New FF4 install, back/forwards and refresh buttons not working - help!
Since new install of FF4.0 the back/forward and refresh buttons have been unoperational. They do not function.
I have tried:
restarting reinstalling starting in safe mode removing places.sqlite and restarting
All to no avail. Any ideas anyone?
Chosen solution
Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems. See:
There may be extensions and plugins installed by default in a new profile, so check that in "Tools > Add-ons > Extensions & Plugins"
If that new profile works then you can transfer some files from the old profile to that new profile (be careful not to copy corrupted files)
See:
If that doesn't help then do a clean reinstall.
- Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.
- Firefox 4.0: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
- Uninstall your current Firefox version and remove the Firefox program folder before installing that copy of the Firefox installer.
- Do not remove personal data if you uninstall the current version.
- It is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure that there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling.
Your bookmarks and other profile data are stored elsewhere (not in the Firefox program folder) and won't be affected by a reinstall, but make sure that you do not select to remove personal data if you uninstall Firefox.
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Chosen Solution
Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems. See:
There may be extensions and plugins installed by default in a new profile, so check that in "Tools > Add-ons > Extensions & Plugins"
If that new profile works then you can transfer some files from the old profile to that new profile (be careful not to copy corrupted files)
See:
If that doesn't help then do a clean reinstall.
- Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.
- Firefox 4.0: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
- Uninstall your current Firefox version and remove the Firefox program folder before installing that copy of the Firefox installer.
- Do not remove personal data if you uninstall the current version.
- It is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure that there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling.
Your bookmarks and other profile data are stored elsewhere (not in the Firefox program folder) and won't be affected by a reinstall, but make sure that you do not select to remove personal data if you uninstall Firefox.
Bingo! Creating a new profile has done the trick. I need to move stuff over from the old profile now, but with the new profile the buttons are active as expected.
Thank you for your help, it is much appreciated.
You're welcome
I'm finding that Firefox is one step behind with the URL so initially, when I first fire up my broswer, I get 'go to a website' where the URL usually is, plus no functionality with the back/forwards and refresh. If I then load a second site, it gives me the URL of the previous site. Weirdly, refreshing the page does not update the URL.
Try going to about:config and change browser.sessionhistory.max_entries 0 to browser.sessionhistory.max_entries 999
Spot on cor-el. New profile worked a treat on XP.
(Did some experimenting and found that copying either pluginreg.dat or prefs.js recreated the problem.)