My Firefox Browser tool bar ( ... with the buttons "Bookmarks"," History", "Tools". etc, ) has disappeared -- how can i restore it ?
I access the internet through the Mozilla Firefox browser with a "toolbar"that was originally as described above. My default "home page " is the AOL web site through which I access e-mail . AOL offered a" toolbar" -- I installed it and several days laterthe top "bar " on my computer changed to read " Aol - Mozilla Firefox, etc., .... " but with "the buttons " ---" Bookmarks , History , Tools, ...etc. " ---gone . The " Aol Toolbar " is the next" band " down . How do I restore the original configuration ? Can I have two such " tool bars" ? I'd be happy with just the "original ". Thanks --- Hhutson 1
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"Bookmarks"," History", "Tools". etc: Those are on the Menu Bar; see below
Menu Bar (File, Edit, View, History, Bookmarks, Tools, Help)
Firefox 3.6.x versions allow the user to hide the Menu Bar.
- Tap the ALT key or the F10 key, Menu Bar will display, click View, click Toolbars, click Menu Bar to place a check mark next to it, OR
- Press and hold the ALT key while pressing the letters VTM on your keyboard, then release the ALT key
- See: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Menu+bar+is+missing
Other Toolbars, see: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Back+and+forward+or+other+toolbar+items+are+missing
Status Bar: click View, click Status Bar to place a check mark
Full Screen Mode: If you have no Toolbars or Tab Bar: Press F11 (F11 is an on/off toggle). See: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Netbooks#Full_screen
Also see: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Toolbar_customization_-_Firefox#Restoring_missing_menu_or_other_toolbars
Other issues needing your attention
The information submitted with your question indicates that you have out of date plugins with known security and stability issues that should be updated. To see the plugins submitted with your question, click "More system details..." to the right of your original question post. You can also see your plugins from the Firefox menu, Tools > Add-ons > Plugins.
- Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape
- Current versions are 9.2.4 and 10.0.1, both security releases on 2011-02-08
- Info on version 10 (Reader X):
- New Adobe Reader X (version 10) with Protected Mode was released 2010-11-19
- See: http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-releases-acrobat-reader-x-protected-mode
- Check your plugin versions: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
- Note: plugin check page does not have information on all plugin versions
Update Adobe Reader (PDF plugin):
- From within your existing Adobe Reader (if you have it already installed):
- Open the Adobe Reader program from your Programs list
- Click Help > Check for Updates
- Follow the prompts for updating
- If this method works for you, skip the "Download complete installer" section below and proceed to "After the installation" below
- Download complete installer (if you do NOT have Adobe Reader installed):
- Use the links below to avoid getting the troublesome "getplus" Adobe Download Manager and other "extras" you may not want
- Use Firefox to download and SAVE the installer to your hard drive from the appropriate link below
- Click "Save to File"; save to your Desktop (so you can find it)
- After download completes, close Firefox
- Click the installer you just downloaded and allow the install to continue
- Note: Vista and Win7 users may need to right-click the installer and choose "Run as Administrator"
- Download link: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/
- Choose your OS
- Choose the latest #.x version (example 9.x, for version 9)
- Choose the highest number version listed
- NOTE: 10.x is the new Adobe Reader X (Windows and Mac only as of this posting)
- Choose your language
- Download the file, SAVE it to your hard drive, when complete, close Firefox, click on the installer you just downloaded and let it install.
- Windows: choose the .exe file; Mac: choose the .dmg file
- Using either of the links below will force you to install the "getPlus" Adobe Download Manager. Also be sure to uncheck the McAfee Scanner if you do not want the link forcibly installed on your desktop
- Also see Download link': http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/
- Also see: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Adobe+Reader+plugin+with+Firefox (do not use the link on this page for downloading; you may get the troublesome "getplus" Adobe Download Manager (Adobe DLM) and other "extras")
- After the installation, start Firefox and check your version again.
- From within your existing Adobe Reader (if you have it already installed):