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WHEN I CLiCK ON TOOLS-OPTIONS IT DOES NOT OPEN! IT SAYS about:preferences BUT THE OPENEND SITE IS EMPTY WHY?

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WHEN I CLiCK ON TOOLS-OPTIONS IT DOES NOT OPEN! IT SAYS about:preferences BUT THE OPEND SITE IS EMPTY WHY?

WHEN I CLiCK ON TOOLS-OPTIONS IT DOES NOT OPEN! IT SAYS about:preferences BUT THE OPEND SITE IS EMPTY WHY?
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window

The new in-content about:preferences page has replaced the previously used standalone Options/Preferences window.

You can toggle browser.preferences.inContent to false on the about:config page to restore the standalone Options/Preferences window that you had in previous Firefox versions.

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.

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Hello,

The Refresh feature (called "Reset" in older Firefox versions) can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your bookmarks, history, passwords, cookies, and other essential information.

Note: When you use this feature, you will lose any extensions, toolbar customizations, and some preferences. See the Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings article for more information.

To Refresh Firefox:

  1. Open the Troubleshooting Information page using one of these methods:
    • Click the menu button New Fx Menu, click help Help-29 and select Troubleshooting Information. A new tab containing your troubleshooting information should open.
    • If you're unable to access the Help menu, type about:support in your address bar to bring up the Troubleshooting Information page.
  2. At the top right corner of the page, you should see a button that says "Refresh Firefox" ("Reset Firefox" in older Firefox versions). Click on it.
  3. Firefox will close. After the refresh process is completed, Firefox will show a window with the information that is imported.
  4. Click Finish and Firefox will reopen.

Did this fix the problem? Please report back to us!

Thank you.

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if i do this, will i lost all my saved passwords?

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No, your passwords and personal information will be saved.

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Tyler Downer said

No, your passwords and personal information will be saved.

it did not work. the site appers still empty and does not open

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Please go to about:support, and copy the data there and paste it here.

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which data do you need?but its all in german

Allgemeine Informationen


Name: Firefox Version: 38.0.5 Build-ID: 20150525141253 Update-Kanal: release User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/38.0 Fenster mit mehreren Prozessen: 0/1 (Standard: false)

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Name: Adblock Plus Version: 2.6.9.1-signed Aktiviert: true ID: {d10d0bf8-f5b5-c8b4-a8b2-2b9879e08c5d}

Grafik


ClearType-Parameter: Gamma: 1800 Pixel Structure: R ClearType Level: 50 Enhanced Contrast: 300 Direct2D aktiviert: true DirectWrite aktiviert: true (6.2.9200.16571) Geräte-ID: 0x1050 GPU #2 aktiv: false GPU-beschleunigte Fenster: 1/1 Direct3D 11 (OMTC) Karten-Beschreibung: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M Karten-RAM: 1024 Karten-Treiber: nvd3dumx,nvwgf2umx,nvwgf2umx nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um Subsys-ID: 00000000 Treiber-Datum: 4-8-2015 Treiber-Version: 9.18.13.5012 Vendor-ID: 0x10de WebGL-Renderer: Google Inc. -- ANGLE (NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M Direct3D11 vs_5_0 ps_5_0) windowLayerManagerRemote: true AzureCanvasBackend: direct2d 1.1 AzureContentBackend: direct2d 1.1 AzureFallbackCanvasBackend: cairo AzureSkiaAccelerated: 0

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browser.cache.disk.capacity: 358400 browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: false browser.cache.frecency_experiment: 1 browser.download.importedFromSqlite: true browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion: 7 browser.sessionstore.upgradeBackup.latestBuildID: 20150525141253 browser.startup.homepage_override.buildID: 20150525141253 browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone: 38.0.5 dom.mozApps.used: true extensions.lastAppVersion: 38.0.5 gfx.direct3d.last_used_feature_level_idx: 0 media.gmp-eme-adobe.lastUpdate: 1433777866 media.gmp-eme-adobe.version: 10 media.gmp-gmpopenh264.lastUpdate: 1433777866 media.gmp-gmpopenh264.version: 1.4 media.gmp-manager.buildID: 20150525141253 media.gmp-manager.lastCheck: 1433777864 network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true network.predictor.cleaned-up: true places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 104858 plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types: application/pdf privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs: true

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JavaScript


Inkrementelle GC: true

Barrierefreiheit


Aktiviert: false Barrierefreiheit verhindern: 0

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NSPR Minimal vorausgesetzte Version: 4.10.8 Verwendete Version: 4.10.8

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window

The new in-content about:preferences page has replaced the previously used standalone Options/Preferences window.

You can toggle browser.preferences.inContent to false on the about:config page to restore the standalone Options/Preferences window that you had in previous Firefox versions.

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.

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hello. browser.preferences.inContent says: standard- boolean- true. What do i need to change?

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OK THANKS this helped .-)