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window does not update when I add a tab or switch to another tab

C0ppert0p
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when I add a new tab, the new tab appears but the screen doesn't change. The content under all the tabs is the same. If I type in a url, my current page updates and when I choses another tab, the screen doesn't change. All tabs have the same content.

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The following extension was causing the problem: DivX Plus Web Player

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do not click the Reset button on the Safe mode start window or otherwise make changes.

If it does work in Firefox Safe-mode then disable all extensions (Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) and then try to find which is causing it by enabling one extension at a time until the problem reappears.

Close and restart Firefox after each change via "File > Exit" (Mac: "Firefox > Quit"; Linux: "File > Quit")

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    Product Firefox

Additional System Details

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

This started when...

not sure. but it's been weeks now.

Installed Plug-ins

  • Shockwave Flash 11.5 r502
  • Displays Java applet content, or a placeholder if Java is not installed.
  • The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site.
  • The Flip4Mac WMV Plugin allows you to view Windows Media content using QuickTime.
  • DivX Plus Web Player version 2.2.1.2
  • DivX VOD Helper Plug-in
  • Plugin for Wacom tablets.
  • Juniper Networks Safari Extensions
  • WebEx64 General Plugin Container Version 202
  • The Google Earth Plugin allows you to view 3D imagery and terrain in your web browser.
  • Microsoft Office for Mac SharePoint Browser Plug-in
  • Office Live Update v1.0
  • Garmin Communicator Plug-in Version 2.8.1.0
  • Picasa plugin.
  • iPhoto6

Application

  • User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.8; rv:16.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/16.0

More Information

if i un-install Firefox and reinstall it, and then sync to my account, the problem re-occurs.
It happens to my Windows 7, Windows 8 and OSX versions, so what ever it is is contained in my personal settings

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do not click the Reset button on the Safe mode start window or otherwise make changes.

If it does work in Firefox Safe-mode then disable all extensions (Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) and then try to find which is causing it by enabling one extension at a time until the problem reappears.

Close and restart Firefox after each change via "File > Exit" (Mac: "Firefox > Quit"; Linux: "File > Quit")

C0ppert0p
C0ppert0p
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Chosen Solution

The following extension was causing the problem: DivX Plus Web Player