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=== Start - Support - Reset Firefox ===
=== Start - Support - Reset Firefox ===
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NB: This procedure will only work for computers that are maintained by the IT-Department.'''


If you experience problems with Firefox, it will usually help to close the program entirely and run a script called Reset Firefox. To find this, you do the following:
If you experience problems with Firefox, it will usually help to close the program entirely and run a script called Reset Firefox. To find this, you do the following:
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Step 2: Click on “All Programs” and select the folder called “Support”.
Step 2: Click on “All Programs” and select the folder called “Support”.
[[File:Support.png]]
[[File:Support.png]]


Step 3: Select the option called “Reset Firefox” to repair the Firefox web browser.
Step 3: Select the option called “Reset Firefox” to repair the Firefox web browser.
[[File:ResetFireFox.png]]
[[File:ResetFireFox.png]]


NB: This procedure is only for computers that are maintained by the IT-Department.
== I have lost all my bookmarks in Mozilla. ==
 
I have lost all my bookmarks in Mozilla.


Solution:
Solution:

Revision as of 08:24, 18 July 2013

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Firefox is a free web browser from Mozilla and is written in open source code. On computers handled by the University running Windows or Linux operative system, it is part of the standard software package that is installed on UiB computers. For personal computers, you can download it from either http://firefox.no or http://mozilla.org.

Problem Solving

Start - Support - Reset Firefox

NB: This procedure will only work for computers that are maintained by the IT-Department.

If you experience problems with Firefox, it will usually help to close the program entirely and run a script called Reset Firefox. To find this, you do the following:

Step 1: Press the Start-menu(Windows logo)

Step 2: Click on “All Programs” and select the folder called “Support”. Support.png

Step 3: Select the option called “Reset Firefox” to repair the Firefox web browser. ResetFireFox.png

I have lost all my bookmarks in Mozilla.

Solution: