Firefox 9.0.1

[anotheoldgit]

I have recently updated from firefox 8.0.1 to 9.0.1, how can I now stop this page from loading every time I start firefox

/// Hooray! Your Firefox is up to date.///

How can I also back-up all the sites I have on my Bookmark Toolbar, as I wish to re-set this toolbar.

[AlBags]

Just close that tab.
You don't really need to .. it has it's own backup system in .json anyhow .. and there are a load of them in the Profile folder.
http://kb.mozillazine...g_bookmarks_-_Firefox

Just delete what you need to on the toolbar .. bookmarks will still be there as they should have been copied from the bookmarks sidebar. You can L-click on, and drag into the sidebar if you need to.
As I said before, Help/restart without add-ons .. and select reset toolbars.

[anotheoldgit]

Thank you for your answer.

Even though I close that tag which sits side by side my homepage tag, it makes no difference because it appears everytime I start firefox.

Since I installed the latest version of firefox, I do not have a sidebar with all my overfill bookmarks in it, they are now all along the bookmark toolbar space.in smaller icons.

What with this tool bar not loading on start-up problem and this addition problem I am getting so fed-up that I am considering going back to the very much earlier version of firefox.

[AlBags]

The Bookmark Toolbar .. is not the bookmark list.
The toolbar and the Bookmark (sidebar) are different things.
Treat the toolbar as a holder for 'quick-start' one-click bookmarks.
You should have a default live bookmark in there with a drop-down 'Latest Headlines'

Nothing wrong at all with latest version.

Just do the toolbar reset procedure.

[AlBags]

Tools/Options/General .. make sure home page is stored there .. and 'show my tabs'