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my firefox opens without the firefox button in the upper left

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sanfran
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I have the edition 9.0.1 installed on Windows XP home edition, but it opens without the Firefox button appearing in the rectangular box at the upper left of the screen. It does show File, Edit, View, History, Bookmarks, Tools and Help.
Should I have the Firefox button? Do I even need it?
Thank you.


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I have the edition 9.0.1 installed on Windows XP home edition, but it opens without the Firefox button appearing in the rectangular box at the upper left of the screen. It does show File, Edit, View, History, Bookmarks, Tools and Help.<br /> Should I have the Firefox button? Do I even need it?<br /> Thank you.<br /> ''(unnecessary link removed by moderator)''

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Hi sanfran,

The Firefox button can be enabled/disabled at will. To turn it on, you can just go to View > Toolbars and disable the Menu bar. This article will walk you through the process.

Using the Firefox menu is really just a personal preference. There is no "real" advantage to using it or not.

Hopefully this helps!

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Matt_G
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Hi sanfran,

The Firefox button can be enabled/disabled at will. To turn it on, you can just go to View > Toolbars and disable the Menu bar. This article will walk you through the process.

Using the Firefox menu is really just a personal preference. There is no "real" advantage to using it or not.

Hopefully this helps!

sanfran
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Thank you very much Matt for taking the time and trouble to answer my question. God bless.

fajmb28
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thanks that was extremely helpful and easy to understand. thanks for the help.