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The go back/forward buttons have stopped working since a windows XP update.

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RBGrenville
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Since a windows xp update the back & forward a page buttons have stopped working & are not highlighted, have tried uninstalling and reinstalling, going back to default appearance but nothing seems to work. 

   Many thanks for your help.
                Roger
Since a windows xp update the back & forward a page buttons have stopped working & are not highlighted, have tried uninstalling and reinstalling, going back to default appearance but nothing seems to work. Many thanks for your help. Roger

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TonyE
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That can be caused if there is a problem with the file that stores history, for details see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Locked_or_damaged_places.sqlite