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Search Bar isnt working in Firefox 6 beta

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When I press enter or click on the magnifying glass, there is no action. None of the search plugins in the search bar are working. This is for Firefox 6 beta version.

When I press enter or click on the magnifying glass, there is no action. None of the search plugins in the search bar are working. This is for Firefox 6 beta version.

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see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_search_or_add_new_engines

Rename or delete the search.sqlite file in your profile, it will have little consequence as it will be rebuilt from your search.plugins folder also in your profile. You can open your profile folder through the system using about:support typed into the location bar, then "Open Containing Folder".

Renaming or deleting items from the profile should be done with Firefox down (exit throught the File menu or "Firefox" button).

If doesn't work, then also rename or delete both the search.sqlite and the search.json file, this will restore all search engines and they will be alphabetical order, you can use the Manage Engines at the bottom of the Search engines drop-down to rearrange.

After problem is fixed you can delete the renamed files to cleanup, if you wish.

Modified by David McRitchie