Clicking on mouse wheel no longer opens links in a new tab after upgrading to 8.0.1, how can I fix that?

I've searched high and low for the answer to this, tried updating my mouse drivers, installed Tab Mix Plus, some greasemonkey scripts, and STILL can't get my mouse wheel to open new links with a click. Any help would be great

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

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If your only solution is to tell me to:
1.Restart my computer
2.Start Firefox in safemode
3.Use another hotkey to open a new tab that's not middle mouse button.
Then don't even bother replying. As I've done the first two and it made no difference and 3rd option is a solution at all.
This is frustrating and I'm slightly upset that after reading 20+ Pages of the same problem dating back from 2011 that there are no answers.
I am on a fresh install Windows XP (Yes I know old school) with firefox version 27.0.1.

Cor-El I have done all of those as everyone else suggested on all of the other forums.
I plugged my mouse into another computer and it worked fine. So that lets me know its either something fishy with firefox or my computer.
As I was writing this I found out what my problem was. However I'm unsure of why. I'll explain here in case anyone else has a similar problem.
If I Middle click + Hold click for a solid second on the link it will open a new tab.
It just seems like there is a massive delay in my middle mouse click speed on this system.
Either way I'll investigate this further on my own. I appreciate all of your time.

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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Profile_issues
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2 Solutions found in [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/791244]
the user cor-el has a method that does not require any add-ons. He States
This code in userChrome.css will move "Open Link in New Window" to the top of the context menu.
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Clicking on mouse wheel no longer opens links in a new tab after upgrading to 8.0.1, how can I fix that?

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