# Computer problem (firefox as well)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-problem-firefox-as-well/423970>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 25, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-problem-firefox-as-well/423970 "2007-10-25T15:24:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-problem-firefox-as-well/423970/1 "2007-10-25T15:24:14Z")

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So every once in a while, when I close a tab in Firefox, it causes this glitch, where, (in every application) every menu rapidly scrolls back to the beginning. How can I fix this?

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-problem-firefox-as-well/423970/2 "2007-10-25T17:00:37Z")

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Well, that was odd. I unplugged my mouse and plugged it back in, and now it’s fine.

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**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_Lurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_Lurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_Lurker)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-problem-firefox-as-well/423970/3 "2007-10-25T18:21:13Z")

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Were you closing tabs using the middle mouse button? If so, it may have gotten stuck in “scroll up” mode after being pressed.

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-problem-firefox-as-well/423970/4 "2007-10-25T19:01:54Z")

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[QUOTE=Long Time Lurker]  
Were you closing tabs using the middle mouse button? If so, it may have gotten stuck in “scroll up” mode after being pressed.  
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No, I don’t even have an option to do that. Although I virtually always open new tabs from links using the middle button, so maybe that has something to do with it.