When opening firefox, another new tab automatically opens making you search in "yahoo"

problem as stated in title
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- johnny

I think the tiny MySearchDial logo in the bottom left corner gives it away. That is one of your extensions. However, I believe it installs through the Windows Control Panel, so I suggest starting there.
Open Windows Control Panel, Uninstall a Program. I suggest clicking the "Installed on" column heading to group the infections, I mean, additions, by date. This can help in smoking out undisclosed bundle items that snuck in with some free software you installed. Take out as much trash as possible here.
In Firefox, open the Add-ons page using either:
* Ctrl+Shift+a
* "3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons
In the left column, click Extensions. Then, if in doubt, disable.
Often a link will appear above at least one disabled extension to restart Firefox. You can complete your work on the tab and click one of the links as the last step.
Does that flush the page?

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Firefox updated to 5. now when i want a new tab none of my previous pages come up listed like they used to how do I make it do that again

before updating to 5.0 today Firefox used to show me the most visited pages on screen when I pressed New Tab. now all I get is a blank page with a search box. Where can I get back the page listings like that used to show when New Tab pressed I couldnt find anything in Help? thanks

See also:
*New Tab Tools: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-tools/
Note that you can also do this without an extension by creating a userContent.css file and placing code in this file to hide the search bar.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/userContent.css
<pre><nowiki>@-moz-document url(about:newtab){
#newtab-margin-top, #newtab-search-container {display:none!important}
</nowiki></pre>
The customization files userContent.css (websites) and userChrome.css (user interface) are located in the chrome folder in the Firefox profile folder.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Editing_configuration
*Create the chrome folder (lowercase) in the <xxxxxxxx>.default profile folder if this folder doesn't exist
*Use a plain text editor like Notepad to create a (new) userContent.css file in the chrome folder (file name is case sensitive)
*Paste the code in the userContent.css file in the editor window
*Make sure that the userChrome.css file starts with the default @namespace line
*Make sure that you select "All files" and not "Text files" when you save the file via "Save file as" in the text editor as userContent.css. Otherwise Windows may add a hidden .txt file extension and you end up with a not working userContent.css.txt file

New tabs, automatic selection not consistent

Running Safari 4.0.1 on a 20" 2.16gHz iMac with OS X 10.5.7 with 4GB RAM.
Has anyone noticed this? My home page is Google (I don't like the Search box). When I Command-T to open a new tab, the auto selection is not consistent. If it is the first new tab that I open, the address bar is selected. For all subsequent tabs, the Google search box is selected. I would, of course, prefer that the Google search box is selected for all tabs. Why would Apple make this different depending on whether I'm opening tab #2 or tab #7? It should be consistent, first of all. In a perfect world, it would always select the Google search box first. Mouse-free browsing is the way to go.

You can find the New Tab button showing as a '+' on the Tab bar. 
You can open the Customize window and drag the New Tab button from the Tab bar on another toolbar and it will become a regular toolbar button like the New Tab button that you have in Firefox 3 versions. 
If you want the New Tab button at the far right end of the Tab bar then place a flexible to the left of it.
* New tab toolbar button: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-toolbar-button/
If you click the new window toolbar icon or use Firefox > Tab > Open New Window then you always open a new window.

When I click my home page icon the tab this is open goes to my home page BUT another new tab opens.

when I click my home page icon the tab that is open goes to my home page BUT another new tab opens. How do I stop the new tab from appearing?

It's easy to add extra tabs to your set of home pages. You can use the Options dialog to make sure there is only one. These articles point the way:
* [[Startup, home page and download settings]]
* [[How to set the home page]]
Because the space is short, you may want to select the whole home page URL (Ctrl+A) and paste it into a document or into a larger textbox like the one I'm typing in now. You're looking for a vertical bar (|) that is followed by a second URL.
If it's not part of your home page setting, the most likely cause for this change is a bad add-on that rode along with some free software.
I suggest starting here:
Open Windows Control Panel, Uninstall a Program. Click the "Installed on" column heading to group the infections, I mean, additions, by date. This can help in smoking out undisclosed bundle items that snuck in with some software you agreed to install. Take out as much trash as possible here.
Then, in Firefox, open the Add-ons page using either:
* Ctrl+Shift+a
* "3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons
In the left column, click Extensions. Then, if in doubt, disable (or Remove, if possible).
Often a link will appear above at least one disabled extension to restart Firefox. You can complete your work on the tab and click one of the links as the last step.
Does that shut down the extra tab?

Can I specify a Web Page to open (i.e., a Home Page) when I create a new Tab?

When I create a new Tab, I get a blank page. I'd like the Tab to start-out with a Home Page that I specify - similar to the option that Firefox provides for each instance of Firefox that you start.

Thanks,
Those "add-ons" or "extensions" are not working for me.
Using Windows 7.
This has been going on for a while with me. 3 months ago I uninstalled FF then re-installed but it has same problems.
Found about:config but wasn't sure if there is a solution on that screen.
Uninstall again? Last time I uninstalled FF, I saved the bookmarks. But the re-install already had them in when I first opened. So I don't think i did that one correctly.

When I start a new tab yahoo search comes and I don't want that. how do I get a different web site to open?

when I start a new tab yahoo search comes when I start a new tab yahoo search comes and I don't want that. how do I get a different web site to open?

You need to figure out what you have installed which changed that action to Yahoo from a blank tab, which is the default action in Firefox; and then get rid of that add-on. Then you can can install an add-on which allows you to select what you want in the new tab.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/newtaburl/

When I opened up a new tab, I used to get the Speed Dial page. I like that. However, since I updated my AVG anti-virus program, now when I open a new tab, I get the AVG search page. Can I change it back so that I get the Speed Dial?

In the past, when I opened up a new tab, I used to get the Speed Dial page. I like that. However, since I updated my AVG anti-virus program, now when I open a new tab, I get the AVG search page. Can I change it back so that I get the Speed Dial?

I had that too. On the bottom right of the AVG search page is a link which leads you to where you can switch it off. This restores normal Speed Dial operation.
This hijacking has really cheesed me off. I've just downloaded Avast and am going to put it on in place of AVG.

Opening New Tab utomatically directs to unwanted site like yahoo.

When opening a new tab, the new tab automatically directs to a website such as Yahoo. This is an undesirable problem but may be useful to some who say always want to default new tabs to google or something else.

Try go to '''about:config''' search for '''browser.newtab.url''' change it value to:
'''about:newtab''' - default 
'''about:blank''' - blank page 
'''url''' - a website that you want
*[http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config about:config]
Also:
*[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware Problems caused by malwares]
*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchreset Reset Search]

Firefox freezes when it recieves a "-new-tab" command

Hello,
I am using a c# program to send Firefox some commands.Everything works great, but sometimes when I send a -new-tab command like:
"firefox.exe -new-tab http://www.google.com"
Firefox freezes for few seconds before opening the new tab.I tried removing all the parameters from the command and just send "http://www.google.com" to the system while Firefox is set as the default browser, and the same problem arises again.
I also tried doing the same while Firefox is in safe-mode and still the problem appears sometimes.
How can I troubleshoot this and know what makes firefox freeze for those few seconds?.
Thanks in advance

Hello MahmoudJ,
Thank you for contacting Mozilla Support. This is a really difficult issue and I'm not sure that this is the appropriate place to get assistance with it. Do you have the same results when you open Firefox through a command prompt rather than in your program?
You might have a better chance at getting an answer by posting on Stackoverflow under the Firefox tag. I've linked to their forum below.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/firefox
Cheers,
Patrick

The firefox theme(Lava V1-purple) I installed does not show permanently its background image because it quickly disappears when I click a new tab.. how can i fix this???

When i click a new tab button the background image appears but quickly disappears... I know that this shouldn't happen but it always happen no matter what i try... Can anyone help me??? Please??? I want my background, that is provided by the theme, to stay pemanently when i click the new tab button because the white background for a new tab is totally not my style..

If you go to [www.zigboom.com ZigBoom] there is a customization tab that will explain how to set your about:blank (New Tab) background image using the Firefox Add-On Stylish. Hope this helps.

When I create a new tab, firefox shows a new window.

When I create a new tab, Firefox shows a new window. Please tell me to solve this problem.

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]] 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
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
You should update your outdated Shockwave Flash 10.3 r181 plugin.
*https://www.mozilla.org/plugincheck/
You can find the latest Flash player versions for Firefox on this page:
*http://www.adobe.com/special/products/flashplayer/fp_distribution3.html

When I start a new tab by myself it went to a blank page instend of home page

When I use Firefox 3.7 , when I start a new tab by myself it can automate go to my home page....
But now after I update to Firefox 4, it cannot do that about more... I have look at the options already...
wish you guys can help me... thanks

Make sure your extensions are up-to-date if you are expecting opening a new tab ("Ctrl+T") to show your home page. Firefox has no option to do that. (bug [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=269664 269664]).
These are two extensions that can do that -- New Tab Homepage (7KB), or NewTabURL (47KB).

I need to find my own links when i click on (new tab +)

really i want make my Firefox customize :
when i click on (+) = new tab i can find preview of my links that i always use daily like
www.footyroom.com
www.bbcarabic.com ....etc

When you open a new tab (or ''about:newtab'' in adress bar) you should have thumbnails of most used webpages. If you see white page, you should have button in top-right corner enabling this feature.
You can manage thumbnails, pin them or remove.

When i press the new tab button I land on yahoo. I hate yahoo, how do I change the landing page for the new tab button?

When I pressed the new tab button, I use to land on google. I downloaded something that changed my new tab landing page. I now land on Yahoo. I hate yahoo!. How do I reset my landing page so I land on google when opening a new tab in Firefox.?

''New Tab button brings up Yahoo, want a different page''
First I would identify everything in about:config that refers to Yahoo.
Then I would remove everything about the Yahoo toolbar that is left that you don't want.
:https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/850287
As a replacement for browser.tabs.loadOnNewTab (Bug [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=269664 269664]), you may have installed: New Tab Homepage [-- https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/777 --] (7KB), or NewTabURL [-- https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/2221 --] (47KB).

In Firefox v33, new tab page thumbnails are blurry and over-sized

Since updating to Firefox v33, my new tab page thumbnails are blurry. They are also over-sized compared to what they were before the update.

Firefox automatically adjusts the number of columns that fit on the about:newtab page if you adjust the width of the Firefox window or zoom the page in or out and no longer resizes the thumbnails.
The current release doesn't resize the thumbnails, but instead reduces the number of tiles to fit the current screen width, so you may not see the number of columns that is specified via the browser.newtabpage.columns pref.
Zoom out the about:newtab page to see more tiles.
Make sure that you have only one tab with the about:newtab page open.
See also this extension:
*New Tab Tools: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-tools/

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