Changing the default page in new tab on Firefox 3.5

Question

I have Firefox 3.5.7 and after I installed a toolbar, whenever I open a new tab it opens with their website instead of a blank page. I uninstalled the toolbar and it still appears.

Where do I go to change that. From regedit?
Or some hidden place in Firefox?

Answer 1

might not be that easy (yes, even Firefox can be 'hijacked' :).

run MBAM and scan for malware infections.

Answer 2

Click the middle button or ctrl-click on the home page icon. No add-on required.

Answer 3

Edit > Preferences > Main > Startup

Answer 4

First, like Molly said, scan for rubbish.

After that, one of these two may help you:
New Tab Homepage 0.4.1 (then change the homepage to about:blank)
New Tab King 3.0.1

Answer 5

1. Enter about:config into your location bar and hit Enter. [Ignore the fake warning if this is your first time there].
2. Type in browser.startup.homepage in the filter box.
3. Double click on the entry and put in about:blank if you want a blank page.

Answer 6

I think the best solution to provide the ability you're looking for is a Firefox add-on called NewTabURL:

NewTabURL (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2221/)
- Allows you to choose the default URL to open automatically in a new tab; a page of
your choosing, your Firefox homepage(s), or a blank page.

The two options Idigas mentioned behave a bit differently and may not have what you are looking for. New Tab Homepage loads your homepages(s) automatically in the new tab you open (which may not be the URL you want in the new tab). New Tab King opens up a menu of frequently used URL's, recently closed tabs, suggested sites. It has a lot of other doodads and configuration options such as sidebars, popup menus, etc. but I don't think you can just pick one URL for it to automatically load in a new tab.

Hope this helps,
CFW

Answer 7

This can be done easily. Just install the featured add-on My Homepage

You can get it here.