Google search returns to top of page 1 when back button used after visiting a search page
When searching google, page returns to top of page 1. It used to return to the last search looked at, so if you are searching on page 6 it returns to page 1 and you have to go back to 6 & scroll down to where you were. Running Firefox 3.6.17. Windows 7
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by parycashTo resolve the issue, you need to change the search settings on the Google home page. Top right hand corner, open the search settings and turn off the "Google Instant predictions".
Hope that helps !!!
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I have exactly this same problem. I believe it first appeared a week or two ago. It manifests on Firefox both at home and at work. My version at home has not been updated for several months, while my version at work is updated regularly. My home version is 3.6.13. I am not sure what version I am running at work.
This occurs with Firefox under both Windows and Linux.
I have turned off all extensions and plugins both manually and by starting Firefox in safe mode, and the problem persists.
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This happened
Every time Firefox opened
This started when...
A week or so ago
Installed Plug-ins
- np-mswmp
- NPRuntime Script Plug-in Library for Java(TM) Deploy
- The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in Web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site.
- Default Plug-in
- Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 10.1.0
- Shockwave Flash 10.3 r181
- Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 11.5.9.620
- iTunes Detector Plug-in
- GEPlugin
- Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_24 for Mozilla browsers
- Windows Activation Technologies Plugin for Mozilla
- 4.0.60531.0
- Office Authorization plug-in for NPAPI browsers
- The plug-in allows you to open and edit files using Microsoft Office applications
- Google Update
Application
- User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-GB; rv:1.9.2.17) Gecko/20110420 Firefox/3.6.17
More Information
Uninstalled & re-installed Firefox. Same thing happens on laptop running Firefox & Windows 7, but not on laptop running Vista &
Outlook
Troubleshooting extensions and themes
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Google search returns to top of page 1 when back button used after visiting a search page
I do not have that problem, because I open the results page in a new tab, and the links from the results page into new tabs.
I can only try to tell what what I do which is to use different tabs, not put everything into one tab.
Google: click on the Gear (settings(
- Search results: [x] Open search results in a new browser window
Tools > Options > Tabs
- I have everything checked except for Preview, but the important one is
- [x] Open new windows in a new tab instead
If you type something in the the search bar or location bar and realize you didn';t start in a new tab, press the "Alt" button to force the search or url into a new tab.
about:config changes
- browser.search.openintab true
- browser.tab.openinnewtab true
Additional information on tabs:
- Tabbed Browsing in Firefox
http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/tabs.htm - Tabs configuration, extracted from About:config entries - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/tabs_config.htm
More information on configuration variables available in about:config entries and for users not familiar with the process there is about:config (How to change).
If this solves your question and is better that what you had in 3.6, please mark as solved.
Modified by dmcritchie
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I have exactly this same problem. I believe it first appeared a week or two ago. It manifests on Firefox both at home and at work. My version at home has not been updated for several months, while my version at work is updated regularly. My home version is 3.6.13. I am not sure what version I am running at work.
This occurs with Firefox under both Windows and Linux.
I have turned off all extensions and plugins both manually and by starting Firefox in safe mode, and the problem persists.
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Modified by SixDegrees
Locked or Damaged places.sqlite
Corrupt localstore.rdf
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Modified by mha007
Since updating to 5.0, I have a similar problem: My browser goes to the top of the page that I left. This happens regardless of whether I open the link in a new tab also. When I close the new tab, or go back to the old tab, it is at the top of the page.
Tried rebuilding the localstore and sqlite files as suggested, although this seems unrelated to the problem we're experiencing. The problem persists, without change, after the rebuild.
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To resolve the issue, you need to change the search settings on the Google home page. Top right hand corner, open the search settings and turn off the "Google Instant predictions".
Hope that helps !!!