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when i type facebook in the address bar ,it is going to yahoo search

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when i type facebook in the address bar and click enter ,

it is displaying

Sorry, we could not find facebook. Search results provided by Yahoo!

I want this to be changed ,like what we do in ie or chrome .When i type facebook and click enter it shoud take me to the google search and find the keyword.

if the same thing i do with like "how to cook breads" it is taking me to google search .i want this to happen when i search for facebook or hotmail .

when i type facebook in the address bar and click enter , it is displaying Sorry, we could not find facebook. Search results provided by Yahoo! I want this to be changed ,like what we do in ie or chrome .When i type facebook and click enter it shoud take me to the google search and find the keyword. if the same thing i do with like "how to cook breads" it is taking me to google search .i want this to happen when i search for facebook or hotmail .

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Try go to about:config page search for "browser.search.defaultenginename" change its value to "Google".

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.

You can use the SearchReset extension to reset some preferences to the default values.

Note that the SearchReset extension only runs once and then uninstalls automatically, so it won't show on the "Firefox > Add-ons" page (about:addons).

If you do not keep changes after a restart or otherwise have problems with preferences, see:

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still same problem ... will upload a screen shot

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this page is generated by your ISP on invalid DNS requests (it's probably the same with each one-worded query that you enter into the address bar) - please either contact your ISP if it's possible to opt out of this behaviour or else configure your system to use an alternative DNS service like the one google provides -more information at https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns