My homepage always redirects to http://www.google.com no matter what I do. I do not have a user.js file, and I am quite sure that there is no malware in the system because hijackthis looks clean. Is there anything else I can do to fix this?
Thanks.
Homepage changed to google after restart
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Re: Homepage changed to google after restart
Have you tried resetting the home page under Tools->Options->Main->Home page?
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Re: Homepage changed to google after restart
I have tried that, but it still returns to http://www.google.com no matter what I try to change the homepage to.
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Re: Homepage changed to google after restart
See if this article is helpful -- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Corrupt_localstore.rdf
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Re: Homepage changed to google after restart
Just tried that, went into safe mode and "reset toolbars and controls" but that didn't work. Is there anything else that can be done?
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Re: Homepage changed to google after restart
Did you delete the file localstore.rdf before resetting the toolbars and controls?
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Re: Homepage changed to google after restart
Deleting localstore.rdf and starting safe mode fixes the problem. But it still reverts to the google homepage when firefox is started again. Could there be another cause for this problem?
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Re: Homepage changed to google after restart
If the problem exists in standard mode but not in Safe Mode the problem is caused by an installed extension. You can disable all such add-ons and reenable them one by one until you see this failure again. The last one enabled will be the cause of the problem. It's best to close and restart Firefox after each new extension is enabled.
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Re: Homepage changed to google after restart
Sorry for the late reply. Disabling all add-ons didn't fix the problem. The homepage returned to google again after firefox is restarted. Is there anything else left to try or would it be better to just reinstall firefox?