windows 7 and Firefox 9 on a toshiba laptop. Sometimes when I click on a link instead of being directed to the site, I get a constant stream of new tabs opening that I sometimes have to shut down to stop. Any ides why?
ex: I get an email with an imbedded link. I click on the link and immediately new tabs start opening in the menu bar. Doesn't happen all the time and also happens with links on web pages.
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Hi,
Please check if this happens in Safe Mode. If possible please also try to rule out hardware / mouse settings issues.
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Useful links:
Going beyond Tools > Options - about:config
Page Info Tools (Alt + T) > Page Info, Right-click > View Page Info
Firefox Profile Folder & Files
Thanks for all of the links. The good news is that the problem did not occur when I clicked on any of the links you supplied. I did update a couple of add-ons but I don't see myself opening Firefox in safe mode every time I go online. I was hoping that someone had the same problem and thus knew exactly what was causing it.
Thanks again for your help although I am still hoping for a less complicated solution.
You get that problem if you select the Firefox program to handle a file if you get an "open with" dialog.
Thanks cor-el. These steps appear to directly apply to the problems I have be experiencing. I made a few changes although I haven't yet tried to see if the changes worked. I'll save your answer for a while in case I have to try the more radical changes.
Thanks again for finding the answer to my issue.