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Rohkem teavet

firefox does not allow me to open additional tabs

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I believe it happened after a firefox update, but am not certain. I used to be able to open multiple tabs, but now I cant. Options are all correct and it wont work by clicking the +tab, or by control-t or from the the file/new tab.

I believe it happened after a firefox update, but am not certain. I used to be able to open multiple tabs, but now I cant. Options are all correct and it wont work by clicking the +tab, or by control-t or from the the file/new tab.

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Upgrade your browser to Firefox 9 and check

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Uninstall the Ask Toolbar. It can cause that problem -- new tabs will not open.

If that does not work


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You may need to update some plug-ins. Check your plug-ins and update as necessary: