Closed Bug 280701 Opened 20 years ago Closed 20 years ago

Microsoft Windows Update and Windows Marketplace commandeer browser

Categories

(Firefox :: Tabbed Browser, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Tabbed Browser
Platform:
x86
Windows XP
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED WORKSFORME

People

(Reporter: steve_60640, Assigned: bugs)

Details

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0

Every time I open Firefox, a Windows Marketplace tab opens as well.  When I
switch to that tab, my original tab transports me away from whatever page I was
on to a Windows Update page.  I can get back to the original page by using the
back arrow, but it's weird that Microsoft is highjacking my pages.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Just open Firefox
2. Windows Marketplace automatically opens as a second tab
3. First tab switches to Windows Update page as soon as you click the second tab
What is your home page set to? Do you have any extensions?
Unable to reproduce with latest trunk or branch builds on winXP
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 20 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
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