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All of my toolbars are gone. I tried to reset toolbars to default, it didn't work. Tried running in safemode it didn't work. Firefox will not let me download any toolbars. Help!

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All of my toolbars are gone. I can't download any toolbars. I tried system restore and it's not working.

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Every time Firefox opened

== I downloaded a windows update

All of my toolbars are gone. I can't download any toolbars. I tried system restore and it's not working. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == I downloaded a windows update

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I can see the menu bar, it's the toolbars that I installed before that are missing such as the norton toolbar and the my points toolbar. Firefox will not let me download them again because of some error. I have updated java and the problem still exists.

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Can't see the Menu Bar (File, Edit, View, History, Bookmarks, Tools, Help)? Turning the Menu Bar on and off is a new feature in version 3.6. (~~red:Linux & OSX see~~: Restore the Menu bar in Firefox ) Windows Method 1. Hold down the key and press the following letters in this exact order: V T M then release the key Windows Method 2. Tap once on the F10 key, while the Menu bar is visible, choose "View > Toolbars", click "Menu Bar" so that a check mark is placed next to Menu Bar Windows Method 3. Tap once and release the key. The Menu Bar will be displayed; then choose ~~red:V~~iew > ~~red:T~~oolbars and click on ~~red:M~~enu Bar so that a check mark is placed next to Menu Bar The Menu Bar should now be displayed permanently, unless you turn it off again using View > Toolbars. Check mark = displayed, NO check mark = not displayed. See:

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Menu+bar+is+missing

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Toolbar_customization#Restoring_missing_menu_or_other_toolbars Navigation Toolbar, Bookmarks Toolbar and other Toolbars under View > Toolbars. Clicking on one of them will place a check mark (display) or remove the check mark (not displayed). To display the Status Bar, View, then click Status bar to place a check mark (display) or remove the check mark (not displayed). Full Screen mode http://kb.mozillazine.org/Netbooks#Full_screen

Also see: Back and forward or other toolbar buttons are missing Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars How to customize the toolbar


Other Issues: ~~red:You have installed plug-ins with known security issues. You should update them immediately.~~

Update Java: your ver. 1.6.0.~~red:17~~; current ver. 1.6.0.20 (important security update 04-15-2010) (Firefox 3.6 and above requires Java 1.6.0.10 or higher; see: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Java-related+issues#Java_does_not_work_in_Firefox_3_6 ) (Windows users: Do the manual update; very easy.) ~~red:Check your version here~~: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/ See: Updating Java Do the update with Firefox closed. NOTE: Java version 1.6.0.21 has been released. It is mainly an update for developers of Java applications and most users do not need to be concerned about downloading version 1.6.0.21. At this time, the update option in existing installations of Java 1.6.0.20 are not updating to version 1.6.0.21; at this time, it must be manually downloaded and installed. According to the Java release notes: "Bug Fixes Java SE 6 Update 21 does not contain any additional fixes for security vulnerabilities to its previous release, Java SE 6 Update 20. Users who have Java SE 6 Update 20 have the latest security fixes and do not need to upgrade to this release to be current on security fixes." Source: http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u21.html

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I can see the menu bar, it's the toolbars that I installed before that are missing such as the norton toolbar and the my points toolbar. Firefox will not let me download them again because of some error. I have updated java and the problem still exists.

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Did you look at the section Navigation Toolbar, Bookmarks Toolbar and other Toolbars ?

"will not let me download them again because of some error" Would you care to share the exact wording of the error? That may help find a solution!

"I have updated java and the problem still exists" Java is just something you needed to update. Hence, the separate heading Other Issues.

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I had IE and I downloaded Advanced Toolbar. I want it again, but I can't import it. When I download it again, it won't show up on my home page. It also won't show up on the toolbar list in the "view" section of the menu bar.

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i have an issue in firefox ,each and every time i need to reset my tool bars to download any content.