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Firefox is not able to show the Toolbar. Please re-install the Toolbar. HOW?

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I came back after two weeks away from my computer at work. I tried to open Firefox and couldn't. Then got a message saying "error in script, etc." I ended the script operation, finally got and there is no Firefox Toolbar and the message says "Firefox is not able to show the Toolbar. Please re-install the Toolbar. " HOW? How does a person re-install the Toolbar?

When I asked for help I got copies of other people's communication about the same problem with same or similar details of what happened, but no solution mentioned.

I came back after two weeks away from my computer at work. I tried to open Firefox and couldn't. Then got a message saying "error in script, etc." I ended the script operation, finally got and there is no Firefox Toolbar and the message says "Firefox is not able to show the Toolbar. Please re-install the Toolbar. " HOW? How does a person re-install the Toolbar? When I asked for help I got copies of other people's communication about the same problem with same or similar details of what happened, but no solution mentioned.

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go to Help Menu -> select "Restart with Add-ons Disabled"

Firefox will close then it will open up with just basic Firefox. Now do this:

-> Update ALL your Firefox Plug-ins https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/

-> go to View Menu -> Zoom -> click "Reset"

-> go to View Menu -> Page Style -> select "Basic Page Style"

-> go to View Menu -> Toolbars -> unselect unwanted toolbars

-> go Tools Menu -> Clear Recent History -> Time range to clear: select EVERYTHING -> click Details (small arrow) button -> place Checkmarks on ALL Options -> click "Clear Now"

-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> General -> When Firefox starts : select "Show My Home Page" -> Type the address of the website which you want to be your HomePage e.g. http:www.google.com -> click OK

-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Privacy -> History section -> Firefox will: select "Use custom settings for history" -> PLACE CHECKMARKS on: 

1) Remember my Browsing History

2) Remember Download History

3) Remember Search History

4) Accept Cookies from sites -> select "Exceptions..." button -> Click "Remove All Sites" at the bottom of "Exception - Cookies" window

  4a) Accept Third-party Cookies -> under "Keep Until" select "They Expire"

-> REMOVE CHECKMARK from Last Option (CLEAR HISTORY WHEN FIREFOX CLOSES)

-> click the Favicon (small drop down menu icon) on Firefox SearchBar (its position is on the Right side of the Address Bar) -> click "Manage Search Engines" -> select unwanted search engines and click Remove -> click OK

-> go to Tools Menu -> Add-ons -> Extensions section -> REMOVE any Unwanted/Suspicious Extensions (Add-ons) -> Restart Firefox

You can enable your Known & Trustworthy Add-ons later. Check and tell if its working.