Previous searches in google search box cannot be activated

If I click on the down arrow on the right of the Google search box, it lists previous searches. Now if I click on any of these, it does not select this subject and search for it. This has happened since I upgraded to Firefox 4 today.

See this post https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/788731#answer-142948

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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Form+autocomplete
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