Browser won't launch when e-mailed hyperlink is "clicked" and a dialogue box appears entitled "Locate Link Browser." It used to just automatically launch Firefox or, if already running, a new tab would open. Any ideas?

My e-mail client is MSOffice Outlook 2003. Until recently I never had any trouble opening a browser window by clicking on the hyperlink within an e-mail message. I contacted MS and was informed that they can only help if I want to use MS IE as my browser. They told me that the problem isn't within Outlook but is instead a configuration problem with Firefox. I can only think that a recent auto-update to Firefox did something unwanted that is causing the problem. Your help/advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

See:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Windows_error_opening_Internet_shortcut_or_local_HTML_file_-_Firefox

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When launching Firefox(5.0) there are always two TABS that open.

When launching Firefox(5.0) there are always two TABS that open, one with "What's new in Firefox" and other my homepage. Can't it be adjusted to open only one TAB (Homepage) and not the other one?

See these articles for some suggestions:
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+has+just+updated+tab+shows+each+time+you+start+Firefox
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page - Firefox supports multiple home pages separated by '|' symbols
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved

I can not open any new tabs anymore. Any Ideas

When i click on the new tab button it does nothing even if i right click on it and choose open.

Uninstall the Ask toolbar and it should work again. There is a compatibility issue with the Ask toolbar and Firefox that prevents new tabs from being opened.
There are a couple of places to check for the Ask toolbar:
* Check the Windows Control panel for the Ask Toolbar - http://about.ask.com/apn/toolbar/docs/default/faq/en/ff/index.html#na4
* Also check your list of extensions, you may be able to uninstall it from there - https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Uninstalling+add-ons

When clicking a link normally - a new tab would open, but in this version a new window opens and there are 2 blue bars - the bar at the top of the browser and on the left hand side is a orange firefox button - Next time i start firefox it crashes!!!

This window looks weird: there are 2 blue bars(the upper blue bar - normally there is 1, with the current page name and - Mozilla Firefox written in white inside of the bar) plus in the 2nd bar there is an orange firefox button, on the left hand side.
I have already asked this question and was adviced to start in safe mode - this did not help either.
Please help me quickliy, it is really annoying.
Thanks
Richard

'''Firefox Crash'''
Create a New Profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
-> Basic Troubleshooting: Make a New Profile
* https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic%20Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile
-> If that New Profile works then you can recover your Bookmarks and Passwords from the Old Profile.
-> Recovering important data from an old profile
* https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Recovering%20important%20data%20from%20an%20old%20profile
'''Opening Links in New Tab'''
-> click '''Firefox''' button and click '''Options''' (or Tools Menu -> Options) -> Tabs panel -> place Checkmark on '''Open New Window in a New Tab instead''' -> click OK
Check and tell if its working.

I cannot get a new tab to open when I click the + button.

Usually when I click the + button, a new tab would open up. But during the last couple of days it has not worked. I click it and nothing happens. I've searched for a solution, but I can not find one. What do I need to do to correct this problem?

That can a problem with the Ask.com toolbar (Tools > Add-ons > Extensions)
See:
* [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]

When i open new tab would like to see most visited websites

when i open new tab would like to see most visited websites and the recent history, similar to Google Chrome and Safari Browsers. I remember Firefox having this feature, but don't know if still available or how to activate. Thanks

Babylon malware injected into Firefox seems to have many causes and as a result many fixes.
See this [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/search?q=Babylon&num_voted=0&num_votes=&asked_by=&answered_by=&q_tags=&created=0&created_date=&updated=0&updated_date=&sortby=0&a=1&w=2 search for Answers threads mentioning Babylon] to see what other similarly affected users have found to fix it for them.
The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information.
Note: ''This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.''
To Reset Firefox do the following:
#Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
#Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
#Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
#Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.
Further information can be found in the [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]] article.
Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!

When I start mozilla or open any link in a new window I get the desired page to load but an additional new tab page opens up along with it, fix?

When I start mozilla or open any link in a new window I get the desired page to load but an additional new tab page opens up along with it. I've tried switching my homepage to different things (new tab, firefox home, show blank page) but I always get an additional new tab to open. How do I get only a single page to open?

Hello,
The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information. 
'''Note''': ''This will cause you to lose any Extensions and some Preferences.''
*Open websites will not be saved in Firefox versions lower than 25.
To Reset Firefox do the following:
'''For Firefox versions previous to 29.0:'''
#Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
#Click the "Reset Firefox"[[Image:Button reset]] button.
#Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
#Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.
'''For Firefox 29.0 and above:'''
#Click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]], click help [[Image:Help-29]] and select ''Troubleshooting Information''.
Now, a new tab containing your troubleshooting information should open.
#At the top right corner of the page, you should see a button that says "Reset Firefox"[[Image:Button reset]]. Click on it.
#Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
#Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.
Further information can be found in the [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]] article.
Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!
Thank you.

How do I set it so a new tab will open automatically when i hit an address to email. Like when i respond to an ad on craigslist and new tab will open to yahoo mail.

On my old computer if i respond to an ad on craigslist a new tab will open to yahoo mail on my new computer this will not happen. it goes to yahoo in the same tab and does not automatically populate the email address in the yahoo to field.

yah, i have same issue here on 3.6.3
on ff 2.0 it used to open in a new tab, how to fix this plz

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i have safari on my iphone 3gs but it wont stay open any ideas on how to fix it?

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iPhone User Guide (For iOS 5.1 Software)

Hi, I would like every new tab I open to open my homepage. How do I do this? I'm on a PC and downloaded the latest version of Firefox today. Many thanks!

Hi, I would like every new tab I open to open my homepage. How do I set this? I'm on a PC and downloaded the latest version of Firefox today. Many thanks!

Have a look at the [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-homepage/?src=ss New Tab Homepage] or the [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/my-homepage/?src=search My Homepage] extensions. With My Homepage, if your homepage is set to a search engine, it will give focus to the homepage search bar instead of the address bar when opening a new tab. If you have any questions about installing extensions, [[Using extensions with Firefox]] can help.

When I open a new tab it opens in the wrong window

I have 3 or 4 windows containing lots of relevant tabs open at all times. Helps me organize my work stuff. All of a sudden today if I try to open a new tab in one window it opens in another window. Incredibly irritating and will be a huge problem when I'm back to work tomorrow morning. Can anybody help?

You may be working in a ''dialog window''.
Starting in Firefox 4, it is intended behavior that a dialog window not be able to have new tabs. However, the developers may have applied this principle to too many styles of windows merely because the window is "small."
To open a new "normal" window, you can press Ctrl+n or use File > New Window.
A bug already has been filed (many, actually) complaining about this change, and suggesting some tweaks to this feature so that it only affects popups which were truly intended to behave like dialogs.
Current functionality: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=606678 Bug 606678 "Open Link in New Tab" shouldn't add tabs to popups]
Requested change: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=644729 Bug 644729 – Popup window with all toolbars visible causes new tabs to open in another browser window]
Because posts on a bug get sent to everyone on a long mailing list, it is considered poor etiquette (spamming) to add "me too" comments to a bug. However, you can "vote" for a bug to get fixed, so it might be worth registering on Bugzilla to do that if you are affected by this on a day-to-day basis.
As a temporary workaround, I created a Greasemonkey userscript. It adds a button to pages detected to be in a dialog window so you can reload them in a regular window. As a 0.1 version it's not perfect, but if you run into this problem frequently, hopefully it will help.
[http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/101728 Dialog To Normal Window on userscripts.org] (requires the Greasemonkey add-on)

When i open a new tab it opens in a new window..i like for it to open on the same window i am on,

when i open a new tab it opens in a new window..i like for it to open on the same window i am on. I went to Tools then options then on tabs the first box (open new window in a tab instead) it was checked so i unchecked it clicked on ok and it did the same thing for new tab it opened in a ew window so i went back and put a check in the tab and same thing....new window.. i then unchecked and ditto.....and did this about 5 times with no change. It had been opening taa What i the world is wrong with this thing? any help is appericated very much...thank you! Donna C

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

When I open a new tab it opens a Bing search windos instead og a blank page like it used to

When I open a new tab it opens a Bing search window instead of a blank page like it used to.
When FF starts it opens a blank page like it should, but if I click on the + to the right of the current tab is when the Bing tabs open. It's just a Bing search window not the Bing homepage. If needed I can submit a screenshot of the new page.
I use 2 addons affecting tabs. Multiple Tab Handler, and Colorful Tabs.
I think SlimBrowser is an IE based browser.
I use Win pro 64 bi on a HP laptop and FF 3.6.8
I've never had this problem all the years I used FF until now
Any Ideas?
Thanks
Floyd

This is not just an Add-on problem! It's not in my Add-ons. It isn't in my Program Files. Not one single solution I've found on any of the forums has resolved the problem for myself or many others. This is extremely aggravating, and I want it gone!

I want my new TAB to open blank,but have installed a s/w which opens it's own search page when i open new tab??Help appreciated.

I want my new TAB to open blank,but have installed a s/w which opens it's own search page when i open new tab??Help appreciated

Software? See if you can get it removed with some anti-malware tools. Spybot, AVG, Kapersky, et cetera...
If you know the name of the program, you could search the registry for any instance of that name and --be CAREFUL--delete them.
And I have to ask: Did you go back to Firefox after uninstalling this program and reset the "when I open a new tab..." setting? What about your home page?

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