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Tabs & Webpages have difficulty in loading. (OLD QUESTION, UNABLE TO REMOVE & NO NEED FOR REPLY'S TO THIS)

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Doing some browsing for add-on's & I am noticing that, on the right hand side of every add-on, it shows the "DOWNLOAD NOW" icon in a light blue background instead of the "+ Add to Firefox" icon in a bright green background.

When I reload each tab, this corrects the above mentioned problem, (BUT ONLY TEMPORARY).

I end up having to continualy repeat this for each webpage advancing.

Doing some browsing for add-on's & I am noticing that, on the right hand side of every add-on, it shows the "DOWNLOAD NOW" icon in a light blue background instead of the "+ Add to Firefox" icon in a bright green background. When I reload each tab, this corrects the above mentioned problem, (BUT ONLY TEMPORARY). I end up having to continualy repeat this for each webpage advancing.

Modified by Chris Canfield

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Hello,

Try Firefox Safe Mode to see if the problem goes away. Firefox Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode that turns off some settings, disables most add-ons (extensions and themes).

If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu:

  • In Firefox 29.0 and above, click the menu button New Fx Menu, click Help Help-29 and select Restart with Add-ons Disabled.
  • In previous Firefox versions, click on the Firefox button at the top left of the Firefox window and click on Help (or click on Help in the Menu bar, if you don't have a Firefox button) then click on Restart with Add-ons Disabled.

If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:

  • On Windows: Hold the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
  • On Mac: Hold the option key while starting Firefox.
  • On Linux: Quit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run firefox -safe-mode
    (you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)

When the Firefox Safe Mode window appears, select "Start in Safe Mode".
Safe Mode Fx 15 - Win

If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems article to find the cause.

To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.

When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem.

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Update your Shockwave Flash v14. http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/

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Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.

  • Clear the Cache

Press the <Alt> or <F10> key to bring up the tool bar. Followed by;

Windows; Tools > Options Linux; Edit > Preferences Mac; application name > Preferences

Then Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: Clear Now

and

  • Remove Cookies

This will log you out of all sites you're logged in to. Press the <Alt> or <F10> key to bring up the tool bar. Followed by;

Windows; Tools > Options Linux; Edit > Preferences Mac; application name > Preferences

Then Privacy. Under History, select Firefox will Use Custom Settings. There is a button on the right side called Show Cookies.

If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} While you are in safe mode; Press the <Alt> or <F10> key to bring up the tool bar. Followed by;

Windows; Tools > Options Linux; Edit > Preferences Mac; application name > Preferences

Then Advanced > General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.

Poke around safe web sites and see if there is still a problem. Then restart

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This happens when you block the JavaScript that modifies the page after the page has finished loading.

Also make sure that your security software isn't blocking JavaScript.

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This message is an old posting & reply's to this are not needed @ this time. I apologize for any misunderstandings.