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Why do I need to enter a URL twice, in succession, before being taken to the website?

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kjeddings
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When I type a URL in the address bar, I'm now taken to another Firefox page, with almost no text just a lot of balckness, and need to re-enter the URL in the address bar. This time, I am taken to the website. This started a month ago. Don't know why it changed, but I'd like to change it back so it's necessary to enter a URL only once before being taken to the website. Thanks for any help you can offer. Kevin

When I type a URL in the address bar, I'm now taken to another Firefox page, with almost no text just a lot of balckness, and need to re-enter the URL in the address bar. This time, I am taken to the website. This started a month ago. Don't know why it changed, but I'd like to change it back so it's necessary to enter a URL only once before being taken to the website. Thanks for any help you can offer. Kevin

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

  • Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.

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kjeddings
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Thank you for your suggestions. I started Firefox in the safe mode, then restarted, but the problem persisted. As suggested, I then started Firefox in the safe mode, clicked "Reset toolbars and controls," clicked "Make Changes and Restart", and the problem persisted.  :(

daniel347x
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Looks like this is a Tab Mix Plus error. See http://tmp.garyr.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15690 ... where updating TMP to the latest fixes the problem.