Fast Dial -> Try Uninstalling & Reinstalling the extension and Restarting Firefox (a few times). Also see this article -> Re-enable add-ons that were disabled when updating Firefox

For further assistance regarding Fast Dial visit the following links:

• Fast Dial extension's homepage on AMO -> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/fast-dial-5721/
• Fast Dial extension's homepage -> http://userlogos.org/frontpage
• Fast Dial extension's support page -> http://userlogos.org/forum/fastdial

Restoring Tabs -> See these articles:

• How do I restore my tabs from last time?
• Configuring Session Restore

Bookmarks Toolbar -> See these articles:

• Bookmarks Toolbar - Display your favorite websites at the top of the Firefox window
• Changes to toolbars and window sizes are not saved
• Corrupt localstore.rdf -> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Corrupt_localstore.rdf

Report back with the progress of your mentioned problems. Once these are fixed, you can tell us the other problems that you are facing in using Firefox.

It is possible that there is a problem with the files sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak in the Firefox Profile Folder.

Delete the sessionstore.js file and possible sessionstore-##.js files with a number and sessionstore.bak in the Firefox Profile Folder.

• Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder
• http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox

Deleting sessionstore.js will cause App Tabs and Tab Groups and open and closed (undo) tabs to get lost, so you will have to create them again (make a note or bookmark them).

See also:

• http://kb.mozillazine.org/Session_Restore
• http://kb.mozillazine.org/sessionstore.js
• http://kb.mozillazine.org/Multiple_profile_files_created

Make sure that toolbars like the "Navigation Toolbar" and the "Bookmarks Toolbar" are visible: "View > Toolbars"

• Open the Customize window via "View > Toolbars > Customize"

• Check that the "Bookmarks Toolbar items" is on the Bookmarks Toolbar
• If the "Bookmarks Toolbar items" is not on the Bookmarks Toolbar then drag it back from the toolbar palette in the customize window to the Bookmarks Toolbar

• If missing items are in the toolbar palette then drag them back from the Customize window on the toolbar
• If you do not see an item on a toolbar and in the toolbar palette then click the "Restore Default Set" button to restore the default toolbar set up

• http://kb.mozillazine.org/Toolbar_customization
• https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Back+and+forward+or+other+toolbar+items+are+missing

I'm guessing that the extension doesn't work with Firefox 12. If you really want it I'd send them feedback. Here is how to: Go to Help - Submit Feedback.

Thank you cor-el; you're a star. That solved the problem and everything is working fine now.

Had to fiddle with the Fast Dial preferences to completely restore my previous preferences, but other than that your advice solved everything.

Many thanks.