Firefox won't spawn a new window, either from the File menu or by right-clicking a link

I can't get Firefox to open a new window under any circumstances. Not from the file menu, and not by right-clicking on a link. This has been going on for at least a week, and I don't know what changed before it started happening.
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened

Disable or Uninstall ZoneAlarm Toolbar. They are still having problems with it in current Firefox.
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/forum/1/472881?
http://forums.zonelabs.com/showthread.php?t=70801&highlight=firefox+3.5

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