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Toolbar and bookmark disappeared

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AnonymousUser
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Recently I find that the menu toolbar (defaulted by Firefox) and the bookmark (including the bookmark toolbar) above the broswer have disappeared after opening Mozilla Firefox. What should I do now?

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== Recently

Recently I find that the menu toolbar (defaulted by Firefox) and the bookmark (including the bookmark toolbar) above the broswer have disappeared after opening Mozilla Firefox. What should I do now? == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == Recently

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TXGuy
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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. (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 Windows Method 2. Press 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. 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

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

Other Issues: to correct security/stability issues

Update Java: your ver. 1.6.0.19; current ver. 1.6.0.20 (important security update 04-15-2010) (Firefox 3.6 and above requires Java 1.6.0.10 and above; 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.) See: Updating Java Do the update with Firefox closed.

AnonymousUser
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I've followed "Windows Method 1" and the toolbars appear again. Thanks.

AnonymousUser
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Once again, I've lost my bookmarks. This should be your problem (Firefox), not mine (I'm the customer). Fix this issue instead of putting the burden on the customer!

TXGuy
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Lost Bookmarks. See: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Lost+Bookmarks

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AnonymousUser
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Hi, I followed the ALT VTM method and it worked! Thanks