Have Firefox on 3 computers for a long time. About a month ago Installing Firefox appeared as my opening page rather then Just the normal Firefox Browser.
When I click on Firefox Icon it opens in Getting Started with Firefox instead of Firefox Browser. It keeps asking me if I want to download fireFox? I have been using it for years. Can't get rid of this. I just want to open in firefox browser.
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You may want to update your graphics drivers AMD Radeon R4 Graphics as they are old (2014) https://support.amd.com/en-us/download/auto-detect-tool
Could be good old MS messing with you. Finding people are needing to switch to the Extended Release version. You may want to try that : https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/52.0esr/releasenotes/
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Let’s do a full clean re-install; Download Firefox For All languages And Systems {web link}
Save the file. Then Close Firefox.
Using your file browser, open the Programs Folder on your computer.
Windows: C:\Program Files C:\Program Files (x86)
Mac: Open the "Applications" folder. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-download-and-install-firefox-mac
Linux: Check your user manual. If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it. See Install Firefox on Linux; https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux
If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the Firefox download page, simply remove the folder Firefox in your home directory. http://www.mozilla.org/firefox#desktop ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Do Not remove the profiles folder.
Look for, and rename any Mozilla or Firefox program folders by adding .old to them. Do not rename the Mozilla Thunderbird folder if there is one.
After rebooting the computer, run a registry scanner if you have one. Then run the installer. If all goes well, remove the OLD folders when you are done. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If there is a problem, start your Computer in safe mode and try again.
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Linux+Safe+Mode This shows how to Start all Computers in Safe Mode; Free Online Encyclopedia
What happens when you launch a new window within Firefox? You can do that using the menu or by pressing Ctrl+n.
If you get the same unwanted page:
Please check your home page setting. This article will get you to the relevant part of the Options page: How to set the home page.
If you get a different page, the page you want:
Firefox may think that it just updated, or an extension may be generating that page, or the shortcut/icon you use to start Firefox may have that address coded into it. Detailed steps for investigation to follow if needed.