Strange problem when changing page

Jake'sGran

This has been occurring frequently over the last week or so. When reading something on here I want a new page to check something so I click file "New window" but then I cannot register anything in the search box. Nothing I click moves. After a while it does work but it slows me up quite a lot. What causes this? Do you know? Sorry if this is one of my weird questions that has an obvious answer.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

are you using IE7/8 or FF, I use FF and right click and click on open in new tab.

Jake'sGran

I don't use IE, except rarely. I was told that
Firefox was a safer browser.

Lil306

Jake'sGran wrote: »

This has been occurring frequently over the last week or so. When reading something on here I want a new page to check something so I click file "New window" but then I cannot register anything in the search box. Nothing I click moves. After a while it does work but it slows me up quite a lot. What causes this? Do you know? Sorry if this is one of my weird questions that has an obvious answer.

- What is your home page set as in firefox, does it open this automatically?
- What add-ons do you have installed ?
- Have you scanned your PC for spyware / malware?
- Is your harddrive full at all ?

Jake'sGran

Hello Lil
Hardrive not full
No add ons as I don't tend to make good use of them.
I regularly do scans. The last two a couple of days ago indicated no problems
Firefox is shown as home page in Tools-Options.

Lil306

Could you advise what antivirus software you are using....

Have you also tried running a Windows Update, I've just read a quick post somewhere about it possibly being related to .NET needing a newer version.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

Jake'sGran wrote: »

I want a new page to check something so I click file "New window"

what happens when you use the new tab option, either using, file > new tab, or clicking on wee box to right of existing tab?

Jake'sGran

[Deleted User] wrote:

Hi,

what happens when you use the new tab option, either using, file > new tab, or clicking on wee box to right of existing tab?

I have never tried this but will do and report back. Apologies for slow response to you...and Lil

My antivirus is Avast and Adaware although
I was told not so long ago that the latter is not an anti-virus programme. Also got CCleaner and Malwarebytes.

I will have a look at Windows updates.

Jake'sGran

[Deleted User] wrote:

Hi,

what happens when you use the new tab option, either using, file > new tab, or clicking on wee box to right of existing tab?

Using the file > new tab did the trick. Thank you very much. There must be a lot of people like me who do not know all these things. I often wonder how people gain this knowledge unless they are working with a computer all day.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

well now try clicking on the wee box to the right of existing tab, with a + sign, it's even quicker, you can open as many tabs as you need, within reason, and to close them just click wee x in tab.

Jake'sGran

Yes, Macdugal, that worked too, so I am now able to get a new page quickly but I would have liked to know why it happened in the first place.