Cursor automatically moves to the address bar when I open a new page

Ever since I installed Firefox 4, when I open a new tab the typing cursor automatically moves to the address bar instead of the search engine bar. I have the tab mix plus addon. A solution appears to have been found for the same problem with the newtabhomepage addon, but since the two are not compatible with each other, I don't want to switch addons. Is there any way I can fix this?
Thanks!

If your using the 'New Tab Homepage' extension then this happens when you upgrade to Firefox.
Open up Firefox and click on Ctrl+Shift+A to bring up the add on/extensions menu. Have a look in the Extensions bit for an Extension that has a version no of 0.4.3. if you have it then it needs uninstalling. Then download the new file from the mediafire link
http://www.mediafire.com/?v1113g9noytswdv
You will then be asked if you sure you want to install it and drag it on to the extensions page in Firefox.
Once installed restart Firefox. Once restarted your homepage will load whenever you start a new tab.

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[[Image:Safe Mode Fx 15 - Win]]
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''To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.''
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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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