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Option to open new window or new tab via right click on taskbar icon in WinXP, Firefox 10 is not available

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scuzzy1517
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When I right click on the Firefox tab/icon in the taskbar, there is no option for me to open a new window or new tab. I am only offered the ability to Move, Size, Minimize, Maximize or Close Firefox.

When I right click on the Firefox tab/icon in the taskbar, there is no option for me to open a new window or new tab. I am only offered the ability to Move, Size, Minimize, Maximize or Close Firefox.

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cor-el
cor-el
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That is the Windows System menu and is maintained by Windows XP.

You need to open Firefox to open a new tab or create a shortcut with the -new-tab or -new-window command line switch if you want to do that via the desktop.

scuzzy1517
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Sorry, should have been clearer. I am trying to do this once Firefox is open/running. When I right click on one of the open Firefox tabs/icons located in the taskbar, the tasks of new window and new tab are not there.