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HELP!!!...Firefox 4...STOP cursor focus from going to Bing search box????

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fuzion11
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I just installed Firefox 4....Now every time I open firefox the cursor will automatically jump to the bing search box.

I want it to start and stay inside the address bar.

A long time ago I had this same problem and searched online and found a solution. I don't remember exactly what it was, but it was something like going into about:config and switching some settings inside there. That fixed the issue and ever time I would open Firefox my cursor would START and STAY in the address bar.

Can anyone help me figure this out again? I don't want any add ons or extensions, I want it back to the way it was this morning before I upgraded to version 4.

Thanks in advance!

I just installed Firefox 4....Now every time I open firefox the cursor will automatically jump to the bing search box. I want it to start and stay inside the address bar. A long time ago I had this same problem and searched online and found a solution. I don't remember exactly what it was, but it was something like going into about:config and switching some settings inside there. That fixed the issue and ever time I would open Firefox my cursor would START and STAY in the address bar. Can anyone help me figure this out again? I don't want any add ons or extensions, I want it back to the way it was this morning before I upgraded to version 4. Thanks in advance!

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fuzion11
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I finally found the solution...

I have a Windows 7 64bit laptop, but this should work for Vista users as well...possibly XP users too, if you switch a couple of the folders around, if you're an advanced user you shouldn't have a problem....

add this code to your firefox "prefs.js" file, you can find pref.js here, just follow the steps...

C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\f9cunhcx.default\prefs.js]]


Now add this line to the bottom of the list. Keep in mind for changes to take effect you must have Firefox closed, otherwise it'll just over write any changes you attempt to make and nothing new will happen.

user_pref("capability.policy.default.HTMLInputElement.focus", "noAccess");

After adding the above line, save the pref.js file and reopen Firefox, you'll now notice your cursor won't be in the search box. You'll have to manually put the cursor to where you want it to be. I have my home page set to www.msn.com it would drive me nuts that as soon as I open the page my cursor focus would go to the bing search bar. It wouldn't be so bad if it went to the google search bar in the top right hand corner...but anyways I hope this helps someone else out. If it does please leave a comment on your experience for the next person.

Thanks,

James

fuzion11
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And keep in mind, if you can't find the folder appdata, it's because you haven't enabled "show all folders"

Just open up the start menu in the bottom right hand corner and type in "folder options" and then open that up and check the box that says "show all hidden folders" and click apply.

Now you should be able to find the appdata folder under C:\Users\YOU\appdata