Can't set homepage

I tried to set homepage - Tools/Options/General then added the URL of my homepage. Clicked OK. 
I then set my Desktop as the Destination for Downloads. Clicked OK. 
After opening Firefox next time, up comes the unwanted "Welcome" page - which is unstoppable, and has been for days - and my desired homepage was not opened again. The location for Downloads was back again to "Downloads" 
I'm getting somewhat angry at my inability to control Firefox, and finding that Firefox is unresponsive to my demands.
Has anyone any idea how this may be fixed?
Colin.
After writing this, I went through the Troubleshooter details. I am unable to discover any assistance there, my technical knowledge may be at fault, I would be grateful if anyone could look and see if there is anything mentioned that might give a clue as to the problem's cause. Thanks.

You can create an HTML backup and a JSON backup in Firefox the be prepared from problems with the bookmarks.
You can do this in the Bookmarks Manager (Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks).
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-do-i-use-bookmarks

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I know it's not a big deal, I stil can use the program with no hassle, but it would really be nice to set the colors like that, to help me distinguish between lines.
Thank you for reading, and sorry for my lousy english

Nobody can tell you anything without proper system info or other technical details.
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