Links gose to new window instead of adding as tabs even I chose not to in preferences

Whenever I click any links, it opens new windows instead of new tabs on existing window as used to be even I deselected the "open new window in a new tab instead" at the preferences. It's started from new Firefox 4.0.

''Chinamoon [[#question-1046902|said]]''
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Because of my work I have to be free to set side by side images and for that I need only windows no tabs - some work resolutions does not work in tabs - I am going crazy trying to do that since all the options I have tried so far are null.
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I had that add on and it didn't solve the problem. I cannot put two
tabs side by side to compare slides. I hate to go back to IE but so far outside no longer supported Safari is the only answer. Thank you anyway.
China

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* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
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