Installed 4.0 - Firefox Start Page won't go away - why aren't homepage and add-ons saving?
After installing Firefox 4.0 the Start Page and Welcome to Firefox page returns each time I start Firefox. My homepage and add-ons won't save.
Thank you very much. I reset Firefox and it worked. I knew of MalwareBytes but had no intention of installing it before. I decided to install it anyway now and it even found 3 trojans that my Avira couldn't.
My first instinct was to reset Firefox to it's default state but I was afraid of losing my bookmarks, cookies, site preferences etc. so I didn't even bother. Now that I saw it was my last hope, I saw there is actually a phase between clicking the "Reset Firefox" button and the action being executed. The phase explains what the button will do and asks if you agree. I did not know that and I am really happy I could keep my old stuff.
Thanks a bunch, even if my instincts were right, I wouldn't have bothered to reset Firefox just because I'd be too lazy to get every setting back to how it was.
Thanks again!
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Recently, I downloaded the latest Adobe Reader update. I am not sure if it is related to the problem. For years, I've run Mozilla Firefox and I prefer it to IE. Suddenly, I find that after booting-up, my homepage has been "hijacked" to show the Mosilla Firefox start page, even though my control panel shows my homepage to be yahoo. ( I DID select Yahoo.) How can I get rid of Mozilla Firefox wanting to show itself FIRST? This always happens, starting just in the past two days or so. It's as if Mozilla Firefox has decided: "Yes, you chose Yahoo for your homepage, but I don't care. I want you to be shown OUR page before anything else." It defeats the purpose of selecting a homepage. I'd welcome a solution to this problem!
Just to be sure: In the preferences you do have ''"Show my homepage" ''enabled parallel to the yahoo URL visible in the box?
See also
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/How%20to%20set%20the%20home%20page -
I just updated to 9.0.1 and now I get 4 tabs opening every time. (Welcome to Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Start Page, Plugin Installed & The Personas Interactive Theme) I can not stop them from opening. Please advise.
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 -
You pretty much have it. Primopdf was the initial program, and zugoremovaltool was the remove tool. Prior to zugo, I had removed by add/remove in the control panel as well as going into program files and windows and deleting the programs. While trying to remove primopdf, I discovered it had its own uninstall program, which I ran. I restored my home page to the control panel only still to have start now/bing. I ran zugo and restored my home page to the control panel only to be stuck with the Firefox start page.
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.
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There appears to be a MAJOR issue (hang/memory leak) in "about:home", also known as the Firefox Start Page, in Firefox 26.0, on Windows!
observed on:
- Windows 7 x64 machine with 12GB RAM and high-performance CPU (core i7-920)
- Virtual Machine guest running WinXP SP3 (in Oracle VirtualBox) on the same machine
- Intel Atom D525 netbook with 4GB RAM, running Win7 x64
Neither of these machines are connected via Sync or anything like that. The Firefox instance on the VM is a fresh/clean install.
The problem:
- 100% cpu usage for 10 seconds, memory usage (PF usage in XP) goes up to 1.7GB
- if "about:home" is the Firefox Start Page, effectively it hangs the computer at Firefox startup for 10 seconds
- if "about:home" is NOT the Firefox Start Page, startup is fine - BUT if I press the "home" button on the toolbar it loads "about:home" which causes the same issue againThank you cor-el! Your suggestion has solved the problem on my WinXP VM which I was using to test, and I will soon confirm that it has also solved the problem on my primary Win7 desktop.
To recap:
- I set "browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl" to an empty string
OLD VALUE: https://snippets.mozilla.com/%STARTPAGE_VERSION%/%NAME%/%VERSION%/%APPBUILDID%/%BUILD_TARGET%/%LOCALE%/%CHANNEL%/%OS_VERSION%/%DISTRIBUTION%/%DISTRIBUTION_VERSION%/
NEW VALUE: (blank)
- I deleted the folder \storage\persistent\moz-safe-about+home under the Profile directory
Actual folder name on WINDOWS XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\<USERNAME>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<PROFILENAME>\storage\persistent\moz-safe-about+home
However I have a concern that the '''OLD VALUE''' of "browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl" will creep back in, in a future update! Can you communicate this issue to someone on the development team? -
How do I get rid of annoying arcade game on new firefox start page?
Most recent update of Firefox plays an annoying arcade-type game on the start page. How can I get rid of it?
Heheh, it's Mozilla being cheerfully quirky on the Firefox page (you are talking about the Mozilla Firefox Start Page or "about:home", right?).
If so, Mozilla will be changing it with another image in the future; I don't know when, though. For now, you have a few options:
* Set Google/Bing/etc. as your homepage so that you won't see the Start Page when Firefox launches.
* Use the [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/stylish/?src=userprofile Stylish] extension to remove the image.
'''Using the Stylish Addon''':
# Click the Stylish icon > Write new Style > For this URL (as seen in the first image below)
# Create a style as seen in the second image (you can name it whatever you'd like, but <br> <code>#brandLogo {<br> visibility: hidden;<br>}</code> <br>must be kept. This makes the arcade game invisible. If you'd like to remove it altogether, swap <code>visibility:hidden;</code> with <code>display:none;</code>.
Save your style. A few weeks later, you can check to see if the arcade game has been removed by Mozilla by disabling the Stylish style on the Start Page. I know it's not a straightforward fix, but it's the best I can do. :)
I hope that helped you!
''If it did, please mark this answer as the solution so that others can find information on the forums quickly. Thanks!
And of course, please post back if you need more help.
Happy browsing! -
This appeared after a re-install due to a virus. On installing Firefox 6 it immediately went to foxstart as a home page, I cannot get rid of this or get back to the firefox start page, I have uninstalled Firefox and re installed but still get the same problem. The web indicates that this is now a problem for many of your users so it looks as if a fix needs to be generated to provent this happening. Hope you can resolve this problem. Many thanks. dave
Hey Revert back changes (if you don't like) via settings on right top side . Also send a related image so we gave you exact info about the settings. You can Shut automatic updates (but it may leads some issues) via
'''option'''-> '''advance''' ->'''update''' now choose any one of the following :
* Automatically Install Updats
* Let me choose
* never check for -
Why can't I return to Firefox Start Page
When I log on to Firefox I get the Firefox Start Page. If I then go to A, and then to B, and then to C (for example), GO BACK ONE PAGE will take me back to B, and then to A, but no further. It will not take me back beyond A to the Start Page. This has only started happening since I installed Firefox 4.0. This is very annoying.
I should add that the History menu may still list those pages, as it lists 12-15 of the most recently loaded pages regardless of what tab loaded them. You can access that using either:
* "3-bar" menu button > History (look below the recently closed tabs and windows)
* (menu bar) History menu -- you can tap the Alt key to display the menu bar temporarily if you don't usually show it
* History Sidebar (Ctrl+h) -- this can be sorted in various different orders -
Just installed Firefox on my second Windows machine (running XP Home). Unlike my other installation, every time I start Firefox I get TWO tabs - my home page AND a "Mozilla Firefox Start Page" that contains only a Google search input. I don't need the useless start page, but haven't found anything that tells me how to stop it from loading.
Try This works good for those who aren't computer tech savvy like me
Type about:config in the address bar
Click I'll be careful, I promise if prompted
In the Filter input field type startup
Double click on startup.homepage_override_url
Delete the text string and click OK
Close Firefox and reopen the window to verify that it has worked.
Hopefully this helps!
I just tried this myself and it totally worked for me Good Luck -
My Mozilla Firefox Start Page has changed
My Mozilla Firefox Start Page changed without me doing anything to change it. I had the old style that said "you are not on the latest version of firefox" and I liked it. Now, I cannot get it back. What do I have to do to get it back?
Install this extension to reset your homepage to the default.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchreset/
It will do the "reset" and then disappear from the Add-ons Manager.
BTW, "you are not on the latest version of firefox" message sounds like the Firefox Home Page from Firefox 3.6 and earlier versions. So if the "default" isn't what you want - See - [[How to set the home page]] -
What is URL address for Mozilla Firefox start page
When I click on Bookmarks, then scroll down to Mozilla Firefox Start Page and click on this, I receive this notice:
"URL is not valid and cannot be reloaded."
When I go to History section "Restore Previous Session" is not "highlighted".
How do I "reload the URL for the Start Page??????'''<u>Firefox default home page</u>'''<br />
If you are referring to the Google/Firefox home page with the Google search, a new version has been built-in to Firefox; it appears that Google is no longer maintaining their old page since the new built-in version is available in Firefox.
To get the new built-in default home page, change your home page to '''''about:home'''''
*See --> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/How%20to%20set%20the%20home%20page
EDIT (Added): You can also type '''''about:home''''' in a blank tab to get the new page; you can then Bookmark that page, if you wish.
'''<u>Restore Previous Session</u>'''<br />
#Be sure that you are saving history:
#*Options > Privacy > [X] Remember my browsing history
#*See --> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Options%20window%20-%20Privacy%20panel
#Be sure that you are not in Private Browsing and do not automatically start in Private Browsing
#*See --> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Private%20Browsing
#Be sure not to clear history when using Clear Recent History or when exiting/closing Firefox
#*See --> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Clear%20Recent%20History
'''If this reply solves your problem, please click "Solved It" next to this reply when <u>signed-in</u> to the forum.'''
Not related to your question, but...
You may need to update some plug-ins. Check your plug-ins and update as necessary:
*Plug-in check --> http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
*Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in: [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Shockwave%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-shockwave Installing ('''''or Updating''''') the Shockwave plugin with Firefox]
*'''''Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape''''': [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Adobe%20Reader%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-and-updating-adobe-reader Installing/Updating Adobe Reader in Firefox]
*Shockwave Flash (Adobe Flash or Flash): [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Managing%20the%20Flash%20plugin#w_updating-flash Updating Flash in Firefox]
*'''''Next Generation Java Plug-in for Mozilla browsers''''': [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Java%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-or-updating-java Installing or Updating Java in Firefox] -
Up-dated Firefox and now I have Bing as browser on Firefox start page. How do I get Google back
Updated from Firefox 22 to Firefox 23 and now I have Bing as my browser. I want Google as my browser. How to set Google as my browser on Firefox start page.
I'm back and I resolved the problem my-self. This is what you have to do... 1) Type in search "about:config" and click "ok" when the warning comes up; 2) in search type "browsers.search.selectedEngine" 3) now right click on "browers.search.selectedEngine" and choose from menu "new" and now choose "string" and just write "Google" and click "ok". That's it and your done. Now I have my faithful Google back and so will you. I was a little frightened at first because I know if I make a mistake that I would have to possibly re-install Firefox but all worked okay and was very easy to do. Just make sure that you re-check before you click "ok".
George
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My Firefox Start Page has no Location Bar
When I open my Firefox Starter Page (after I installed the update) all it has on it, at the very top, are 4 tabs:"Latest Headlines;Most Visited;Getting Started;Google Search". The whole rest of the Starter Page is blank. The "Getting Started" tab is useless because it shows a "Starter Page" that looked like the one I used to have. I repeat I have no location bar or anything at all to use to try and get the starter page looking like the one I had.
Make sure that you do not run Firefox in full screen mode (press F11 or Fn + F11 to toggle; Mac: Command+Shift+F).
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-to-use-full-screen
If you are in full screen mode then hover the mouse to the top of the screen to make the Navigation Toolbar and Tab bar appear.
Click the Maximize button (top right corner of the Navigation Toolbar) to leave full screen mode or right-click empty space on a toolbar and choose "Exit Full Screen Mode" or press the F11 key.
Press the F10 key or tap the Alt key to bring up the hidden "Menu Bar" temporarily.
*Firefox menu button > Options
*View > Toolbars (press F10 to display the menu bar)
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For some reason I have started to get a blank type page, rather than the Firefox start page when I open firefox. The blank page has no firefox tab at the top left so I cannot access any of the firefox features by the tab. Also the blank page does not show my bookmarked websites which is an inconvenience. Whenever I type in a search word, the results come up in a page of information promoted by 'Ask"'. I don't want this. I don't know how this has happened but I cannot seem to find a fix. I uninstalled firefox and then reinstalled to see if this would work, but it has not. Can someone help please.
Try to use the SearchReset extension to reset some preferences to the default values.
*https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/searchreset/
Note that the SearchReset extension only runs once and then uninstalls automatically, so it won't show on the "Firefox > Add-ons" page (about:addons). -
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why can I not get the normal firefox start page I had with my old computer (operating XP) instead of the "your all-in-one page" I have now I have moved onto windows 7
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http://uk.foxstart.com/?rls=en:uk:zp
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