Don't get any search engines when installing or update Firefox on XP
After update to Firefox 35.0.1 I no longer get any serch engines. I only get a document icon and when I use the pull down the list of installed serch engines is empty. I have tried to find more engines but nothing happens. I have tried o install version 34 instead. The same result. I am using XP professional svp 3
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When using Firefox 34 or later version, see this - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/search-bar-add-change-manage-search-engines-firefox
Firefox 34 brought a new search bar scheme.
You can check if you have the XML files of the default search engines including Google in the browser\searchplugins folder in the Firefox program folder.
If not then you need to reinstall Firefox.
Try to delete the search.json file and possible search-metadata.json and search.sqlite files in the Firefox profile folder to reset the search engines to the default.
You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:
- Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
Firefox will rebuild the search.json file from the default search engines in the "browser\searchplugins" folder in the Firefox program folder and the searchplugins folder in the Firefox profile folder.
cor-el said
You can check if you have the XML files of the default search engines including Google in the browser\searchplugins folder in the Firefox program folder. If not then you need to reinstall Firefox. Try to delete the search.json file and possible search-metadata.json and search.sqlite files in the Firefox profile folder to reset the search engines to the default. You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:Firefox will rebuild the search.json file from the default search engines in the "browser\searchplugins" folder in the Firefox program folder and the searchplugins folder in the Firefox profile folder.
- Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
I did delete the .json files and nothing happend when I restarted firefox. I uninstalled firefox and reinstalled from a new download. The .json files where not created. The log file shows that the search engines where installed. I opend Help>Troubleshooting information and reset firefox and that helped. All serch engines where ther and work and I can now write URL adresses in the adress box. regards Ivar