Firefox is not preserving When starts and Home Page in 8.1

Tools -> Options -> General -> When Firefox starts ---and--- Home Page
This information is not staying permanently in Firefox 29.0.1 with Windows 8.1.

Please try these steps: [[How to fix preferences that won't save]]
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This happens in safe mode?
*[https://support.mozilla.org/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode Firefox in safe mode]
Maybe you have a corrupted localstore.rdf, try unhide the hidden files and folder, go to you profile folder, close Firefox, delete or rename the lcalstore.rdf file and restart Firefox, then try make and changes and check if the problem still occur:
*[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Show_hidden_files_and_folders]
*[https://support.mozilla.org/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data Profiles]
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*[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved]
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-> Update Firefox to the latest version 10
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*[[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode]]
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It downloads version 4.1 - but does not install it and always shows this as Firefox 4.0 - Yahoo edition. Moreover the tabs open when I close firefox do not open when I start next. edit
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Download the official version of Firefox 4.0.1 here: 
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Comcast took over my firefox browser and home page, how do I get comcast out of my firefox

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The first place to look is the Windows Control Panel > Add / Remove Programs, and it is there '''Remove''' it.
Second place is in the Firefox Add-ons Manager tab - '''{ Ctrl + Shft + A }''' - if you find it there, '''Uninstall''' it from Firefox.
If you are able to get rid of that Comcast Toolbar and still have problems with not being able to set your choice for a homepage, let us know. There are a couple of places that may have been messed with by that application, like a user.js file or the prefs.js file.
I'm a Comcast user, too, although I have had this cable service for over 10 years now, with the two previous owners of the franchise for this area before Comcast bought out AT&T Cable. All three companies recommended that I have their "software" installed and I refused it each time. I told them if it was "required", they could close my account, that I would go elsewhere.

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