Firefox has stopped allowing me to open downloads from websites or yahoo e-mail - I can only save them

This week my browser has stopped allowing me to open and view PDF downloads whether they are from a website or an e-mail. I am no longer given the save or open option when accessing these file types.

Try going to "Tools" at the top of your screen. Then go to "options" and then to "applications". Scroll down the list of "Content type" until you come to Adobe Acrobat Document. Click on the "action" to the right of this line item and choose Adobe Acrobat (or whichever program you want to open the document with). And then click "OK" at the bottom of the screen.
Sometimes when you install a Firefox update, it will delete this setting, and then you have to go back in here to re-set your preferences.

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iTunes has stopped allowing me to import CDs. if I reboot it will import one, and only one. all was working fine before. the itunes diagnostics have all green lights

For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down page in case one of them applies.
Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there is backup and recovery advice elsewhere in the user tip.
If you've already tried a complete uninstall and reinstall try opening iTunes in safe mode (hold down CTRL+SHIFT as you start iTunes) then going to Edit > Preferences > Store and turning off Show iTunes in the Cloud purchases. You may find iTunes will now start normally.
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"Firefox has stopped working" whenever I open it.

Today I tried to use firefox for the first time in a few months (as chrome wasn't working for something). When I opened it, the Windows "Firefox has stopped working", "Check online for a solution and close the program" or "Close the program" window pops up. It pops up before the firefox window even opens or anything. I reinstalled the newest version and it is still doing it. Can anyone help? Thanks!

Try [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-and-diagnose-firefox-problems#w_4-restart-firefox-in-safe-mode Restart Firefox in Safe Mode] and check it again.
see also in your Firewall must reconfigure : http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firewalls
thank you
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I get a message of "Firefox has stopped closing" everytime I open sites.

When Firefox loads certain pages like Yahoo, Facebook and Youtube, Firefox closes and I get a message of "Firefox has stopped running." or something like that.
== Crash ID(s) ==
Signature: SkypeFfComponent.dll@0x440c3

Disable the Skype extension, it is known as problematic.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Problematic_extensions

My Thuderbird has stopped allowing me to add attachements from my desktop.

Today for some reason my Thunderbird will not allow me to attach documents from my desktop. I have been doing this for some time as I find it is the easiest way to attach a document to an email. When I have attached a document I move the file into it's required folder. I think the default setting is to open the most recently opened folder, but if this happens I have always been able to click on the 'back' button to go back to the desktop and find and attach the file I want. For some reason today Thunderbird has stopped listing the desktop as an option and doesn't show the desktop on the files or libraries list, and will only attach files from the most recent folder opened. There is no option to go back to the desktop. Why is this happening and how do I reset this so that Thunderbird gives me the option of attaching files from my desktop? Help !!

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Firefox takes forever to load pages or download from websites. Why?

For the past week or so Firefox has been taking forever to load webpages,load email and download games.
I have re-set Firefox on a few occasions with not much difference.
The only two things I have done to my computer (which is running Win8) was to update to FF28 and to update the driver for my computers processor and that is when it seems that the problems started.
I have very few add-ons.Mainly pop up blockers and a don't track me add on.
Any suggestions on what I can do to spped FF up?
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Try to disable your Firefox and Antivirus and check it out.
Sometimes a problem with Firefox may be a result of malware installed on your computer, that you may not be aware of.
You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:
* [http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner]
* [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware]
* [http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363 TDSSKiller - AntiRootkit Utility]
* [http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ Hitman Pro]
* [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner]
[http://windows.microsoft.com/MSE Microsoft Security Essentials] is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one.
Further information can be found in the [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]] article.
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Using 6.0.2 just updated, Firefox has stopped responding to web page calls from other programs such as Thunderbird. How can I fix this?

running Windows 7, Firefox 6.0.2 and Thunderbird 3.0.2

Unfortunately I tried that and it didn't work. Thanks for the help though. I tried to uninstall and it said I couldn't because the file is corrupt or something, but I think I finally got it uninstalled and/or deleted or whatever, but now I try to reinstall/download it again from the beginning and I can't. No matter what I do I can not get Firefox working again. No matter how many times I try to redownload it. Any other suggestions?

When I open a new firefox window, and click the + to open a new tab, my first page disappears - I can only seem to return to it by closing all the other tabs.

The issue occurs like this:
1. Open a new window
2. Enter a URL and go to a page (any page).
3. Click the + and open a new tab.
4. The first tab is no longer visible in the tabs bar.
5. I keep opening lots of other tabs and the first tab stays invisible (all the others stay visible / accessible).
6. The only way I've found to return to the first tab is to close all my other tabs.
This doesn't always happen (i.e. I can have two firefox windows open and only one of them does it!)
I'm not sure if it's a feature or something? But it's very annoying!
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Thanks

Hi - yes I can! I hadn't noticed that little arrow before, thanks.
However I would really like to stop it hiding the first tab all the time.... Even when I navigate to the first tab using that "list all tabs" arrow, it still remains 'hidden' (i.e. I can't see a tab up the top, even when that tab is active. And when I navigate away from it to another tab, it is invisible again).
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When on Facebook (for example), Firefox is not allowing me to open pictures; when using apps, the bottom of the screen is missing so cannot utilize the apps. All working on Safari; just downloaded new Firefox 4, so seems to be a problem with this version?

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When on Facebook (for example), Firefox is not allowing me to open pictures; when using apps, the bottom of the screen is missing so cannot utilize the apps. All working on Safari; just downloaded new Firefox 4, so seems to be a proble

Can you attach a screenshot?
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenshot
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-do-i-create-screenshot-my-problem
Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot.
See also "Help About".
*Tap the Alt key or press F10 to show the Menu bar.
In current Firefox releases (29 and later) the orange Firefox menu button has been replaced by the three-bar Firefox Menu button at the far right end of the Navigation Toolbar and this button is always visible, whether you have the menu bar visible or hidden<br>A consequence of this location is that you no longer can hide the Navigation Toolbar
*There is a star like button next to the search bar on the Navigation Toolbar to bookmark the current web page and a "Show your bookmarks" button next to it to open the Bookmarks in a drop down menu.<br>You can find "Show All Bookmarks" to open the Bookmarks Manager (Library) at the bottom of this drop-down list
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*You can make the title bar visible via the "Title Bar" button at the bottom left in the Customize palette window
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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-to-make-new-firefox-look-like-old-firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/common-questions-after-updating-to-new-firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/learn-more-about-the-design-of-new-firefox

Firefox 4 Crashes while toggling between multiple open profiles (Firefox has stopped working)

So this problem just started occurring since I upgraded from firefox 3.6.5 to firefox4.
Sometimes I need to have two separate firefox profiles open at the same time. This is accomplished by making a second shortcut to your firefox.exe with the switches -P NewProfileName -no-remote (e.g. "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -P new -no-remote).
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I'm currently using windows vista.
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Thank you in advance!

It was fixed! You'll need to either wait for Firefox 4.0.1, or if it is really bugging you, get a pre-release (nightly) version today:
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-mozilla-2.0/
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Here was the bug report that led to the fix of the problem, if interested:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=639885
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Firefox crashes when it is open for a period of time telling me plugin container for Firefox has stopped working.

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https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox%20crashes
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Every time I TRY to start firefox 18-19 I get an error message : Firefox has stopped working - close the program and check online for a solution - or - close th

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'''Note:''' You might want to print these steps or view them in another browser.
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#Delete the Firefox installation folder, which is located in one of these locations, by default:
#*'''Windows:'''
#**C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
#**C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox
#*'''Mac:''' Delete Firefox from the Applications folder.
#*'''Linux:''' If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it - see [[Installing Firefox on Linux]]. If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the [http://www.mozilla.org/firefox#desktop Firefox download page], simply remove the folder ''firefox'' in your home directory.
#Now, go ahead and reinstall Firefox:
##Double-click the downloaded installation file and go through the steps of the installation wizard.
##Once the wizard is finished, choose to directly open Firefox after clicking the Finish button.
Please report back to see if this helped you!

Firefox has stopped working altogether (Windows 7). It will NOT start. I have uninstalled everything that I could find to uninstall, and then re-installed.

Firefox has stopped working altogether (Windows 7). It will NOT start. The spinning start up graphic will spin for a moment, and quit. I have uninstalled everything that I could find to uninstall, and then re-installed, but to no avail. I have followed the currently posted suggestions with out success. Any other suggestions?

'''[http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/ Download Firefox Full Installer For All languages And Systems]''' {web link}
Save the file. Then;
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'''Windows:''' C:\Program Files
C:\Program Files (x86)
'''Mac:''' Open the "Applications" folder.
'''Linux:''' Check your user manual.
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Why am I continually getting "Firefox has stopped working" messages?

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Firefox has stopped allowing me to open downloads from websites or yahoo e-mail - I can only save them

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