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file,edit,view,fav,tools,& help,(missing)plus back&forward arrows

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In the start up page of firefox I'm missing my;..file,edit,view,fav,tools & help bar, also, the back & forward arrows, the only bars that are on show are; most visited, getting started, latest headlines, & below that; AVG, search, & page status.

In the start up page of firefox I'm missing my;..file,edit,view,fav,tools & help bar, also, the back & forward arrows, the only bars that are on show are; most visited, getting started, latest headlines, & below that; AVG, search, & page status.

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Try pressing the alt key on your keyboard, that should bring up the menu bar temporarrily, then use View -> Toolbars -> and put a tick/check against the menu bar and navigation bar.

If you hold the alt key and in turn press V T N keys it does something similar.

You may in some cases need to use the restore defaults or customise/customize options to bring things back to the way they were. And in some cases a extension or plugin may be causing the changes. For more information look at

Please mark the question as solved if the solution works, if you need more information, or the idea does not work explain what happens and someone will try to help.

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Chosen Solution

Try pressing the alt key on your keyboard, that should bring up the menu bar temporarrily, then use View -> Toolbars -> and put a tick/check against the menu bar and navigation bar.

If you hold the alt key and in turn press V T N keys it does something similar.

You may in some cases need to use the restore defaults or customise/customize options to bring things back to the way they were. And in some cases a extension or plugin may be causing the changes. For more information look at

Please mark the question as solved if the solution works, if you need more information, or the idea does not work explain what happens and someone will try to help.

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john 99.......I thank you for your help, & I apologize for not replying sooner, your information was very helpful ( 1 month ago ) thank you again.

Modified by josephleckey@bigpond.com

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Glad to have helped.

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