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I´m having problems with viewing the screen, all the elements seems to be distorted. I deleted the old Firefox, and reinstalled it, it keeps looking the same...

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The screen looks out of phase, like bended to one side.

The screen looks out of phase, like bended to one side.

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Try the Firefox Safe Mode to see how it works there. The Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode, which disables most add-ons.

(If you're not using it, switch to the Default theme.)

  • You can open the Firefox 4.0+ Safe Mode by holding the Shift key when you use the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
  • Or use the Help menu item and click on the Restart with Add-ons Disabled... menu item while Firefox is running.

Don't select anything right now, just use "'Start in Safe Mode" To exit the Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before using the Firefox shortcut (without the Shift key) to open it again. If it is good in the Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one.

If that doesn't work try resetting FF


To Reset Firefox do the following:

  1. Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
  2. Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
  3. Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
  4. Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.


Further information can be found in the Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings article.

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Reload web page(s) and bypass the cache to refresh possibly outdated or corrupted files.

- Press and hold Shift and left-click the Reload button.

- Press "Command + Shift + R" (MAC)


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I have quitted the program, reinstalled it, it is the same, with old and new pages, it doesn´t look like a cache problem the window itself gets distorted (for example the url bar, everything looks inclinated) Thanks

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Here is the error:

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Chosen Solution

Try the Firefox Safe Mode to see how it works there. The Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode, which disables most add-ons.

(If you're not using it, switch to the Default theme.)

  • You can open the Firefox 4.0+ Safe Mode by holding the Shift key when you use the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
  • Or use the Help menu item and click on the Restart with Add-ons Disabled... menu item while Firefox is running.

Don't select anything right now, just use "'Start in Safe Mode" To exit the Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before using the Firefox shortcut (without the Shift key) to open it again. If it is good in the Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one.

If that doesn't work try resetting FF


To Reset Firefox do the following:

  1. Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
  2. Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
  3. Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
  4. Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.


Further information can be found in the Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings article.

Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!

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Try to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox.

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Thanx Dbellca82, Restart with Add-ons Disabled...worked!

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Glad this was able to solve your problem.

Please select the appropriate response "Solved/Solution" to close out this thread & mark issue as solved if this has solved your issue. Thank You.

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ª First time here, Thanks!

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no problem Cynthia, glad I was able to help!