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open firefox8 it goes to getting started page

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On every Firefox8 startup, there is a always a compatibility check and then the browser always opens with the 'Welcome to Firefox' page in a tab and my homepage in another tab

On every Firefox8 startup, there is a always a compatibility check and then the browser always opens with the 'Welcome to Firefox' page in a tab and my homepage in another tab

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look this up:User.js file overriding preferences. that did it for me https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Preferences%20are%20not%20saved#w_user-js-file-overriding-preferences

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look this up:User.js file overriding preferences. that did it for me https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Preferences%20are%20not%20saved#w_user-js-file-overriding-preferences

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