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Single word search term entered into address bar triggers redirect to same web site every time

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  • آخر ردّ كتبه eamurray25

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When I enter a single word into the address bar, I am redirected to www.grindtv.com every single time, no matter what that word is. When I enter more than one word, the browser performs a search properly, according to my config settings. Changing config settings like keyword.url and keyword.enabled do not have any effect on the single word redirect issue.

All plugins and add-ons are disabled while troubleshooting and have no effect.

I have uninstalled/reinstalled Firefox (removing personal preferences) with no improvement. I have cleared all history. I have searched all config settings for "grindtv" to no avail.

When I enter a single word into the address bar, I am redirected to www.grindtv.com every single time, no matter what that word is. When I enter more than one word, the browser performs a search properly, according to my config settings. Changing config settings like keyword.url and keyword.enabled do not have any effect on the single word redirect issue. All plugins and add-ons are disabled while troubleshooting and have no effect. I have uninstalled/reinstalled Firefox (removing personal preferences) with no improvement. I have cleared all history. I have searched all config settings for "grindtv" to no avail.

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Check the pref keyword.URL on the about:config page.

You can modify the pref keyword.URL on the about:config page to use Google's "I'm Feeling Lucky" or Google's "Browse By Name".


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Thanks for trying, but as I mentioned above, changes to the keyword.url and keyword.enabled settings in the configuration settings do not have any effect on the problem.

Changes to those settings do have an effect on a search using two or more words in the address bar. But if I only type in a single word, I am still redirected to that same web site, regardless of the about:config settings.