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Why do I have to "Shift-refresh" some websites to display them properly in Firefox 4? I had the same problem with the latest version of Firefox 3.x, but it was fine with the previous version...

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The background or elements of some webpages don't always display properly on loading. I have to use Shift and refresh to show the right display. I tried to clear the cache, checked the basic page style and Javascript is enabled. No setting seems to be wrong. It was fine with a former version of Firefox 3, and since I updated to the latest version of Firefox 3 and then 4, I have this problem...

The background or elements of some webpages don't always display properly on loading. I have to use Shift and refresh to show the right display. I tried to clear the cache, checked the basic page style and Javascript is enabled. No setting seems to be wrong. It was fine with a former version of Firefox 3, and since I updated to the latest version of Firefox 3 and then 4, I have this problem...

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Same problem here, 50% of the websites only work with "strg-F5" or a freshly deleted Cache. Turning off "Cache Automanagement" did not help.

€: Problem is gone, only conscious change was turning off "Cache Automanagement"

Modified by extraterrestrial