Address bar getting jumbled up with previously typed URLs

About 2 days ago the address bar started acting up. If i'm already visiting a website, and want to type in a new address, the current URL doesn't disappear from the bar, so i have to type over it, which in turn makes it completely jumbled and unreadable.
So basically it doesn't erase the current URL from the address bar when attempting to type a new one, and instead it overlaps it, making the letters blurry and distorted.

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).
* Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
See:
* [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]
In Firefox 4 [[Safe mode]] disables extensions and disables hardware acceleration.
* Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"

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Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
See "Basic Troubleshooting: Make a new profile":
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile
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New Windows XP SP3 reload. I’ve re-installed most of my software, including FF, and also including a “collection” of older versions of IE, used for site development and testing.
But I can’t get Windows automatic updates to work because whatever I enter into ANY IE address bar gets opened in Firefox instead.
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The address bar shows pages I have previously entered manually, and then cleared the history of all this pages and pages connected with it.

1. I enter the page in the address bar (i.e.: cnn.com)
2. I click on some of the links in the page - the address of the main page is still the same (i.e.: i click on some of the articles on cnn.com)
3. I search the history and delete/clear all pages that have same main page (i.e.: all pages with address cnn.com - main page and all articles,...)
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After clearing the history normally, you can try to exit and restart Firefox, ideally with a single tab and check before visiting the site. If the site appears, then it could have been bookmarked. You can also try to check the bookmarks for the site or its sub domains.
If the problem persists, you can also check in a [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Managing-profiles new profile].
[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Managing-profiles Managing profiles]
[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Profiles?s=profile&r=2&e=sph&as=s Profiles Howto]
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== Issue
==
I have another kind of problem with Firefox
== Description
==
The name says it all. Keyword.URL is set to default, "http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q="
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Every time Firefox opened
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== Firefox version
==
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== Operating system
==
Windows XP
== User Agent
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~~red:-See the images at the bottom left of this post to see the steps to take on the Adobe site~~
-exit Firefox (File > Exit)
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-double-click on the Adobe Reader installer you just downloaded to install/update Adobe Reader
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Why do I get parsing errors with my WSDL URL for Web Services usage

Hi,
I am puzzled with the errors I get when I want to create a Web Service datastore.
Scenario: I have created a SAP Web Service from CRM using SOAMANAGER. The WSDL URL produced by SOAMANAGER is accessibile when pasting the URL directly in Internet Explorer. WSDL URL [http://UXCIQ0M.WDF.SAP.CORP:50076/sap/bc/srt/wsdl/srvc_CBDCB34C89C29304E10000000A4282C0/wsdl11/allinone/ws_policy/document?sap-client=504]
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When I save the WSDL defintion in a local file and use a local file path, I get the errors An error occurred while importing metadata: WSDLException (at /wsdl:definitions/wsdl:portype/wsp:Policy): faultcode=INVALID_WSDL: Encountered unexpected element 'Policy. (BODI-1111469) (BODI-1112446)
My questions:
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Isabelle

Some updates on this issue, which might help others in the community.
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