Firefox is opening a new distorted window instead of a new tab like it always has until last night.

Last night when I got home from work (no one has access to my laptop when i am gone) I went to access my email just like I always do. I clicked on the link (Hotmail on MSN's home page) and it usually opens a new tab where I can then sign in. Last night it opened a new window with no access to any toolbars. I have "reset" all my options, reinstalled firefox and nothing is working. I continually get this distorted window, I can't even type in a new address for a new web site. Help!
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== last night after work

Nope - that didn't work either! What I have at stage 3 above is this readout:
* browser.link.open_newwindow; status: default; type:integer; value:3
* browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction; status: default; type:integer; value:2
* services.sync.prefs.sync.browser.link.open_newwindow; status: default; type:boolean; value:true
I didn't change any values: they were already at the values above: and I presumed the '3' referrred to the first line....
I didn't want to mess around with the '2', because apparently there are dragons in there!
C:)

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