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diggum
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20. January 2012 @ 08:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm not sure this is the right place to be asking this but I've found help no where else so far after spending lots of time prowling google.

I somehow let ask.com screw my pc over. It took over firefox and I have it almost removed except for one nagging little problem. The navigation bar's search function used to be set to google, now it just says invalid URL after removing ask. I know about going into keyword.url to change it back. It will work fine for that session, however, when I close the browser and open it again later, it's missing. Every single time I put it in it does this. I am using firefox v9, if anyone has any insight, I'd be very grateful.
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rulisky
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20. January 2012 @ 08:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I would suggest complete removal of Firefox. Clean registry. Reinstall Firefox.

This not hard to do; not like reinstalling the OS. Give it a try.
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20. January 2012 @ 13:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have to agree with rulisky, however you may want to try clearing out all your cookies CCleaner offers a great method for doing just that. After removing cookies you can also scan and clean the system registry

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 20. January 2012 @ 13:51

sincrim
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7. February 2012 @ 13:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What I do sometimes is click Firefox tab > History > Clear History > Drop scroll to "Everything". It'll erase everything. So you'll have to retype you usernames and if you play FB games, it'll take out those buggy scenes.
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diggum
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8. February 2012 @ 00:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by rulisky:
I would suggest complete removal of Firefox. Clean registry. Reinstall Firefox.

This not hard to do; not like reinstalling the OS. Give it a try.
This is what i did eventually do. I just wish I had been able to repair my old install out of pride. heh.

Originally posted by allanm1:
I have to agree with rulisky, however you may want to try clearing out all your cookies CCleaner offers a great method for doing just that. After removing cookies you can also scan and clean the system registry
I routinely run CCleaner to fix my registry and clear out the accumulation of junk my browsers and OS piles on. I adore that program. It's made that chore so much easier though I notice it does not handle the TEMP folder.

Originally posted by sincrim:
What I do sometimes is click Firefox tab > History > Clear History > Drop scroll to "Everything". It'll erase everything. So you'll have to retype you usernames and if you play FB games, it'll take out those buggy scenes.
I most certainly do not play facebook games.


Thanks for the help everyone and sorry it took me so long to get back to this thread. I appreciate your suggestions!
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