Browser's window resizes on its own constantly and minimizes to the task bar on its own. Running Window XP and Firefox 3.6.13.

I already unchecked the "Move or resize exiting windows" option in the "Advanced" button for "Enable JavaScript" (Tools > Options > Content tab. This problem makes navigating the net very difficult and annoying, as I open a new window or tab and I try to scroll down or click on something and the window moves away!
Thank you for the help.
'' https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/775176 ''

Srini :
Thanks for the reference. None of those criteria fit in my case. FYI, I am able to see the diagram in IE8, but in Firefox 3.5 only a box is getting displayed. That is why in my last post Hussein asked for Java Console dump, which I attached.
It seems, it is not finding fndutil.jar, though it is there in the cache. Any suggestion, regarding Firefox trouble-shooting ?
Thanks.
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