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Minimise, Maximise and Close buttons missing in Vista

DrMopp

No Minimise, Maximise and Close buttons appear in Vista, though clicking in appropriate area does perform the action.

No Minimise, Maximise and Close buttons appear in Vista, though clicking in appropriate area does perform the action.
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Chosen Solution

Turned transparency off in Vista, then back on again. When I opened Firefox (narmally, not in safe mode) buttons had reappeared. Seems related to 'tabs on top' setting, as the 'list all tabs' button (normally at the end of the tabs, was appearing at the top right, where the 'close' button should be.

Modified by DrMopp

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You may be using a theme or persona that makes it more difficult to see those buttons if Aero in Vista is enabled.

Start Firefox in Use Troubleshoot Mode in Firefox to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

Thx for replies, but:- @mha007 - tried that before posting to no effect. @cor-el, in safe mode with default theme and no different. Tooltips appear when hovering where buttons should be.

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Check and tell if its working.

Chosen Solution

Turned transparency off in Vista, then back on again. When I opened Firefox (narmally, not in safe mode) buttons had reappeared. Seems related to 'tabs on top' setting, as the 'list all tabs' button (normally at the end of the tabs, was appearing at the top right, where the 'close' button should be.

Modified by DrMopp