I keep getting a restore to previous session box every time that I log on to Fire fox--Why

I am getting the "restore to previous session" box every time that I now start my Firefox browser get onto the internet. This is on my laptop. Why do I get this box on my start page. Is there a special method of signing off with the browser? This has been happening for several weeks.

That is a new feature that started with Firefox 4.0, with the '''about:home''' homepage which was also new in Firefox 4.0. The previous session is saved automatically, unlike earlier versions.
If you don't like seeing Restore Previous Session, change your homepage to a different web page. 
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page

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(2) In the search box above the list, type or paste '''sess''' and pause while the list is filtered
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Over the last few days (since i updated to the newest version of firefox) i've been having problems. I usually keep open quite a few tabs that are invaluable to me that I need, they contain vital information i've been needing for research and I can't afford to keep losing them!. I'm used to exiting firefox when i turn off my computer and them saving for my next session when I open firefox back up. For some reason now, if i turn off my computer, when i turn on again and go into firefox to restore my previous session. it will restore the session prior to my previous session but not my previous session.
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You can check for problems with the sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak files in the Firefox profile folder that store session data.
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*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Multiple_profile_files_created
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