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Search Engine add ons not working

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Masson26
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I suddenly have a few search engines that just wont work in the search, the netflix one just simply brings me to the netflix home page and doesnt actually search and the facebook one will only search for the first word typed

I suddenly have a few search engines that just wont work in the search, the netflix one just simply brings me to the netflix home page and doesnt actually search and the facebook one will only search for the first word typed

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Matt_G
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Hi Masson26,

I'd try starting Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode. If you don't have the issue while all of your add-ons, extensions, and themes are disabled, you can try adding them back in one by one until you find the culprit. You should look at the Extensions and Themes troubleshooting guide and the Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems article as well.

You could also try deleting the Search Engines and reinstalling them. This article will show you where you can find the files to delete them completely:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox

Hopefully this helps!

cor-el
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