If the entire add-ons bar (formerly status-bar) is missing try "Ctrl+/" to toggle it back on/off, same as using View > Toolbars > [X] Add-on Bar If you want to see the add-ons bar the same as you had in Firefox 3.*.* install "Status-4-Evar" extension, see item #10 in the following ... You can make '''Firefox 7.0.1''' look like Firefox 3.6.*, see numbered '''items 1-10''' in the following topic [http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/firefox-problems.htm#fx4interface Fix Firefox 4.0 toolbar user interface, problems (Make Firefox 4.0 thru 8.0, look like 3.6)]. ''Whether or not you make changes, you should be aware of what has changed and what you have to do to use changed or missing features.'' * http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/firefox-problems.htm#fx4interface There is a lot more beyond those first 10 steps listed, if you want to make Firefox more functional.