YAHOO SEARCH PAGE OPENS W/NEW TAB
mistakenly opted in to install YAHOO! toolbar uninstalled YAHOO! toolbar now YAHOO! search page opens whenever new tab opens http://www.google.com/firefox set as home page win 7 x 64 PRO SP1 [ updated ] Firefox 10.0.2 Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 8120 3.1 G HZ 8.0 GB RAM 600 GB WD BOOT DRIVE WD6401AALS-00J7B0 ATA 2 TB WD DATA DRIVE WD2002FAEX-007BA0 ATA 2X 150 GB DATA DRIVE WD1600JS-22MHB0 ATA
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yahoo!!! it's gone!
removing extension freeze.com net assistant did the trick!
another case of opt in mayhem foiled. trouble shooting at 4:00 am. didn't help.
thanks for your suggestions tho. GS
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The add-on changed a preference and then didn't reset it to default value when you uninstalled it.
To fix:
Type "about:config" in the URL bar search for "browser.newtab.url" change the value to "about:newtab", which is the default
Here's how to nuke all your prefs
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Resetting%20preferences
A new tab opens by default as a blank tab (about:blank).
If that isn't the case then an extension has changed that behavior.
I watched closely as it opened and found this script [url]
click.w3i.com/?Programid=132&Elementname=TabSearch&Applicationid={5E8E3DF7-A01E-4B94-BC69-BD32867958BB}&Version=3.6.5&Vintage=20120209&Defaultbrowserid=27&Productid=2780&Vendorid=6413&Offerid=6894
it then went to a yahoo! search page
http://search.yahoo.com/?fr=freeze&type=W3i_NA,132,3_6,Tab%20Search,20120209,6894,0,27,0
currently trying to remove freeze.com net assistant [that's where w3i.com led me] will advise
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yahoo!!! it's gone!
removing extension freeze.com net assistant did the trick!
another case of opt in mayhem foiled. trouble shooting at 4:00 am. didn't help.
thanks for your suggestions tho. GS