How do I change search engines if /searchreset doesn't work?

I just upgraded to FF 23, and either that or some other upgrade changed my default search engine to Yahoo. I want to change it back to Google, which I think is the default. Another Support thread led me to https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/searchreset/, but that didn't work. I went into about:config and changed Yahoo to Google on several lines, but that did nothing. I tried to change searchreset.backup.keyword.URL and keyword.URL, but they would not change from the Yahoo setting.
Not only is my default stuck at Yahoo, but even if I click the down arrow in the search box, I can't select a different search engine manually. The drop-down shows me a list of search engines, but selecting one of them does nothing. Help?

Here is what I did and worked for me:
Firefox
help
Troubleshooting Information
Click Reset Firefox
Now my search engine is Google.....
As far as I know reseting did not affect any of my settings
All my bookmarks are there.
Try it

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