Everytime i open firefox it checks for updates, it freezes my computer because it opens three tabs.

every time i open Firefox it checks for updates, it freezes my computer because it opens three tabs. How do i get this to stop? The three tabs are the new welcome to Firefox, my homepage and the download helper update page. I have gone into options, advanced, unchecked all the boxes in the update section. I never thought i would say I'm going back to explorer... help. Thank You. I am currently running Firefox 6 and the newest download helper version.

See this: Tools > Options > General > Startup: "When Firefox Starts": "Show my home page" "Show a blank page"

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