What is about:blank?

What is about:blank and how do I get rid of it? It's is really causing problems on centain web sites?

It should be what's set as the default homepage for the browser you're using. Launch the browser -> preferences-> and change the homepage to your liking.

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What is about:blank and how do I get rid of it ?

When I put an address in my search browser about:blank comes on and the page doesn't so I would appreciate any help in getting rid of this!

Are you using the location (address) bar or the search bar on the Navigation Toolbar?
Try to use the SearchReset extension to reset some preferences to the default values.
*https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/searchreset/
Note that the SearchReset extension only runs once and then uninstalls automatically, so it won't show on the "Firefox > Add-ons" page (about:addons).
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).
*Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window or otherwise make changes.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

Somtimes Firefox loads a blank page; the Tab says "New Tab" and the URL is always "about:blank". What's up with that?

Using Dogpile, I search and a list of URLs comes up. I select and click on one and Firefox opens a new tab. It responds promptly with a blank screen. The Tab says "New Tab" and the URL says "about:blank". The last one came up slowly in IE and turned out to be nothing more than a large pdf. Can you help me figure out what is happening and how to fix it, please? It is happening far too often. Running the virus, etc. software has not stopped this problem. Thank you very much for your help! Hutchy

Using Dogpile, I search and a list of URLs comes up. I select and click on one and Firefox opens a new tab. It responds promptly with a blank screen. The Tab says "New Tab" and the URL says "about:blank". The last one came up slowly in IE and turned out to be nothing more than a large pdf. Can you help me figure out what is happening and how to fix it, please? It is happening far too often. Running the virus, etc. software has not stopped this problem. Thank you very much for your help! Hutchy

I have an iPad 2, and every time ii attempt to open a new page "about blank" appears. What can I do to get rid of this from my system baring in mind that I am not particularly computer literate. Many thanks

I have an I pad 2, and when I attempt to open a new page "about blank" appears. What can I do to remove this from the system baring in mind that I am not particularly co outer literate.
Many thanks

Is this in safari?
try going into settings, safari and clear history. You may also want to clear cookies (means you will need to sign back into sites)
It's possible that that page is a popup ad of some sort that can't run, for example a flash based ad. You may have picked the cookie up browsing the internet and now that it's in there the only way to get rid of it is to clear your history and cookies.

I Have a 2005 Mac Mini it has os 10.4.11 (85165) What is the Latest OS I can Install . My 2005 Mac Mini wont link a Roku Player . it just go,s to a White Screen that Says About Blank . Thanks Harry

Hi My Name is Harry , I have an Old 2005 Apple Mac Mini with Os 10.4.11 985165)
with Kernel Version Darwin 8.11.0 Boot Volum Macintosh HD.
I tried to go to Roku.com/link to Activate my roku , and all I Got was a Big Blank White Page
That Said About Blank. I tried to Port my Cell Phone Number form Metro pcs to Republic Wireless
and Got the Same Big White Page that Said About Blank. so I tried to update to Google Chrome
and My Computer Said My System would not Support Goggle Chrome .
So What is the Latest SOFTWARE OS I Can Install to Keep this Old 2005 Apple Mac Mini Running ?
Can Any One Help or should I go to The Apple Store.
Thanks Harry .
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Mac OS X 10.5.8. You'll likely find it more cost-effective to buy a secondhand Intel Mac.
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What is the "about:blank" page that shows up?

I don't know if it is technically called a 'redirect' or something about page loading - but I get to an 'about:blank; in the address bar that is...well, a blank page w/no URL but 'about:blank.' What is this? friend or foe? fixes for it?

Other is everything that does not fit into the rest of the pre-defined catergories.
Other of more than a couple gigs can indicate corruption.
Restore the device.

When playing FarmVille I continually get a window poping open that is title "about blank" it then closes and pops open again, preventing me from doing anything on Farmville how can I stop this?

when trying to play FarmVille with Firefox on my laptop, a window continually pops open with the title "about blank" then it closes, and pops open again right away. Because of this I can not manage to do anything on the FarmVille screen. This does NOT happen on my desktop machine. Both are running Windows 7 64 bit. How can I prevent the window from poping up all the time? Something is continually sending a request, but I do not know what it is. Thank you for any help or suggestions. By the way, Google Chrome works perfectly, but I prefer Firefox.

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

Why does Firefox (3.6.12) try to access the Net as it starts, but before the Ffx window first shows & once more when the window opens, if I've set updates to manual and "about:blank" as my home page?

I click to load Firefox (3.6.12). The Comodo firewall warns me that Firefox is trying to connect to the Net. I block it, because I've not asked Firefox to do that, at that point. Then, when the Firefox window opens, the firewall warns me, again, that Firefox is trying to access the internet. I block it then, too. Use of Firefox is completely uncompromised by me doing this - that much is clear.
Surely, if I have turned off automatic updates and use "about:blank" as my browser startup page, Firefox has no need, and no place, attempting to connect to the internet until I ask it to, by clicking a bookmark in the Bookmarks toolbar, or until I type a URL into the address bar.
What is Firefox trying to do? and how can I stop it from trying to do it?

See [[Firefox makes unrequested connections]]

When Java applet invokes JavaScript which executes window.showModalDialog, get popup with about:blank

When using a Java applet that invokes a Javascript function that in turn calls window.showModalDialog, a pop-up dialog that only contains "about:blank" results. Selecting "show desktop" from the Windows 7 taskbar and then viewing the FireFox window results in the true dialog content being displayed. Everything worked properly until very recently (and old versions of FireFox work) and I suspect something was changed in FireFox as a result of the recent Java security failures.

Hello, I don't know about this specifically but this is what I would try.
Instead of the string "\u7834\u70C2\u7269\u7A0B\u5E8F\u5458..."
Set the encoding type in the String constructor first...
ie:
new String( "\u7834\u70C2\u7269\u7A0B\u5E8F\u5458...","GB18030");
Here is a little class I whipped up to show the CharSets that are available to you..
public class ShowAllCharSets
ShowAllCharSets()
Map myMap = Charset.availableCharsets();
Iterator iterator = myMap.keySet().iterator();
   while (iterator.hasNext())
      System.out.println("Char set name = "+((String)it.next()));
public static void main(String args[])
   new ShowAllCharSets();
}Then use the preset charset String with the specific encoding already set for your menu items.
GB18030 I picked arbitrarily because it is Chinese and you may have to try another.
Good Luck!
(T)

I'm playing Cityville on Facebook....since I updated my Firefox I am having a problem. It keeps popping up with a 'about blank' page, and will not let me play, send gifts or anything else.

when I try to send gifts, a popup window "about blank' shows up, and then it doesn't show my friends or anything else. I am having a hard time loading cityville, and am virtually unable to play the game.

Also I copied this from my other computer web page:
Reported Phishing website ahead. Your network ha been monitored. Your network has been compromised due to Browser hijacking.The browser hijacking software may redirect you towards phishing websites that try to access your Login Password details. To fix this browser redirection issue we recommend you ask for instant help. Help Line 1 877 899 1824.
Then another smaller popup window pops up
http://www.pcassists.info
Security Error
Call Helpline 1877 899 1824
So this is what I was talking about, and the small popup window plus the larger Window stating "Reported Phishing website ahead" will not go away and I cannot use Safari anymore even after I shut down my computer, disconnected it, and then signed on again and reopened Safari, it still takes me to that page and I cannot get out of it.
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

About:blank issue causing Flash update to crash my IE9

I don't understand your interface - I have asked this question three times now. Anyway, I need to know what to do ASAP. After updating Flash, as your window asked me to, it's now crashing IE9 and says something about the 'about:blank' causing some problem. I am not a techie so PLEASE tell me what to do.

Do you crash on all websites? What happens if you go to this page: Flash Player Version
If you uninstall Flash Player using this utility: http://download.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/support/uninstall_flash_player.exe does Internet Explorer stop crashing? Flash Player itself should not be complaining about "about:blank". You might want to run a malware scanner such as the free version of MalwareBytes.

What kind of blank discs should I use on my macbook?

What kind of blank discs should I use on my macbook?

cd-r - for burning audio and MP3 cd's for playback on stereos via iTunes and storing under 700MB in files.
dvd-r - for burning data dvd's and movies to 4.5GB
dvd-r ds - dual sided for 9GB
dvd-r dl - for dual layer on one side about 9GB total, good for making copies of OS X install disks
dvd-r dl ds - dual layer double sided for about 18GB total
then there is blueray dvd's but that requires a external burner and special disks for even larger amounts of data.
If you see "+" instead of "-" like cd+r, it's a differnet format on the disk, but most all new modern machines can read/burn either now.
Older machines might only be "-" or "+" with "-" being the most commonly used.

Why do I see about:blank in the address bar when clicking a link within an email item in my yahoo mail account?

I have Os X and Firefox 4. When I click a link in an email in my yahoo mail account, the address bar first shows about:blank and then goes on to obtain the address of the link. Is this a virus, or hacker, or what? Thanks for your help.

You only see the URL after Firefox has made a connection.<br />
During the initial state you see about:blank in the location bar.

How to permanently remove about:blank browser hijacker?

I would like to know if anyone has successfully removed about:blank browser hijacker. I have been seeing about:blank show up and keep trying different ways to remove it and it seems to work temporarily but comes back. I have cleared history, cookies, cache all recommended by other users but it doesn't last. Can anyone help?

Hi, not sure exactly what (if any) malware scans you've already run, so try working through [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware this article.]
Hope this will fix it.

Removing About:blank whilst on eBay feedback

Whilst navigating eBay to the "feedback" page I get the About:blank page and the message waiting for eBay to respond. I have tried to unravel the plethora of advice on the About:blank subject but it seems to go around in circles. I did glean from the net that if there are two scvhost.exe's running this could a virus, well I do have two running - svchost.exe and svchost.exe network services; but there my trail ran cold. If I use IE 8 I am able to navigate successfully, so the problem would seem to lie with Firefox. I have upgraded to FF18 but the problem persists. I have run SpyBot, AVG and a host of registry progs but to no avail. I much prefer using FF but if this situation is ongoing it seems I will have to juggle browsers which I do not want to do.

Please make sure plug-ins are up to date, that no add-ons are causing this and if it still persists please perform a reset. Please see as outlined below.
Please check if all your plugins are up-to-date. To do this, go to the [http://mozilla.com/plugincheck Mozilla Plugin Check site].
Once you're there, the site will check if all your plugins have the latest versions.
If you see plugins in the list that have a yellow ''Update'' button or a red ''Update now'' button, please update these immediately.
To do so, please click each red or yellow button. Then you should see a site that allows you to download the latest version. Double-click the downloaded file to start the installation and follow the steps mentioned in the installation procedure.
'''Try the Firefox Safe Mode''' to see how it works there. The Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode, which disables most add-ons.''
''(If you're not using it, switch to the Default theme.)''
* You can open the Firefox 4.0+ Safe Mode by holding the '''Shift''' key when you use the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
* Or use the Help menu item and click on the '''Restart with Add-ons Disabled...''' menu item while Firefox is running.
''Don't select anything right now, just use "'Start in Safe Mode"''
''To exit the Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before using the Firefox shortcut (without the Shift key) to open it again.''
'''''If it is good in the Firefox Safe Mode''''', your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one.
Please follow the [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] article for that.
''When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help other users who have the same problem.''
The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information.
Note: ''This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.''
To Reset Firefox do the following:
#Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
#Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
#Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
#Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.
Further information can be found in the [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]] article.
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