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I HAVE UPDATED TO FIREFOX 13.00.01 VERSION BUT NOW EVEN AFTER SETTING MASTER PASSWORD THE FIREFOX DONT ASK FOR PASSWORD WHILE LAUNCHING

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previous version of firefox was working correctly and was asking for master password while startup but my current version is not asking for password when it is launched

previous version of firefox was working correctly and was asking for master password while startup but my current version is not asking for password when it is launched

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The master password isn't used to prevent Firefox from starting.
The MP is only used to prevent unauthorized access to the name and passwords in the Password Manager.


If you open a page with a login form on startup and you've stored a N/P for that website then you get a MP prompt, but you can close that dialog via Cancel or ESC.

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The master password isn't used to prevent Firefox from starting.
The MP is only used to prevent unauthorized access to the name and passwords in the Password Manager.


If you open a page with a login form on startup and you've stored a N/P for that website then you get a MP prompt, but you can close that dialog via Cancel or ESC.

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got it ......Thank you sir