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When I click on a new tab, the tab will not open, so I can only have one tab open at a time. How do I correct this?

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I've been using Firefox for about a year, and I use multiple tabs all the time. This evening, when I clicked to open a new tab, nothing happened. Firefox starts up and displays the first tab with the website I've specified, but when I try to open new tabs, nothing happens.

I've been using Firefox for about a year, and I use multiple tabs all the time. This evening, when I clicked to open a new tab, nothing happened. Firefox starts up and displays the first tab with the website I've specified, but when I try to open new tabs, nothing happens.

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Probably caused by the Ask Toolbar extension in Firefox 3.6.13+ versions, disable that extension or un-install it.

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Thanks. I don't have the Ask Toolbar displayed on Firefox. I'll check to see if I can find out how to disable or uninstall it.

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Thanks. I did uninstall the Ask Toolbar, but I'm still having the problem opening tabs. Any additional suggestions appreciated.

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You probably have another addon that is causing it.

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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Thanks. That fixed the problem. When I went back to the Add-ons, I found that although I had uninstalled the Ask add-on last night, it had been redownloaded since then, although I was unaware of it. I disabled all add-ons, and that fixed the problem. It probably was the Ask bar after all. Thanks again for your help.

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You're welcome. Please click the Solved button next to the answer that solved your Firefox support issue, when you are logged in.

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You got it.