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Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

It won't let me open a new tab

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maggiemay
maggiemay
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I try pressing the + icon at the right and Firefox will not open a new tab. I also pressed under File-Open New Tab (Control T) and that won't do it either. Help!!

I try pressing the + icon at the right and Firefox will not open a new tab. I also pressed under File-Open New Tab (Control T) and that won't do it either. Help!!

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TonyE
TonyE
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Uninstall the Ask toolbar and it should work again. There is a compatibility issue with the Ask toolbar and Firefox that prevents new tabs from being opened.

There are a couple of places to check for the Ask toolbar:

maggiemay
maggiemay Vraag-eienaar
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I tried going into control panel to uninstall it but I got a pop up message saying that "Error opening installation log file. Verify that the specified log location exists and is writable." What am I supposed to do now??