Let's start by checking for a problem setting or add-on.

First, make a backup of your computer for safekeeping. To back up Firefox, see Backing up your information.

Next, try starting Firefox in Firefox Safe Mode. Be careful not to "reset" anything permanently if you didn't back up.

Does Firefox work correctly in Safe Mode? You can use the Safe Mode dialog to disable nonessential extensions or to reset your settings. (Try not to remove all your bookmarks.)

If safe mode doesn't help, try creating a new (blank) profile: Managing profiles. If that works better, you can move key settings like bookmarks from your damaged profile to the new profile, see: Recovering important data from an old profile.

If the new profile also doesn't behave, I would be suspicious of external software possibly interacting with Firefox. You could supplement your usual security scans with these:

HouseCall : http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Malwarebytes Anti-malware : http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

SUPERAntiSpyware : http://www.superantispyware.com/

Thank you for your response. I appreciate your efforts on my behalf.

Quite honestly what you proposed was far too much work and in no way justified by a newly loaded program. When you add a new program and it screws up it isn't the system its the program.

My solution was to uninstall and then reinstall. It worked over night. Today it wants to go to Yahoo France instead of USA. And nothing I tell it will change that.

Funny my 7 year old version of Flock isn't giving me any trouble. It boots right up, does what it is told and cooperates. So much for new and improved.

Today's solution, uninstall and find another browser, this one isn't worth the powder to blow it to he.................................

But again thank you for your efforts, Firefox's short comings aren't your fault.