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FF only loads pages in their basic, html format. Version 24.0,windows 7. Tried resetting and rebooting: don't work.

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anotheramy
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This is a very recent problem, has only occurred in the past few days. Every website I try to load (including but not limited to sites such as wikipedia and facebook) return to their basic, html format. Or the mobile version which you sometimes see: basic white pages, very unlike the site.

This is a very recent problem, has only occurred in the past few days. Every website I try to load (including but not limited to sites such as wikipedia and facebook) return to their basic, html format. Or the mobile version which you sometimes see: basic white pages, very unlike the site.

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cor-el
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Can you attach a screenshot?

Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot.

Make sure that you haven't enabled a High Contrast theme in the Windows/Mac Accessibility settings.

Make sure that you allow pages to choose their own colors.

  • Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Colors : [X] "Allow pages to choose their own colors, instead of my selections above"

Note that these settings affect background images.

anotheramy
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Yep, here is the facebook one, I'll post another so you can see what wikipedia looks like.

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Wikipedia

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Hi anotheramy, did this improve in Firefox 25 or do you still have the same issue?

cor-el
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You can try these steps in case of issues with web pages:

Reload web page(s) and bypass the cache to refresh possibly outdated or corrupted files.

  • Hold down the Shift key and left-click the Reload button
  • Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
  • Press "Command + Shift + R" (Mac)

Clear the cache and cookies only from websites that cause problems.

"Clear the Cache":

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"

"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.