Every time I start firefox 4, I get a popup asking me questions about Yahoo. Checking "don't show this again" doesn't work. How do I stop it?

See question...

Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
* Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
* [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved

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