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When I type an address into the address tool bar and press enter nothing happens. this just started happening recently. Why is this happening?

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When I press enter after typing in an address nothing happens but i can click on the arrow and it goes to the page. why wont the enter work anymore? this just started happening recently.

When I press enter after typing in an address nothing happens but i can click on the arrow and it goes to the page. why wont the enter work anymore? this just started happening recently.

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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

If it does work in Safe-mode then disable all extensions and then try to find which is causing it by enabling one at a time until the problem reappears.

  • Use "Disable all add-ons" on the Safe mode start window to disable all extensions.
  • Close and restart Firefox after each change via "File > Exit" (Mac: "Firefox > Quit"; Linux: "File > Quit")

In Firefox 4 you can use one of these to start in Safe mode:

  • Help > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
  • Hold down the Shift key while double clicking the Firefox desktop shortcut (Windows)