Cannot make Firefox the home page

I have already asked this question once but now I can't find it on this website. After trying all your help suggestions I still can't make Firefox start up when I click on the Firefox icon on my desktop. It starts with the Ubuntu start page which also has a google search box.

Thanks Gryllida, I can see now that it '''is''' the Firefox homepage that I'm stating with. In Ubuntu, when you are in full page you get no headings, like tool bars. When you change that to half screen you see the tool bars. I can now use the Firefox menus. Many thanks.

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    When I open firefox I get the support page. How do I get it to return to the search page. Sorry I'm sort of a novice. Thanks for your help!

    See - [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page How to set the homepage]

  • On an iMAC OSX 10.6.7. How do I make Firefox my home page please?

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    [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How%20to%20set%20the%20home%20page This] should help you through changing your homepage :)
    Get well soon!

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    You can check for malware and/ or reset Firefox to solve this issue:
    You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:
    * [http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner]
    * [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware]
    * [http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363 TDSSKiller - AntiRootkit Utility]
    * [http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ Hitman Pro]
    * [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner]
    [http://windows.microsoft.com/MSE Microsoft Security Essentials] is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one.
    Further information can be found in the [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]] article.
    The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information. <br>
    '''Note''': ''This will cause you to lose any Extensions and some Preferences.''
    *Open websites will not be saved in Firefox versions lower than 25.
    To Reset Firefox do the following:
    #Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
    #Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
    #Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
    #Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.
    Further information can be found in the [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]] article.
    Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!
    Thank you.

  • Downloaded new 4.0 today and decided to download and sync mobile to my HTC EVO 4g which seems to work but how do I make Firefox the homepage on phone?

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    But, how do I make Firefox my home page on my phone? When I select magnifying glass key on glass I go to standard google homepage I've had since day one. I'd like to go directly to Firefox as I do on the desktop.

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    Greetings,
    On opening Firefox the Home Page is always;
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    Whenever I change the home page either by the drag and drop or Tools / Options / General that home page is set for the session. But when I close Firefox and return the home page is back to searchqu.com. It might be useful one day but it is sufficiently annoying that I would be happy to black list the URL.
    I come in an out of Firefox several times a day. The page I want is www.abc.net.au/news which gives responsible local and international news at a glance, not the colour of the panties Paris Hilton wasn't wearing last night.
    Oh, I do miss Netscape. The moon light on a raging following sea. The only good sight of a fox is when you are up with the whippers in and you glimpse the brush going through the next hedge, "from a view to a kill in the morning".
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    WN.
    Just did a search all folders with searchqu in the text. 8 entries in Documents & Settings. 11 in Program Files 10 of which are in iLivid Toolbar. To be honest I haven't found iLivid to be of much use and it does show up twice in Add Remove Programs, on its own and as Toolbar.
    Perhaps if I remove those ?
    Do I smell the rancid stench of a program that piggy-backs on another ?
    Without wasting more time should I just blow iLivid away and see if that fixes it ? ( Carefully noting an address for iLivid so that I can express my displeasure. )

    Try: [/questions/790833]

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    After upgrading to 8.0.1, I see two tabs being loaded when starting - my home page and this http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/central/. I dont find a setting to not load mozilla page.
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    I don't like anything opening automatically when I start Firefox, so before Firefox 4 I set Firefox to open a blank page when it starts. I still had set a page I visit frequently as my home page, so I could get to that page quickly by pressing the home button. If I needed to close Firefox it was nice and easy to have the option to save my session and close (I've already searched and read another post and answer on how to restore this feature in about:config). I understand that Firefox 4 always saves your session and you can restore it from the history menu, but then I would have to remember if I had anything open and click menu/History/Restore Previous Session.
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    I thought about that before and tried it, and it doesn't seem to make a difference. I did it just now, I opened a blank tab and closed everything else, waited a minute then closed Firefox. I waited another minute and launched Firefox. The Restore Previous Session box was there on about:home. I clicked it and it opened a new window with about:home in it.

  • I accidently "x" off the download of firefox 4 before it had finished and now the home page doesn't work, i tried redownloading firefox but that didn't work is there a way i can resume the download?

    I accidently "x" off the download of firefox 4 before it had finished and now the home page doesn't work. it loads but then wont let me search from it? i tried redownloading firefox but that didn't work is there a way i can resume the previous download?

    Your More system details list show that you run the latest Firefox 4.0.1 version.<br />
    You can check that via Help > About Firefox and on the Help > Troubleshooting Information page.
    A possible cause is security software (firewall) that blocks or restricts Firefox or the plugin-container process without informing you, possibly after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox program.
    Remove all rules for Firefox from the permissions list in the firewall and let your firewall ask again for permission to get full unrestricted access to internet for Firefox and the plugin-container process.
    See:
    * https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Server+not+found
    * https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firewalls
    If you posted from another computer then download the full version and uninstall the currently installed version.
    Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.
    * Firefox 4.0.x: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
    * Uninstall your current Firefox version.
    * Do not remove personal data when you uninstall the current version.
    Remove the Firefox program folder before installing that newly downloaded copy of the Firefox installer.
    * It is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure that there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling.
    Your bookmarks and other profile data are stored elsewhere in the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Firefox Profile Folder] and won't be affected by a reinstall, but make sure that you do not select to remove personal data if you uninstall Firefox.

  • When I click on a link in Thunderbird, Firefox 4 starts, but just shows the home page, not the page I clicked for

    When I click on a link in an email in Thunderbird, Firefox 4 starts, but only shows the home page(s) not the page of the link

    I think i've found how to fix this issue when it appears. Don't know what caused it to happen, but that's up to the devs.
    In Thunderbird, you need to re-register http and https to make them open with Firefox (or open well with firefox in this case).
    How to to this?
    Well... open the about:config in thunderbird. You can achieve this by clicking configuration-editor in the advanced tab.
    search for the strings: network.protocol-handler.warn-external.https and network.protocol-handler.warn-external.http. Set both to "true".
    The next time you click on a link from within Thunderbird, it will ask you to set wich program you'd like to open it with.
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    You will notice that firefox now does open up with the page you just clicked on.
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    Kenny

  • I have a mac and the home page never loads properly. How do I fix this? I have uninstalled firefox, reinstalled it, have the latest version. It's weird.

    This is what it automatically goes to: http://www.fv',.com/;CVC%27CV.....VVV%20VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV%E2%88%9A%E2%88%9A%E2%88%9A%E2%88%9A%E2%88%9A%E2%88%9A%E2%88%9A%E2%88%9A%E2%88%9A%E2%88%9A%E2%88%9A%E2%88%9AVVVVV/%27%27/;%27;%27;%27..LKMJNHGFTRDESWQ
    This is what is displayed on the page:
    Server not found
    Firefox can't find the server at www.fv',.com.
    Check the address for typing errors such as
    ww.example.com instead of
    www.example.com
    If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
    connection.
    If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
    that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

    Did you check the home page setting?
    *https://support.mozilla.com/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page
    See also:
    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved
    *https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Preferences+are+not+saved

  • Firefox loaded in some foreign language. I need to have the home page in English so that I can navigate.

    I just installed Firefox last night and the home page is in a foreign language. I cannot use it to navigate, as I cannot read the language.

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    You can also try to reset the defaults:
    # Left-click the search engines icon on the search bar
    # Open "Manage Search Engines"
    # Click "Restore Defaults"
    Look here for search engines: http://mycroft.mozdev.org/

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    How do I turn off the auto suggestion on Firefox/Google home page? I cannot stand that feature of Google. If I can't be done, I will go back to Firefox 3.x. When I was using Firefox's home search page (Powered by Goggle), it did not auto suggest.

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  • Firefox 6.0.1 update won't recognize the home page which uses a password access which has been saved into 6.0.1.

    Question
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    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=335417
    Todd... I love you xxx
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    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=366383
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    I referenced [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/824876?s=make+the+home+page+my+new+tab+page&as=s] and attempted to use about:home for the url but nothing happened.
    Thanks

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