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FF 50.0 HOME stopped working with local file:///C:/Temp/WWW/index.html but works fine with external URL or if I add local file URL to URL field and press ENTER.

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boBK7IQ
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Firefox 50.0 HOME button stopped working with local file:///C:/Temp/WWW/index.html

Works fine if HOME URL is either external URL or if I add my local file URL to URL field and press ENTER.

Windows 7 64 pro.

Only thing recently done was adding Ubuntu to second driver partition. Everything else works fine.

VERY strange that just a local file that I have used for years stopped working with the HOME button but external files work. If I change the HOME url to anything else external, it works.

When I am on another web page and hit the HOME button, nothing happens but the HOME icon appears as though it was pressed.

Was thinking about re-installing Firefox but would rather not lose all my settings or exporting/importing everything. Tried removing HOME button and re-installing with CUSTOMIZE but no difference.

Thanks ! boB

Firefox 50.0 HOME button stopped working with local file:///C:/Temp/WWW/index.html Works fine if HOME URL is either external URL or if I add my local file URL to URL field and press ENTER. Windows 7 64 pro. Only thing recently done was adding Ubuntu to second driver partition. Everything else works fine. VERY strange that just a local file that I have used for years stopped working with the HOME button but external files work. If I change the HOME url to anything else external, it works. When I am on another web page and hit the HOME button, nothing happens but the HOME icon appears as though it was pressed. Was thinking about re-installing Firefox but would rather not lose all my settings or exporting/importing everything. Tried removing HOME button and re-installing with CUSTOMIZE but no difference. Thanks ! boB

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Appears to be a problem with Noscript addon.

I have posted this question on their forum.

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boBK7IQ
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I used my windows 10 laptop tonight... Firefox was version 49.01 and updating it said in help-about. Before I noticed this, firefox cam up with my c: file HOME page at first. THEN, after a while I noticed HOME did NOT work on this Lenovo laptop either !

Exited Firefox and re-opened and came up to a blank screen this time, just like my Windows 7 Dell laptop does.

I have a feeling that this may be a bug in the newer Firefox ?

Also, I notice that when I hover over my HOME icon, the proper URL 

file:///C:/Temp/WWW/index.html     shows up.  Can not get it to go HOME.

Will see if I can downgrade to an older FireFox but I have never had to do this before.

boB

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Appears to be a problem with Noscript addon.

I have posted this question on their forum.

FredMcD
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That was very good work. Well done. Please flag your last post as Solved Problem so others will know.