My Firefox v. 8 no longer links to web pages in e.g. email messages. Only links if I open Firefox first. Would be v. grateful for advice
I have had v 8.01 installed for several weeks. All worked OK on installation. Since the last few days I cannot navigate to any web page from e.g a link in an email, unless I open Firefox first. Somehow the mechanism for opening Firefox has failed. Instead of opening Firefox, clicking on a link opens my Windows Explorer window at My Documents.'''bold text'''
See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Default_browser
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/How+to+make+Firefox+the+default+browser
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Setting+Firefox+as+the+default+browser+does+not+work
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This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you boot, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
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Tom -
I have a problem with the HTML documentation on all of my pages nothing will shows. I had a page developed ion 2006 that worked fine and but then none of the pages worked so I began to rewrite new pages as opposed to revising my old ones. Nothing is working and nothing will show up and the HTML language is all checked. I wrote a simple page to show one graphic and it still will not work. Am I missing something here at the beginning of each page? This happens to all people that try to view my page using Firefox. I am as you can guess a novice at this.
A good place to ask questions and advice about web development is at the mozillaZine Web Development/Standards Evangelism forum.<br />
The helpers at that forum are more knowledgeable about web development issues.<br />
You need to register at the mozillaZine forum site in order to post at that forum.
See http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=25
You need to post a link to the website or post relevant parts of the code to make it possible to inspect the code. -
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See also:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox
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