Firefox opens two copies every time, one with my tabs and one without, and if I close one, both close
I saw few solutions in support page but none of them work. It is pure wast of time
I can't believe Mozilla can't fix this issue. Can someone tell me the contact number for support I can talk to?
Firefox allows multiple home tabs, if you want to use that feature, but they all open in the same window. You do not get separate windows.
Just to clarify, the Windows Task Bar may show individual entries for each tab even if they are in a single window. You can turn that on/off in the Options dialog under Tabs: "Show tab previews in the Windows taskbar".
Could the problem be the extension named "Speedial 9.5.5"? If you don't need that one, try removing or at least disabling it. You can do that on the Add-ons page. Either:
* Ctrl+Shift+a
* "3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons
In the left column, click Extensions. Then your extensions should be listed on the right side.
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Why is Firefox opening a popup every time i open a new tab and even when i start Firefox?
Every time i open a new window or new tab im getting a popup with the Firefox logo at top left corner of the popup!
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== not sureStart Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of your add-ons is causing your problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).
See [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] and [[Troubleshooting plugins]]
If it does work in Safe-mode then disable all your extensions and then try to find which is causing it by enabling one at a time until the problem reappears.
You can use "Disable all add-ons" on the [[Safe mode]] start window to disable all extensions.
You have to close and restart Firefox after each change via "File > Exit" (Mac: "Firefox > Quit"; Linux: "File > Quit") -
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Can anyone sort this for me please? Bear in mind I'm not a teccie!Do a malware check with a few malware scan programs.<br />
You need to use all programs because each detects different malware.<br />
Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of the database.
*http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
*http://www.superantispyware.com/ - SuperAntispyware
*http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html - Spybot Search & Destroy
*http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php - Ad-Aware Free
*http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx - Windows Defender: Home Page
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If they are running different profiles, then yes.
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Meanwhile, try booting the computers into Safe Mode then restarting normally. If this is simply a disk repair or cache file problem then this may fix it.
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I am one of those. I have an IT background, and I spent the better of five hours digging up workarounds and attempting all of them. For the benefit oh anyone who is having similar issues, I have posted links to all of those workarounds here. None of them worked in my case, but hopefully they will help pgrounds or others.
So, once again, if you have a new idea, I'd love to here it. But if it has already been posted in one of these links, it's not helpful, let it go.
http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/22/wifi-dropping-in-os-x-lion-fixes/
http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/06/lion-wi-fi-problems-solution-mac/
http://blog.chron.com/techblog/2011/09/want-to-really-repair-permissions-on-your -mac-try-this/ -
i currently use a iMac OS X 10.6.8 and I cannot open iPhoto. Every time I click on iPhoto the coloured wheel comes up and lets me go no further, leaving me with no other option but to force quit the application.
it is showing all my existing photos but will not let me click on any of them, nor will it allow me to import any new photos into iPhoto.
I am really worried that I cannot access all of my photos and even more worried as I need to back them up!!
HELP!!Try repair the Library:
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
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I have Mozilla Firefox installed, w/. my Home Page setup to be opened on It every time. I can open a new window on It too, but when I open a new tab, every time open this new tab w/. Untitled Page. I wanna It opening w/. my Home Page.
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In the meantime, there is an add-on called Tab Mix Plus that I think provides that option. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1122/ -
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Firefox has apparently downloaded an update which asks me if i want to install every time I open it, but every time i click yes it fails saying I have another firefox open but I don't!! no attempts to install the update have worked, i've tried a few. What can be done or how can I ensure all firefox's are shut??You can try "Reset Download Actions": http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions
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Every time I start Firefox, the upgrade/signup page is displayed in one tab while google, my start-up page is displayed in another. How can I stop the firefox page from loading every time?
See these articles for some suggestions:
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+has+just+updated+tab+shows+each+time+you+start+Firefox
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page - Firefox supports multiple home pages separated by '|' symbols
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No, most likely not. I reckon you got some antivirus software on your machine, don't you?
Sometimes Firefox does load into memory but won't show your start page.
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Thanks.
Barbara"Just 5 minutes ago, I suddenly lost the icons in the upper right corner to resized, and close LR. I can't seem to either move or resize it, only close it by using file/close. ??"
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What is your current management software?
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All this can be accomplished with filters to sort images or by Smart Collections to automate the process of isolation.
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In one of my workflows I will use a color code of Red for the files I need to work on for a client, Green for the files I have worked and Blue for the files that have been delivered. Note that I am not creating more images but simply tagging my images as their status changes.
Smart collections can be setup to automatically gather all of the Red, Green, or Blue labelled images, allowing me to see instantly with a single click which images are done, delivered, or in need of work.
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Why does mountain lion "bunch up" all my microsoft office documents that I have open when I hit f3? When I had snow leopard for example, if i had 4 or 5 different microsoft office documents open at the same time I could hit f3 and easily pick one of them.
Notice how in the photo, I can't identify which MS office document I would like to switch too. Perhaps since the Dashboard and Desktop windows are at the top of my screen now Apple doesn't let you have all the applications take up the full screen and be sized individually so that you can have a better idea on what to pick.
I like the idea of grouping to an extent... If you have a bunch of random things it was hard for me to decifer between what was safari, chrome, or word. But now that they grouped them like this, if you have multiple pages of one program running, you can't switch between those pages easily like before.If I wanted to open any of my Applework documents I had to open them one at a time and resave them with pages. This could take weeks.I have 1000s of apple work documents.
You don't have to open and re-save every AppleWorks document you have right now. Just wait till you need one, then do it. The documents aren't going anywhere.
Am I dealing with Microsoft? This was a BIG surprise to me that Apple would release an OS without testing all programs.
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I'm not trying to belittle your frustration but I do think your ire is misplaced. -
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I do have a large amount of history, I generally clear only sensitive sites from history by searching and clicking forget this site.Dear Colbabomb; thankyou for your links.
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