Re: FireFox: Typing Address NAME ONLY In Address Bar No Longer Works

Frank, I had just been in the about:config area on a tip the keyword.url
string might be the problem.
It was set to
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=

Did you read that if I complete the address with the usual .com, I'm taken
to my intended webpage, for example, dell.com. It's only if I leave off the
(.com) that I'm taken to the Yahoo search page. In the 4 years I've used
FF, I've never had to type .com or .mil or .edu, etc.
While in about:config, I did find some yahoo strings. I've did a screen
shot and uploaded it to my pbase gallery. As an experiment, I change each
instance of "true" to "false", restarted FF. Didn't fix the problem.
Reversed the Yahoo strings to the way I found them.
About:config results for Yahoo
http://www.pbase.com/monicakm/image/116380010


"Cmplx80" <Cmplx80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Monica wrote:
I posted this question to the Mozilla newsgroup 3 days ago. No replies
:( I've gotten one response on the Mozilla forum on line but it wasn't
what I needed. Hoping someone here might have the answer.
I've been using FF for 4 years. I've always been able to just type the
name of a url (for example, dell) without having to type the .com or hold
the ctrl key while hitting enter....just dell and hit enter.
The last few days, if I don't type the (.com) I'm redirected to a Yahoo
search page instead of my intended website. FF version is 3.5. I've
tried upgrading to FF 3.5.2 (have since reverted back to 3.5). I've
cleared cookies and cache/temp internet file. I've done a system
restore. I don't have any extra "toolbars" installed. There are no
programs in Add/Remove Programs that I don't recognize or that look
suspicious. Hijack This report looks good. I've run Malware Bytes,
AdAware and Avast. I've started FF in safe mode...no change.
There's GOT to be an answer! Anyone? Please??
Monica

Somehow, the Yahoo search has replaced the Google "I'm Lucky" search.
Perhaps the following will help:

http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-change-your-firefox-location-bar-search-engine/

Frank


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