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firefox gtes stuck creating endless tabs

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After clicking on a link or subwindow on a site an endless number of tabs open. yesterday I could quit FF and restart my search. after rebooting computer, same as above but quit didn't work - tabs just kept opening like the socerer's apprentice. Needed Cntrl/Alt/Del to stop it

After clicking on a link or subwindow on a site an endless number of tabs open. yesterday I could quit FF and restart my search. after rebooting computer, same as above but quit didn't work - tabs just kept opening like the socerer's apprentice. Needed Cntrl/Alt/Del to stop it

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See Firefox repeatedly opens empty tabs or windows after you click on a link

"Reset Download Actions": http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions

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Chosen Solution

See Firefox repeatedly opens empty tabs or windows after you click on a link

"Reset Download Actions": http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions