Below is what the dialog box contained. I checked all the boxes and chose the "make changes and restart" option. Nothing popped up to indicate I was making permanent changes...no "are you sure you want to do this" type stuff...nothing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ '''firefox safe mode ''' firefox is now running in safe mode, which temporarily disables your custom settings, themes and extensions. you can make some or all of these changes permanent: []disable all add ons []reset toolbars and controls []delete all bookmarks except for backups []reset all user prefernces to defaults []restore default search engines [make changes and restart] [continue in safe mode] [exit] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------