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why does the "http://" disappear in the location bar of firefox 7.x and just leaves the www.site.com after hitting enter.

Easy_Rider
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The "http://" disappears in the location (URL) bar of Firefox 7.x and just leaves the "www.site.com" after hitting enter and going to site.

The "http://" disappears in the location (URL) bar of Firefox 7.x and just leaves the "www.site.com" after hitting enter and going to site.

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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That is a new feature in Firefox 7, only https appears.

To restore the http prefix: 

  1. Type about:config in the location bar and press Enter.
  2. Use the Filter box to search for trim
  3. Double-click or right-click on the browser.urlbar.trimURLs preference to change its value to false