Firefox startup is overriding my home page choice how do I stop this

I have a web page of my choosing in my internet options for my start up, somehow it is overridden and a Google search bar comes up now, how do I get back control...

See these articles for some suggestions:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Firefox+has+just+updated+tab+shows+each+time+you+start+Firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page - Firefox supports multiple home pages separated by '|' symbols
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved

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Thanks for any help or suggestions for this problem.

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