How do I disable the bleeping RESTORE PREVIOUS SESSION box

Every time I open Firefox, the RESTORE PREVIOUS SESSION box appears - even if there has been no crash. I've tried the about:config fix and it made absolutely no difference. Please tell me how to get rid of this feature without having to delete all my browsing history every time I turn off my computer.

If you want to completley disable session restore about:config
set browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo and browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo to 0
Then Options > General > When Firefox Starts select home or blank tab.
Set browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash to false to stop it restoring after a crash.

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Hi I have upgraded to firefox 4.
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This is the same big button that appears on the default firefox browser home page.
Even if I shut down with only one tab open it still has the option available and that goes back to the single tab.
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I do not want to be able to restore the previous session unless:
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or
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I also have the tools | options | general | when firefox starts set to 'show my home page'. So I dont think thats related.
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To Response: cor_el
Thanks. Following that link I worked out how to clear the history automatically on shutdown.
Having firefox auto clear my history ensures the 'Restore Presvious Session' is not available next time firefox starts.
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* see also [[Clear Recent History#w_how-do-i-clear-my-history]]_how-do-i-clear-my-history (Blue text --^-- is a clickable link)

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