Why won't my home page load automatically when I open FF, even though I followed all your instructions

I tried everything to get my home page to open on my desk top whenever I open foxfire. It does on my lap top and my wife's laptop but not on my desktop. Why?

'''To reset your home page, do the following'''.<br><br>
* Go to the site you want to set as your homepage.<br><br>
* Click the Firefox button, go to '''Options '''| '''Options '''| '''General'''.<br><br>
* Make sure it says "''Show My Homepage''" in the first dropdown menu.<br><br>
* Click the button called "'''Use Current Pages'''" to set the homepage to the one you have on the screen.<br>
See also: [[How to set the home page]]
If it the above steps don't fix the problem, then you've possibly got a corrupt '''places.sqlite '''file. To fix the problem, please follow the steps in this article: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox<br><br>
If this answers your question, please click the '''Solved it''' button next to this post after you log in into the forum. This will help others searching for a solution to the same subject.
Thanks.

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