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When I go to the TV Guide website, why does FireFox try to download the webpage?

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miket77
miket77

I go to the TV Guide website all the time, and lately when I try to go to the website instead of loading the page FireFox tries to download the page as if it were a file I would be downloading.

I go to the TV Guide website all the time, and lately when I try to go to the website instead of loading the page FireFox tries to download the page as if it were a file I would be downloading.

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cor-el
cor-el

Reload web page(s) and bypass the cache.

  • Press and hold Shift and left-click the Reload button.
  • Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
  • Press "Cmd + Shift + R" (MAC)

Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.

"Clear the Cache":

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"

"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"

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).