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When I hover over links in Safe Mode I can get a preview of the text, but not in Normal startup - what could be causing the problem?

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1eto replied 14 years ago
1eto
1eto

For example, in message boards, I used to be able to see the first line or so of text by hovering over the link - on a new computer, I can't. I don't know if it's a setting on the latest version of Firefox (installed on the new machine), but when I start up in Safe Mode it does show me the preview. Any advice would be appreciated.

For example, in message boards, I used to be able to see the first line or so of text by hovering over the link - on a new computer, I can't. I don't know if it's a setting on the latest version of Firefox (installed on the new machine), but when I start up in Safe Mode it does show me the preview. Any advice would be appreciated.

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cor-el
cor-el
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Chosen Solution

Try to disable hardware acceleration.

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"

Modified by cor-el

1eto
1eto Question owner

That seems to have done the trick. Thanks!