How do I set up my Home Page to open when I open a new tab?

I want my home page to appear when I open a new tab but I only get a blank screen... is there anyway to fix this?

You can look at one of these extensions:
* NewTabURL : https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/2221
* New Tab Homepage : https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/777
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Update the [[Java]] plugin to the latest version.
*http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp (Java Platform: Download JRE)
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