How on reboot can I set Firefox to automatically re-load the tabs I had open when I shut down?
Every morning when I do a soft boot to clear the cobwebs out of my PCs brain I have my start settings automatically load 6 apps. Firefox is one. Then I go to a toolbar start tab and click on open all Tabs and it loads 4 tabs for me.
I'm trying to automate this loading of the tabs
I'm using Firefox 4.0. The previous version had a function that asked, when you were closing Firefox, if you wanted the tabs you have open at that point to we load the next time you open Firefox.
This was kind of a jack-leg way of getting tabs open on re-boot, tho it was still an irritation....
This question does not seem to happened in 4.0.
Is there a setting to always invoke the question?
Better yet, is there a setting to always have the tabs / a select group of tabs always open on boot?
Example -in my case I load Vonage, then Sharefile, then 2 home page tabs.
This helps me keep my poor brain organized during the day as I'm multi-tasking in Firefox and the other apps and the phone and such.
My thanks in advance.
Kris
Gekose oplossing
"Example -in my case I load Vonage, then Sharefile, then 2 home page tabs."
See: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page
"The previous version had a function that asked, when you were closing Firefox, if you wanted the tabs you have open at that point to we load the next time you open Firefox. ...... This question does not seem to happened in 4.0. ..... Is there a setting to always invoke the question? "
One of the changes in Firefox 4: by default Firefox 4 does not display the "Save Tabs and Exit" warning message when closing multiple tabs, but it can be turned back on by changing some preferences.
- Saving tabs was not removed from Firefox 4, but it works a bit differently.
- By default, Firefox 4 will not ask to save tabs, but instead it will always save your tabs on exit. You can restore them next time by choosing "Restore Previous Session" from the History menu, or pressing the restore button on Firefox's default home page.
- Note: This was a decision by the developers. On this forum, we are all uncompensated volunteers here to help other users. The developes/employees of Mozilla/Firefox rarely, if ever visit here.
Also make sure you do not clear "Browsing History" when using Clear Recent History:
To display the "Save Tabs and Exit" message when closing multiple tabs, you can do the following:
- Type about:config in the URL/Location/Address bar and press the Enter key
- Accept the warning message (promise to be careful)
- The preferences page/list will open
- Filter = browser.tabs.warnOnClose
- If its value is set to false, double-click on it (in the lower panel) to toggle its value to true
- Repeat steps 4 and 5 for these following 3 preferences also:
- browser.warnOnQuit
- browser.warnOnRestart
- browser.showQuitWarning
- Note: last pref is new in Firefox 4b12, may need to add (boolean)
- Info/Instruction for using about:config: http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config
- See:
You need to update the following plugins:
- Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 11.5.9.615
- Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 10.0.0
- Shockwave Flash 10.2 r152
- Check your plugin versions on either of the following links':
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
- https://www-trunk.stage.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
- Note: plugin check page does not have information on all plugin versions
- Update Shockwave for Director
- NOTE: this is not the same as Shockwave Flash; this installs the Shockwave Player.
- Use Firefox to download and SAVE the installer to your hard drive from the link in the article below (Desktop is a good place so you can find it).
- When the download is complete, exit Firefox (File > Exit)
- locate and double-click in the installer you just downloaded, let the install complete.
- Restart Firefox and check your plugins again.
- Download link and more information: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Shockwave+plugin+with+Firefox
- Update Adobe Reader (PDF plugin):
- From within your existing Adobe Reader (if you have it already installed):
- Open the Adobe Reader program from your Programs list
- Click Help > Check for Updates
- Follow the prompts for updating
- If this method works for you, skip the "Download complete installer" section below and proceed to "After the installation" below
- Download complete installer (if you do NOT have Adobe Reader installed):
- SAVE the installer to your hard drive (save to your Desktop so that you can find it after the download). Exit/Close Firefox. Run the installer you just downloaded.
- Use either of the links below:
- https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Adobe+Reader+plugin+with+Firefox (click on "Installing and updating Adobe Reader")
- Also see Download link': http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/
- After the installation, start Firefox and check your version again.
- From within your existing Adobe Reader (if you have it already installed):
- Update the Flash plugin to the latest version.
- Download and SAVE to your Desktop so you can find the installer later
- If you do not have the current version, click on the "Player Download Center" link on the "Download and information" or "Download Manual installers" below
- After download is complete, exit Firefox
- Click on the installer you just downloaded and install
- Windows 7 and Vista: may need to right-click the installer and choose "Run as Administrator"
- Start Firefox and check your version again or test the installation by going back to the download link below
- Download and information: http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
- Use Firefox to go to the above site to update the Firefox plugin (will also install plugin for most other browsers; except IE)
- Use IE to go to the above site to update the IE ActiveX
- Download Manual installers.
- http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html#main_ManualInstaller
- Note separate links for:
- Plugin for Firefox and most other browsers
- ActiveX for IE
All Replies (9)
Tools-Options-General 'When Firefox Starts ' Select: 'Show my windows and tabs from last time'
The functionality is called Restore previous session - Configure when Firefox shows your most recent tabs and windows. Check out the article for details.
Gekose oplossing
"Example -in my case I load Vonage, then Sharefile, then 2 home page tabs."
See: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page
"The previous version had a function that asked, when you were closing Firefox, if you wanted the tabs you have open at that point to we load the next time you open Firefox. ...... This question does not seem to happened in 4.0. ..... Is there a setting to always invoke the question? "
One of the changes in Firefox 4: by default Firefox 4 does not display the "Save Tabs and Exit" warning message when closing multiple tabs, but it can be turned back on by changing some preferences.
- Saving tabs was not removed from Firefox 4, but it works a bit differently.
- By default, Firefox 4 will not ask to save tabs, but instead it will always save your tabs on exit. You can restore them next time by choosing "Restore Previous Session" from the History menu, or pressing the restore button on Firefox's default home page.
- Note: This was a decision by the developers. On this forum, we are all uncompensated volunteers here to help other users. The developes/employees of Mozilla/Firefox rarely, if ever visit here.
Also make sure you do not clear "Browsing History" when using Clear Recent History:
To display the "Save Tabs and Exit" message when closing multiple tabs, you can do the following:
- Type about:config in the URL/Location/Address bar and press the Enter key
- Accept the warning message (promise to be careful)
- The preferences page/list will open
- Filter = browser.tabs.warnOnClose
- If its value is set to false, double-click on it (in the lower panel) to toggle its value to true
- Repeat steps 4 and 5 for these following 3 preferences also:
- browser.warnOnQuit
- browser.warnOnRestart
- browser.showQuitWarning
- Note: last pref is new in Firefox 4b12, may need to add (boolean)
- Info/Instruction for using about:config: http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config
- See:
You need to update the following plugins:
- Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 11.5.9.615
- Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 10.0.0
- Shockwave Flash 10.2 r152
- Check your plugin versions on either of the following links':
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
- https://www-trunk.stage.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
- Note: plugin check page does not have information on all plugin versions
- Update Shockwave for Director
- NOTE: this is not the same as Shockwave Flash; this installs the Shockwave Player.
- Use Firefox to download and SAVE the installer to your hard drive from the link in the article below (Desktop is a good place so you can find it).
- When the download is complete, exit Firefox (File > Exit)
- locate and double-click in the installer you just downloaded, let the install complete.
- Restart Firefox and check your plugins again.
- Download link and more information: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Shockwave+plugin+with+Firefox
- Update Adobe Reader (PDF plugin):
- From within your existing Adobe Reader (if you have it already installed):
- Open the Adobe Reader program from your Programs list
- Click Help > Check for Updates
- Follow the prompts for updating
- If this method works for you, skip the "Download complete installer" section below and proceed to "After the installation" below
- Download complete installer (if you do NOT have Adobe Reader installed):
- SAVE the installer to your hard drive (save to your Desktop so that you can find it after the download). Exit/Close Firefox. Run the installer you just downloaded.
- Use either of the links below:
- https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Adobe+Reader+plugin+with+Firefox (click on "Installing and updating Adobe Reader")
- Also see Download link': http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/
- After the installation, start Firefox and check your version again.
- From within your existing Adobe Reader (if you have it already installed):
- Update the Flash plugin to the latest version.
- Download and SAVE to your Desktop so you can find the installer later
- If you do not have the current version, click on the "Player Download Center" link on the "Download and information" or "Download Manual installers" below
- After download is complete, exit Firefox
- Click on the installer you just downloaded and install
- Windows 7 and Vista: may need to right-click the installer and choose "Run as Administrator"
- Start Firefox and check your version again or test the installation by going back to the download link below
- Download and information: http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
- Use Firefox to go to the above site to update the Firefox plugin (will also install plugin for most other browsers; except IE)
- Use IE to go to the above site to update the IE ActiveX
- Download Manual installers.
- http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html#main_ManualInstaller
- Note separate links for:
- Plugin for Firefox and most other browsers
- ActiveX for IE
Thanks to all for your responses. I've implemented them and they seem to be working.
Best to you,
Kris
Kris2u
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Gewysig op deur Helper7677
The solutions posted here are definitely working and I appreciate the help of the folks who responded to my posted question! There were several different aspects and alternatives to select from and implement and it was good to have them.
Thanks!
Kris
You are welcome, Kris.
I selected "When Firefox starts show my windows and tabs from last time" and clicked oK, but when I tried to log out, I still got a dialog box saying "you are about to close 4 tabs?" Any idea why?
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