Hatch ...I also have Firefox...but it is a Pain...I have to log into every Web-Site every time I go there...will not remember passwords...and Account Information...I don't know whats up...I just went back to IE.
Mike, check to see if you have Firefox set to not accept cookies. I use Firefox primarily, then a little Chrome, and since this laptop is running linux, I only do IE at work. In Firefox, under edit -> preferences -> privacy, what is History set to? Mine is set to "Remember history", but you can set it to Use custom settings if you want and set it up like you do in IE.
Good luck,
George