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When using the search engine (yahoo) on firefox, no results are forthcoming unless I eliminate the last part of the search address. Why?

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rkaiser
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Recently reinstalled Firefox (02/11/2016) When searching (default Yahoo) the search engine shows the search, but no results are forthcoming. For example, a search for "Thesaurus" yielded: https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A86.JyB.07xWGgsABgQnnIlQ?p=thesaurus&fr2=sb-top&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-003. When: &fr2=sb-top&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-003 was removed from the search address, results came up immediately. Has anyone experienced this problem and have a solution for same?

Recently reinstalled Firefox (02/11/2016) When searching (default Yahoo) the search engine shows the search, but no results are forthcoming. For example, a search for "Thesaurus" yielded: https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A86.JyB.07xWGgsABgQnnIlQ?p=thesaurus&fr2=sb-top&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-003. When: &fr2=sb-top&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-003 was removed from the search address, results came up immediately. Has anyone experienced this problem and have a solution for same?

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FredMcD
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When I used the built in Firefox Yahoo search, I got this; https://us.search.yahoo.com/search?fr=yhs-invalid&p=Thesaurus


After, I used the Yahoo page search, and got this; https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AwrBT8ETOb1WE_YAgK5XNyoA;_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGZyA3locy1pbnZhbGlkBGdwcmlkAwRuX3JzbHQDMARuX3N1Z2cDMARvcmlnaW4DdXMuc2VhcmNoLnlhaG9vLmNvbQRwb3MDMARwcXN0cgMEcHFzdHJsAwRxc3RybAM5BHF1ZXJ5A1RoZXNhdXJ1cwR0X3N0bXADMTQ1NTI0MTUxMQ--?p=Thesaurus&fr2=sb-top-us.search&fr=yhs-invalid

Both showed me the search results.

Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.

  • Clear the Cache and
  • Remove Cookies
    Warning ! ! This will log you out of sites you're logged in to.

Type about:preferences<Enter> in the address bar.

  • Cookies; Select Privacy. Under History, select Firefox will Use Custom Settings. Press the button on the right side called Show Cookies. Use the search bar to look for the site. Note; There may be more than one entry. Remove All of them.
  • Cache; Select Advanced > Network. Across from Cached Web Content, Press Clear Now.

If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} While you are in safe mode;

Type about:preferences#advanced<Enter> in the address bar.

Under Advanced, Select General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.

Poke around safe web sites. Are there any problems?

Then restart.