The back button doesn't work.

I can see it, but its not highlighted as if I just opened a new page and have nothing to go back to. I can't return to my previous page.

You are on 3.6.8 so this may not apply to you
Extensions that may '''interfere with Back Button''', and these are already listed in [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Problematic_extensions Problematic extensions] for other reasons
*McAfee Site Advisor (update perhaps 3rd week July 2011)
*Yahoo Toolbar (https://support.mozilla.com/questions/845691)
For you it might be
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Locked_or_damaged_places.sqlite
You should download 3.6.18 so you will be at least on a supported version of Firefox, read the top, you want -- English (US)
* http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all-older.html
When reinstalling Firefox from a download, Firefox must be down once the installation starts. When the installation finishes, don't let the install start firefox for you. Instead end the install and start Firefox in your normal manner, thus preventing creating a new profile which does not have your bookmarks cookies, etc (but your old profile would still be around and would).

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To respond to your comments first of all, the Bookmarks toolbar has been removed in Firefox 4.0
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Indeed the culprit was McAfee SiteAdviser, the cure is
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To respond to your comments first of all, the Bookmarks toolbar has been removed in Firefox 4.0
The back button should work as it normally does, but you can also right click it and select it from the list.
To revert to a previous version of Firefox, download v3.6.16 from here: [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html Download Firefox v3.6.16]
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Finally run the Firefox installation file you downloaded earlier.

When I open a new tab, then go to a new website, the back button doesn't work.

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Please help, I have to use explorer in the mean time :(

I had this problem, but in addition, the refresh button didn't work on the new tab. If you're running McAfee SiteAdvisor, disable it in the addons menu, allow firefox to restart, and see if that solves the problem. It did for me.
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The "Use custom settings for history" selection allows to see the current history and cookie settings, but selecting this doesn't make any changes to history and cookie settings.
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Do you have McAfee Site Advisor installed? See http://support.mozilla.com/nl/questions/753639
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Back Button Doesn't Work on Some Websites

How come my Back Button Doesn't Work on Some Websites? It just keeps redisplaying the same page over and over. Example:
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The first top bar has a firefox logo at upper left corner and the words "Ask a Question/Mozilla Support-Mozilla Firefox" are on the logo's right side. The first top bar has minimize, overlap and close buttons at the upper right corner. When I click on the logo, a short menu drops from it, which has choices like "restore"..."close".
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