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How do I stop the error console from popping up every time I open a window?

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Every time I open Firefox the error console pops up. How do I prevent this from happening?

Every time I open Firefox the error console pops up. How do I prevent this from happening?

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Do you have the Web Developer extension installed? There's a pref for that in WD options that you need to deselect.

Do you have that problem when running in the Firefox SafeMode?
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode
Don't select anything right now, just use "Continue in SafeMode."

If not, see this:
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/troubleshooting+extensions+and+theme...

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Some mouse gesture extensions have been reported in the past to cause this issue, so if you have any of those installed then start with disabling those gesture extensions.


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Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks that you should update.

  1. Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45
  2. Java Plug-in 1.6.0_13 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper)

Update the Flash plugin to the latest version.

Update the Java plugin to the latest version.

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Hey, This error comes because of Web Developer add-on. we have to disable 2 options in that. To do this, we have to follow the below steps.

Step1: Choose menu Tools ->Add-ons Step2: Select "Extensions" option from left side options list Step3: Click "Options" button against "Web Developer 1.1.9" and this will open a dialog Step4: Select "Miscellaneous" option from left side list Step5: Deselect all the check boxes in "Warnings & Errors" group box. Step6: Click "Ok"