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Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

when I start firefox my options (settings) get set back to the defaults and I am re-directed to the firefox start page instead of my home page. version 3.6.8

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rankenet
rankenet

This problem started after upgrading to 3.6.8. It first looked as if Firefox is looking to update some plug-ins, despite setting it not to look for updates. I have the same plug-ins for a long time (MS drm, ad-block +, Java and script . I wonder if locking the prefs would help, or make it read only. Thank you for any help - I am a firebox addict.

This problem started after upgrading to 3.6.8. It first looked as if Firefox is looking to update some plug-ins, despite setting it not to look for updates. I have the same plug-ins for a long time (MS drm, ad-block +, Java and script . I wonder if locking the prefs would help, or make it read only. Thank you for any help - I am a firebox addict.

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TonyE
TonyE

Possibly a locked or corrupt preferences file. For details on this see the preferences are not saved article.