with the new update i can no longer click on firefox, file, edit, view, history, bookmarks, tools, windows or help

Do you mean with updating to Firefox 3.6.22 ? That is the last version that will run on a PowerPC Mac.<br /> Firefox 4 and later require an Intel Mac. * http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/6.0/system-requirements/ For an unofficial Firefox 4 compatible version (TenFourFox) that runs on PowerPC Macs with OS X 10.4.11 or OS X 10.5.8 you can look at: * http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/ * http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/37761/tenfourfox ---- Try to repair the disk permissions: * http://thexlab.com/faqs/repairprocess.html