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Tabs won't open when I'm clicking the "+" button by the tabs or when I do "ctrl t" . Only opens a new tab when I use the middle button on mouse to click on a link.

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Running 3.6 mozilla firefox.

Addons: Addblock Plus 1.3.3 Addblock Plus Pop-up Addon 0.2.0 Ask Toolbar 3.11.3.15590 WOT 20100908

Running 3.6 mozilla firefox. Addons: Addblock Plus 1.3.3 Addblock Plus Pop-up Addon 0.2.0 Ask Toolbar 3.11.3.15590 WOT 20100908

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Try uninstalling the Ask toolbar and it should work again. There is a compatibility issue with the Ask toolbar and the current version of Firefox.

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i have had a similar problem, have you got any divx addons or extensions installed? if you have try un-installing them

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Try uninstalling the Ask toolbar and it should work again. There is a compatibility issue with the Ask toolbar and the current version of Firefox.

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thanks! it works now

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You're welcome

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This fixed it for me as well - thanks

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How do you uninstall a toolbar? My DH accepts every stinking one of them!

Another answer to this same problem said to disable Ask, I did that and still have the problem.

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Yeah! I uninstalled Ask (who needs it anyway, really?) and tabs open! Yipee!