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When i set my home page to be google.com, i fallowed the directions on the firefox help page, but yet evertime i close and reopen, i keep getting bearshare.com as my home page.. i cant get it to save and i'm saving it, HELP!

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The website says to click the icon to the left of the web address i want to be my homepage and drag it onto the "house" icon. I do, it asks if i want this to be my new homepage, i say yes. If i leave that window open, and open another, then my new homepage shows up, but once i CLOSE that window...and re open, the stupid bearshare.com website shows up again, and my newly saved google.com website is gone.. help please.

The website says to click the icon to the left of the web address i want to be my homepage and drag it onto the "house" icon. I do, it asks if i want this to be my new homepage, i say yes. If i leave that window open, and open another, then my new homepage shows up, but once i CLOSE that window...and re open, the stupid bearshare.com website shows up again, and my newly saved google.com website is gone.. help please.

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-> Tap ALT key or press F10 to show the Menu Bar

-> go to Help Menu -> select "Restart with Add-ons Disabled"

Firefox will close then it will open up with just basic Firefox. Now do this:

-> Update ALL your Firefox Plug-ins https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/

-> go to View Menu -> Zoom -> click Reset -> Page Style -> select Basic Page Style

-> go to View Menu -> Toolbars -> unselect All Unwanted toolbars

-> go to Tools Menu -> Clear Recent History -> Time range to clear: select EVERYTHING -> click Details (small arrow) button -> place Checkmarks on Cookies, Cache -> click Clear Now

-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> General -> When Firefox starts : select "Show My Home Page" -> Type the address of the website which you want to be your HomePage e.g. http://www.google.com -> place Checkmark on "Show the Downloads window when downloading a file" -> select Radio Button option2 "Always ask me where to save files"

-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Content -> place Checkmarks on:

1) Block Pop-up windows 2) Load images automatically 3) Enable JavaScript

-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Privacy -> History section -> Firefox will: select "Use Custom Settings for History" -> REMOVE Checkmark from "Permanent Private Browsing mode" -> place CHECKMARKS on:

1) Remember my Browsing History 2) Remember Download History 3) Remember Search History 4) Accept Cookies from sites -> select "Exceptions..." button -> Click "Remove All Sites" at the bottom of "Exception - Cookies" window

 4a) Accept Third-party Cookies -> under "Keep Until" select "They Expire"

-> REMOVE CHECKMARK from CLEAR HISTORY WHEN FIREFOX CLOSES

-> When using the Location Bar, suggest: select "History and Bookmarks"

-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Security -> place Checkmarks on:

1) Warn me when sites try to install add-ons 2) Block reported attack sites 3) Block reported web forgeries 4) Remember Passwords for sites

-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Advanced -> Network -> Offline Storage (Cache): click Clear Now button

-> Click OK on Options window

-> click the Favicon on SearchBar -> click Manage Search Engines -> select all Unwanted Search Engines and click Remove -> click OK

-> go to Tools Menu -> Add-ons -> Extensions section -> REMOVE All Unwanted/Suspicious Extensions (Add-ons) -> Restart Firefox

You can enable your Known & Trustworthy Add-ons later. Check and tell if its working.

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See these Bearshare removal instructions.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5091477_remove-bearshare.html

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mha007- I want to thank you very much for your very detailed instructions.. But it did '''''''''''''''not''''''''''''''' work :( The damn bearshare still pops up.. UHG WHY DID I EVER DOWNLOAD THAT CRAP!

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Preferences are not saved

https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Preferences%20are%20not%20saved

Check and tell if its working.