When I open a new tab, it goes to Internet explorer instead of staying with firefox
Firefox is my default browser, but when I open a new tab, it goes to IE 8, I have done every thing I can to fix this, but nothing works. I just prefer fire fox for most of my web use. Thanks
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hello, can you try to replicate this behaviour when you launch firefox in safe mode once? if not, maybe an addon is interfering here...
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Are you opening the new tab via menu, or a bookmark?
Is this with any tab you open?
Type about:config<Enter> in the address bar. If a warning screen comes up, press the Be Careful button. This is where Firefox finds information it needs to run. At the top of the screen is a search bar. Type browser.newtab.url This tells Firefox what to show when a new tab is opened. If you want, right click and select Modify. You can change the setting to;
about:home (Firefox default home page), about:newtab (shows the sites most visited), about:blank (a blank page),
or you can enter any web page or about: page you want.
The same instructions are used for the new window setting, listed as browser.startup.homepage.
Are you using the extension IETab, by any chance?