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firefox ignores startup settings

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AnRu
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Firefox 45.0.2 at Win7

hijackthis log and malware test looks fine

no user.js at system volume

Firefox ignores the start page settings as shown in pic_2, Firefox just comes up with a message shown in pic_1

Please note: I do NOT ask why Firefox can not open the files, because I deleted these files intentionally. I ask WHY Firefox try to load these files instead of showing me an empty page as requested in the settings.

Many thanks for any help

Firefox 45.0.2 at Win7 hijackthis log and malware test looks fine no user.js at system volume Firefox ignores the start page settings as shown in pic_2, Firefox just comes up with a message shown in pic_1 Please note: I do NOT ask why Firefox can not open the files, because I deleted these files intentionally. I ask WHY Firefox try to load these files instead of showing me an empty page as requested in the settings. Many thanks for any help
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Could that file address be coded into your shortcut? You can investigate as follows:

  • Desktop shortcut: right-click the icon, choose Properties
  • Pinned taskbar icon: right-click the icon, right-click Mozilla Firefox, choose Properties

Windows normally will select the Shortcut tab. If not, go ahead and click the Shortcut tab.

The Target line should not have anything after this part:

  • 32-bit Firefox on 64-bit Windows: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
  • Otherwise: "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"

If anything is listed after that, clear it out and save your change. To test, you can either:

  • Desktop shortcut: double-click the icon to launch a new window
  • Pinned taskbar icon: right-click the icon, click Mozilla Firefox to launch a new window

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Chosen Solution

Could that file address be coded into your shortcut? You can investigate as follows:

  • Desktop shortcut: right-click the icon, choose Properties
  • Pinned taskbar icon: right-click the icon, right-click Mozilla Firefox, choose Properties

Windows normally will select the Shortcut tab. If not, go ahead and click the Shortcut tab.

The Target line should not have anything after this part:

  • 32-bit Firefox on 64-bit Windows: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
  • Otherwise: "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"

If anything is listed after that, clear it out and save your change. To test, you can either:

  • Desktop shortcut: double-click the icon to launch a new window
  • Pinned taskbar icon: right-click the icon, click Mozilla Firefox to launch a new window

Was that it?

AnRu
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Thanks for your help!