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Firefox starts up all black and will not let me view sites normally.

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itsComicKid
itsComicKid
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not much else i can say but here Is some screen shots http://sadpanda.us/images/1789793-JT6O2N0.png http://sadpanda.us/images/1789794-PWVWURT.png http://sadpanda.us/images/1789795-VWIXLT6.png

not much else i can say but here Is some screen shots http://sadpanda.us/images/1789793-JT6O2N0.png http://sadpanda.us/images/1789794-PWVWURT.png http://sadpanda.us/images/1789795-VWIXLT6.png

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user633449
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Hold down the Shift key when starting Firefox and start in Safe mode, does it work there?

kobe
kobe
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If it works in safe mode, you need to disable hardware acceleration and or disable a addon.

for more see: Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems

cor-el
cor-el
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If starting in Firefox Safe Mode works then you can try to disable hardware acceleration.

itsComicKid
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yes it does :D