why don't the pages load when I click on the links saved in my favorites?
I run a computer on Windows XP. I have been hesitant to update my version of Firefox because of this problem. My last, fully functional, version of Firefox was version 42.0.x and I have just updated to version 52.9.0 (32-bit). if you need further information about my computer or anything else related to this issue please do not hesitate to ask.
My bookmarks menu drops down just fine, I have links in my Bookmarks Toolbar, and all links are very functional. I click on my Bookmarks menu and go to any link saved in my favorites then click the link nothing happens. The same thing goes for the links in my Bookmarks Toolbar. The only way I can get any links to work is to click and drag them into a new tab. This is not how a web browser should function. Can anyone please help me?
Here is my Troubleshooting Information: Application Basics
Name: Firefox Version: 52.9.0 Build ID: 20180621064021 Update Channel: esr-cck-mozilla-EMEfree User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 OS: Windows_NT 5.1 Multiprocess Windows: 0/1 (Disabled by add-ons) Safe Mode: false
Crash Reports for the Last 3 Days
All Crash Reports (including 2 pending crashes in the given time range)
Extensions
Name: Adblock Plus Version: 2.8.2 Enabled: true ID: {d10d0bf8-f5b5-c8b4-a8b2-2b9879e08c5d}
Name: Application Update Service Helper Version: 2.0 Enabled: true ID: [email protected]
Name: Close All Tabs Button Version: 1.3 Enabled: true ID: [email protected]
Name: Close Tab Button Version: 1.6 Enabled: true ID: [email protected]
Name: Flash Control Version: 2.1.4 Enabled: true ID: jid1-sNL73VCI4UB0Fw@jetpack
Name: Go to Bottom of Page Button Version: 1.3 Enabled: true ID: [email protected]
Name: Go to Top of Page Button Version: 1.3 Enabled: true ID: [email protected]
Name: Google Disconnect Version: 2.4.2.1-signed.1-signed Enabled: true ID: [email protected]
Name: Lazarus: Form Recovery Version: 2.3.1-signed.1-signed Enabled: true ID: [email protected]
Name: Multi-process staged rollout Version: 1.10 Enabled: true ID: [email protected]
Name: Pocket Version: 1.0.5 Enabled: true ID: [email protected]
Name: Reload Tabs Button Version: 1.3 Enabled: true ID: [email protected]
Name: Stop All Button Version: 1.4 Enabled: true ID: [email protected]
Name: Super Tab Mode Version: 2.00.1-signed.1-signed Enabled: true ID: {752a85d4-68d6-48ae-ab7d-6640f5f75d85}
Name: Tab Utilities Version: 1.5.28.1.1-signed.1-signed Enabled: true ID: [email protected]
Name: Undo Close Tab Button Version: 1.7 Enabled: true ID: [email protected]
Name: Web Compat Version: 1.0 Enabled: true ID: [email protected]
Name: Bookmark Sidebar Button Version: 1.1.1 Enabled: false ID: [email protected]
Name: Flash and Video Download Version: 2.10 Enabled: false ID: {bee6eb20-01e0-ebd1-da83-080329fb9a3a}
Name: History Sidebar Button Version: 1.1.1 Enabled: false ID: [email protected]
Name: Java Quick Starter Version: 1.0 Enabled: false ID: [email protected]
Name: Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant Version: 1.2.1 Enabled: false ID: {20a82645-c095-46ed-80e3-08825760534b}
Name: New Tab Button Version: 1.1.1 Enabled: false ID: [email protected]
Name: New Window Button Version: 1.1.1 Enabled: false ID: [email protected]
Name: Reload Button Version: 1.1.1 Enabled: false ID: [email protected]
Name: Sidebar Button Version: 1.1.1 Enabled: false ID: [email protected]
Name: Stop Button Version: 1.1.1 Enabled: false ID: [email protected]
Graphics
Features Compositing: Direct3D 9 Asynchronous Pan/Zoom: none WebGL Renderer: Google Inc. -- ANGLE (AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series Direct3D9 vs_3_0 ps_3_0) WebGL2 Renderer: WebGL creation failed: * Error during ANGLE OpenGL init. * Error during ANGLE OpenGL init. * Error during ANGLE OpenGL init. * Error during ANGLE OpenGL init. * Error during ANGLE OpenGL init. * Exhausted GL driver caps. Hardware H264 Decoding: No; Failed to create H264 decoder Audio Backend: winmm DirectWrite: false (0.0.0.0) GPU #1 Active: Yes Description: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series Vendor ID: 0x1002 Device ID: 0x6718 Driver Version: 9.0.100.1000 Driver Date: 4-11-2013 Drivers: ati2dvag Subsys ID: 00000000 RAM: Unknown
Diagnostics AzureCanvasAccelerated: 0 AzureCanvasBackend: skia AzureContentBackend: skia AzureFallbackCanvasBackend: cairo Decision Log D3D11_COMPOSITING: unavailable by runtime: Direct3D11 not available on this computer DIRECT2D: unavailable by default: Direct2D is not available on Windows XP D3D11_HW_ANGLE: disabled by env: D3D11 compositing is disabled
Important Modified Preferences
accessibility.blockautorefresh: true accessibility.typeaheadfind.flashBar: 0 browser.cache.disk.capacity: 358400 browser.cache.disk.filesystem_reported: 1 browser.cache.disk.hashstats_reported: 1 browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: false browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max: false browser.cache.frecency_experiment: 1 browser.download.importedFromSqlite: true browser.download.useDownloadDir: false browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction: 0 browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion: 8 browser.search.update: false browser.search.useDBForOrder: true browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo: 25 browser.sessionstore.upgradeBackup.latestBuildID: 20180621064021 browser.startup.homepage: about:blank browser.startup.homepage_override.buildID: 20180621064021 browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone: 52.9.0 browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab: false browser.tabs.drawInTitlebar: false browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInBackground: true browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2: true dom.apps.reset-permissions: true dom.max_script_run_time: 0 dom.mozApps.used: true extensions.lastAppVersion: 52.9.0 font.internaluseonly.changed: false general.useragent.extra.microsoftdotnet: (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) gfx.crash-guard.d3d11layers.appVersion: 52.9.0 gfx.crash-guard.d3d11layers.deviceID: 0x6718 gfx.crash-guard.d3d11layers.driverVersion: 9.0.100.1000 gfx.crash-guard.d3d11layers.feature-d2d: true gfx.crash-guard.d3d11layers.feature-d3d11: true gfx.crash-guard.glcontext.gfx.driver-init.direct3d11-angle: true gfx.crash-guard.glcontext.gfx.driver-init.webgl-angle: true gfx.crash-guard.glcontext.gfx.driver-init.webgl-angle-force-d3d11: false gfx.crash-guard.glcontext.gfx.driver-init.webgl-angle-force-warp: false gfx.crash-guard.glcontext.gfx.driver-init.webgl-angle-try-d3d11: true gfx.crash-guard.status.d3d11layers: 2 gfx.crash-guard.status.glcontext: 2 gfx.driver-init.appVersion: 42.0 gfx.driver-init.deviceID: 0x6718 gfx.driver-init.driverVersion: 9.0.100.1000 gfx.driver-init.feature-d2d: true gfx.driver-init.feature-d3d11: true gfx.driver-init.status: 2 keyword.URL: http://www.bing.com/search media.gmp-gmpopenh264.abi: x86-msvc-x86 media.gmp-gmpopenh264.lastUpdate: 1545715191 media.gmp-gmpopenh264.version: 1.6 media.gmp-manager.buildID: 20180621064021 media.gmp-manager.lastCheck: 1545716112 media.gmp.storage.version.observed: 1 media.hardware-video-decoding.failed: true network.cookie.cookieBehavior: 1 network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true network.predictor.cleaned-up: true places.database.lastMaintenance: 1545639255 places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 102658 plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types: application/pdf plugin.importedState: true plugin.state.np32dsw: 1 plugin.state.npqtplugin: 2 plugin.state.npwmsdrm: 2 privacy.cpd.offlineApps: true privacy.cpd.siteSettings: true privacy.donottrackheader.enabled: true privacy.popups.showBrowserMessage: false privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs: true privacy.sanitize.timeSpan: 0 security.sandbox.content.tempDirSuffix: {6e048698-fd17-4471-9061-bc903485a00b} security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic: true services.sync.declinedEngines: storage.vacuum.last.index: 1 storage.vacuum.last.places.sqlite: 1544951279
Important Locked Preferences
Places Database
JavaScript
Incremental GC: true
Accessibility
Activated: false Prevent Accessibility: 0
Library Versions
NSPR Expected minimum version: 4.13.1 Version in use: 4.13.1
NSS Expected minimum version: 3.28.6 Version in use: 3.28.6
NSSSMIME Expected minimum version: 3.28.6 Version in use: 3.28.6
NSSSSL Expected minimum version: 3.28.6 Version in use: 3.28.6
NSSUTIL Expected minimum version: 3.28.6 Version in use: 3.28.6
Experimental Features
Sandbox
Content Process Sandbox Level: 1
Chosen solution
binaryninja said
can you try to replicate this behaviour when you launch firefox in safe mode once? if not, maybe an addon is interfering here... how to go in safe mode >>Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode
First of all, thank you for the speedy response. During this holiday season your haste is much appreciated. Secondly, I restarted in safe mode and links in my favorites started working again. I went through each of my add-ons, testing each one after disabling them one at a time, to figure out which one it was that was causing the problem. It turned out to be the add-on "Tab Utilities." Thirdly, I consider this problem solved.
Once again, thank you very, very much.
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can you try to replicate this behaviour when you launch firefox in safe mode once? if not, maybe an addon is interfering here...
how to go in safe mode >>Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode
Modified by binaryninja
Chosen Solution
binaryninja said
can you try to replicate this behaviour when you launch firefox in safe mode once? if not, maybe an addon is interfering here... how to go in safe mode >>Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode
First of all, thank you for the speedy response. During this holiday season your haste is much appreciated. Secondly, I restarted in safe mode and links in my favorites started working again. I went through each of my add-ons, testing each one after disabling them one at a time, to figure out which one it was that was causing the problem. It turned out to be the add-on "Tab Utilities." Thirdly, I consider this problem solved.
Once again, thank you very, very much.
Note that the System Details you provided indicate you run a special funnelcake Firefox version (update channel: esr-cck-mozilla-EMEfree).
Funnelcake builds are an experiment offered as a special Firefox version to (new) users for testing the user experience.