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Links won't open on drudgereport.com website with ver 29 of Firefox. They will open with left mouse click link, then open in new window.

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tmcdowel
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Website www.drudgereport.com This is the only website I am seeing this problem with. hovering over links, display correct url in status bar clicking on links do not appear to do anything. Looking at page source shows links as normal html <A HREF="http://......">text</A> If you left mouse click the link, and open in new tab, it works fine.

Website www.drudgereport.com This is the only website I am seeing this problem with. hovering over links, display correct url in status bar clicking on links do not appear to do anything. Looking at page source shows links as normal html <A HREF="http://......">text</A> If you left mouse click the link, and open in new tab, it works fine.

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Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.

Clear the Cache
Firefox/Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"

and

Remove Cookies
Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy.
Under History, select Firefox will Use Custom Settings.
There is a button on the right side called Show Cookies.

If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode
While you are in safe mode;
Firefox Options > Advanced > General.
Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.
Poke around safe web sites and see if there is still a problem. Then restart.

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FredMcD
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Chosen Solution

Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.

Clear the Cache
Firefox/Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"

and

Remove Cookies
Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy.
Under History, select Firefox will Use Custom Settings.
There is a button on the right side called Show Cookies.

If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode
While you are in safe mode;
Firefox Options > Advanced > General.
Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.
Poke around safe web sites and see if there is still a problem. Then restart.