Why does ff4 open to the last webpage visited before closing and not the home page?

The Option/General/Startup Tab, "When Firefox starts" option is set for "Show my homepage" but it doesn't. Instead it opens as if "Show my windows and tabs from last time" option at been chosen.

The problem seems to be "Firefox Preloader".

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