Want to import bookmarks from IE to Firefox to update my list. Import function under File is not avaiable as it is listed but not active.

In the past I have imported my favorites from IE to Firefox bookmarks. Now I want to redo it to update the ones I have in IE but not in Firefox. When I click on File the drop down menu has Import listed but it is not highlighted or you might say its shadowed out and does nothing when I click on it. I guess my question is how can I make the import option active so I can use the import wizard?
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''the-edmeister [[#answer-668475|said]]''
<blockquote>
f458italia,
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beemarco,
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1036975
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</blockquote>
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Import_bookmarks
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