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ERROR: Invalid Input. loading home page that IE loads correctly?

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Trying to load the home page of our local government at: http://www.addisontx.gov results in an otherwise blank screen with the following message at the top left:

ERROR: Invalid Input. Please use browser back button to go to previous page.

This same page will load error free in IE. The problem existed before my update to Firefox 9.0.1

Trying to load the home page of our local government at: http://www.addisontx.gov results in an otherwise blank screen with the following message at the top left: ERROR: Invalid Input. Please use browser back button to go to previous page. This same page will load error free in IE. The problem existed before my update to Firefox 9.0.1

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Hi,

Please try after deleting the cookies and if it still persists try a Ctrl + F5 refresh: Tools (Alt + T) > Clear Recent History... (or Ctrl + Shift + Del), beside Time range to clear:, choose Everything, click Details and check Cookies. Ctrl + F5 refresh helps to bypasses the cache and brings in the page afresh.

Clear Recent History

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Useful links:

All about Tools > Options

Going beyond Tools > Options - about:config

about:config Entries

Page Info Tools (Alt + T) > Page Info, Right-click > View Page Info

Keyboard Shortcuts

Viewing Video without Plugins

Firefox Profile Folder & Files

Firefox Commands

Basic Troubleshooting

After Upgrading

Safe Mode

Problematic Extensions

Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes

Troubleshooting Plugins

Testing Plugins

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Hi,

Please try after deleting the cookies and if it still persists try a Ctrl + F5 refresh: Tools (Alt + T) > Clear Recent History... (or Ctrl + Shift + Del), beside Time range to clear:, choose Everything, click Details and check Cookies. Ctrl + F5 refresh helps to bypasses the cache and brings in the page afresh.

Clear Recent History

...............................................................................................................................

Useful links:

All about Tools > Options

Going beyond Tools > Options - about:config

about:config Entries

Page Info Tools (Alt + T) > Page Info, Right-click > View Page Info

Keyboard Shortcuts

Viewing Video without Plugins

Firefox Profile Folder & Files

Firefox Commands

Basic Troubleshooting

After Upgrading

Safe Mode

Problematic Extensions

Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes

Troubleshooting Plugins

Testing Plugins

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Clearing everything resolved the problem. Wish I had done them one at a time but I suspect it was the cache. Thanks for the help!