I new V5 cannot close tabs without opening a blank first, why?

Hi,
Firefox 5 update installed 2 days ago. Now tabbed browsing opens new sites but I cannot access the x to close tabs until I open a blank tab after which the x appear in the other tabs. I do have colourful tabs installed.

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
* Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
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To open the about:config page, type about:config in the location (address) bar and press the "Enter" key, just like you type the url of a website to open a website. 
If you see a warning then you can confirm that you want to access that page. 
You can use the Filter bar at to top of the about:config page to locate a pref more easily.

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