Search Engine Safe (ses) URLs

I am running a test server with MX7 and IIS5. I have SES urls
working on a production server with MX6.1 but this test server will
not go past the home page. Every link I click loads the home page.
I have followed the directions for uncommenting lines in the
web.xml file (they were already uncommented) and made sure the "see
if file exists" option is unchecked in IIS. Still no luck.
Any ideas?

Any possible solutions to this problem?

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NB: I'm talking of the left search field, not the right search engine one where it's easy enough to define.

You can reset the prefs general.useragent.override and keyword.URL on the about:config page. 
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/about%3Aconfig
<blockquote>general.useragent.override 
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*http://www.fastbrowsersearch.com/FBS_Toolbar/Help/helpUninstalling.aspx
*http://www.pccybertek.com/2009/05/remove-fast-browser-search
*[/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?forumId=1&comments_parentId=264720]
*http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=1430845

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thank you

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Same as above. I'm concerned about using internet explorer at this time. I would appreciate your response.

What is the warning you are reading about ?
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* http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/desktop/trust/#secure
** https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2013/01/28/privacy-day-2013/
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hi guys, ok i got a good one for you...
so ive heard that google (and users) like it if you chang:
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into
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this option - looks nice but actually points to a *virtual*
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that is several sub directories deep; im sure i read somewhere that
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maybe this is better..
www.abc.com/car-parts-fuel-systems/1234 or
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like)
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although i can see how it is possibly nicer than
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thanks very much indeed
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hi Nick,
whilst you handle it all in CF via stub files a much cleaner
approach is to use web server rewrites. On IIS you need to purchase
something called ISAPI_Rewrite and on Apache it's free called
mod_rewrite.
What this does is allow the web server to pattern match your
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''A troubleshooting mode, which disables most Add-ons.'' 
''(If you're not using it, switch to the Default Theme.)''
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* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox

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[http://www.avira.com/en/download/index.html]
Malware program recommendations:
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - [http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php]
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