When I start Firefox the Firefox "what's new" page pops up -- even after I answered the question and viewed the video
Whenever I start Firefox I get my homepage and the Mozilla "what's new" page in tabs. It is annoying.
Hi jhmalik,
You should look at [https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+has+just+updated+tab+shows+each+time+you+start+Firefox this article about that specific issue] and the article [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved Preferences not saved]. These should give you all the information you need!
If that doesn't work:
# Type about:config in the address bar
# Click ''I'll be careful, I promise'' if prompted
# In the Filter input field type ''startup''
# Double click on startup.homepage_override_url
# Delete the text string and click ''OK''
# Close Firefox and reopen the window to verify that it has worked.
Hopefully this helps!
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== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== this morning 22/07/10Lyall,
I have seen this before, a long time ago (several years), and I cannot
remember how/if we resolved it.
If this is an impotant issue to you, I suggest that you open a case with
BEA support.
Regards,
Peter.
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Lyall Pearce wrote:
The title says it all really.
I see other posts getting replies.
This is a rather important issue, I have seen another post with a similar problem.
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The application works ok until the application exits (in both development and
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..Lyall -
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