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msn continually overwites the home page setting after setting google using about:config

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doonhamer
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running firefox 3.6.8 on xp pro on thinkpad. MSN keeps overwiting the home page setting thus not allowing me to change the default home page even thru about:config. his appears browser.startup.homepage;http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&pver=6&ar=msnhome

running firefox 3.6.8 on xp pro on thinkpad. MSN keeps overwiting the home page setting thus not allowing me to change the default home page even thru about:config. his appears browser.startup.homepage;http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&pver=6&ar=msnhome

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TonyE
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For possible causes of this see preferences are not saved.

cor-el
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You can also try http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=2306816#p2306816