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I don't want the sidebar to automatically open. How do I stop it?
Since I updated Firefox I now get a sidebar on the left side of the screen. I don't like it and would prefer for it not so show. I prefer to see my entire screen instead of something I didn't request.
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What is in the sidebar?
If you see a web page then check the Home page setting and make sure that you do not open a bookmark in the sidebar.
- How to set the home page - Firefox supports multiple home pages separated by '|' symbols
If you see the Bookmarks or History sidebar then see:
Other things that need your attention:
Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks that you should update.
- Shockwave Flash 10.0 r32
- Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_21 for Mozilla browsers
Update the Flash plugin to the latest version.
Update the Java plugin to the latest version.
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html (Java Platform: Download JRE)
I had the same problem. Couldn't stop the sidebar from loading when launching FF4. Finally just used the tried and true method: uninstalled FF4 and then re-installed it from a fresh download of the setup file (backed up my bookmarks first, of course, which is pretty easy in FF!). (When uninstalling, I checked the box for removing all personal preferences. This was key.)
After the re-install, the problem seems to have cleared up. I've re-imported my bookmarks and now I'm good to go. I may have to re-install a few add-ons, but that's ok since many of them weren't compatible with the new FF version anyway.
(PS: I'm using FF on a PC running Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit.]
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