Firefox 5 can't find home page at startup.
My home page is http://online.wsj.com/home-page; it's set to show my home page at startup. But when Firefox 5 starts, it instead tries to open another page (below) and a message appears:
"The page isn't redirecting properly
"Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete."
I click the "Try Again" button and the home page loads correctly.
I don't know where this URL came from, nor how to get rid of it.
https://commerce.barrons.com/auth/v1/login?.pd=M1310705028%2FKsDNzMoVmRB1C0MHS20B1RuhdBV7ceD2bEnrPkKvExhCmE%2FmD86XQkZ89%2FOeXTMbQxkDD5O2DMck%2FgP7ftH2rcAoiILJXXkNUSFygn0iCTLwjh520J0GOxsczvmpYuoL%2B85hW74AvAI9b6eIH0PhIdUgixLBz2d8c%2F10tcoECxRaNO8G98%2FpNmOX5oZIaliOrVETG6fwrKsEru5zsv%2Bw2pd0%2FWLGZXn%2F8bbMLdDhRzj6Ytl8aNE9jHAyIpXX%2F1BuH6n5akentfLnWy89uRnnEuWDSrVc3eUH3%2B6gDRD%2Bl1wopb%2BS%2FMIagAs6QzM07VFWRmqvsmeF5k4%2FEIPJGAt1GmIwL0drBRdRWUPnJOu7yaKzTbAjJ4Go5acBekw8dTGZhwzSFnBVHqxcjV%2FBNOnCVMUX%2B6QrOLUQbVuqyPD3S32%2FwV8mX%2BZxS5nREQYuk2%2B%2FcPHmmEqTtw6NOhXm%2FIsu9JT2wFXNNCOw5DHgT5MlJYJCkxBN3LqxrSqKpOLJZr1QvHykZmSrl01RNxSjAoD%2FDuzpVNn56cBL%2FYTDeSw59jK2zkhMO%2BVRQKR7RgMf7voM4jqQf09VOktkpPP2nKfACJt2yO9vZCz2Lk%2BJDP5B9W7hzFuBGkxC%2BdKYdSNOkQwyus0j2VSstYart5WxWQYs1Rve0AD98jVUzhQbMk6wXA2Xjpr1VlutDZfGuRNtIMk4%2FzvXHB9fuv5dJnwHwewG%2BIO7FQqOpTL%2FrRGud8p2MVgRBuyheFlpSs5Nm4Ew9pmgR24VIgWbuBmX1qbuiq%2FmmGE0ulYbkF%2F5X1ekb7xDD4GAn%2BpjFimDs3wVxkm4pltEo0TD%2FbEim2NPzK2Uk27H7tzpBSZSP%2BjqaS7d2RQehun%2F4liyCPRWE64Mo6VbE5t3qfd34QKi64XUgzW%2F6T5wHRQ0W2%2B43yBsmA%2FdU5QLlxg%3DG&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Fhome-page
Reload web page(s) and bypass the cache.
* Press and hold Shift and left-click the Reload button.
* Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
* Press "Cmd + Shift + R" (MAC)
Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.
"Clear the Cache":
* Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"
"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:
* Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions 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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dear V.K.
When I enter commandshiftc in finder, it only shows up "network", then I followed to input sudo chflags 0 / in terminal and password, but the drives still not show up.
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