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I have Google as my homepage but I receive a google error 404 instead

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cojon
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I cannot use Google as my homepage or reach google.com by typing the URL in the browser. Instead of Google I get http://www.google.(something, can't recall what).php which presents me with a google page containing the google lettering and identifies itself as a pretty fancy 404 error page.

I have tried everything including the ultimate frustration of messing around where I should not be--in the about:config area. I modified the two lines below the line that selects google as my homepage. I would like to restore Firefox 4 to the original downloaded condition including the about:config area.

When i downloaded firefox 4 it worked perfectly. How it got the 404 error as my homepage is unknown.

I cannot use Google as my homepage or reach google.com by typing the URL in the browser. Instead of Google I get http://www.google.(something, can't recall what).php which presents me with a google page containing the google lettering and identifies itself as a pretty fancy 404 error page. I have tried everything including the ultimate frustration of messing around where I should not be--in the about:config area. I modified the two lines below the line that selects google as my homepage. I would like to restore Firefox 4 to the original downloaded condition including the about:config area. When i downloaded firefox 4 it worked perfectly. How it got the 404 error as my homepage is unknown.

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Xircal
Xircal
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Sorry to hear about your problem. Please do the following.


  • In the location bar, type about:config and hit Enter.
  • In the filter at the top, type: keyword.URL
  • Double click it and remove whatever's in there and replace it with http://www.google.com/search?q=
  • Go to File | Exit
  • Restart Firefox, go to the site you want to set as your homepage.
  • Go to Tools | Options | General.
  • Make sure it says "Show My Homepage" in the first dropdown menu.
  • Click the button called "Use Current Pages" to set the homepage to the one you have on the screen.

The URL to add in "keyword.URL" becomes a link in this post, so right click it and choose "Copy Link Location" to copy it to the Windows clipboard. Then hit CTRL+V to paste it. Saves you having to type the whole thing.