what is apparently the latest version and the computer will check for updates, then tell me that Firefox is updated. However, it is never. I still have to go to the Firefox Web page and download the new version of myself. I find this very frustrating, and it happened through a couple of updates to Mac OS x. I'm running Mavericks and just download Firefox 31.

  We see this often reported as past on Mac that update does not work properly, and it maintains the skirmish with the connection or otherwise is not updated.
  We advice you to download and install the full version in this case.

  You can find the full version of the current version of Firefox (31.0) in all languages and for all systems operating here:

  • https://www.Mozilla.org/en-us/Firefox/all.html