Why would links or search bars on the top half of the page not work on any site when i use firefox but work fine in IE?

links and search bars on the top half of pages dont work and its not that i click them and they dont work but it wont let me click them its like it doesnt see them

Recently, the Yahoo Toolbar and the Babylon extension have been reported to cause that problem. They seem to overlap invisibly over the top of the web page display. If you have either or both, uninstall or disable them/it, or see if an update is available that solves the problem.
*See --> http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Uninstalling+add-ons
*See --> http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Cannot%20uninstall%20an%20add-on
*See --> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_toolbars
If that does not solve the problem:
*See --> [http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes Troubleshooting extensions and themes]
*See --> [http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting+plugins Troubleshooting plugins]
*See --> [http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting Basic Troubleshooting]
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