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All of the search engines in my Search bar disappeared so when I type something in and hit "Enter", it can't search. How do I get Google back?

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emwaxman
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I restarted my computer this morning (Windows 7 Enterprise, 6.1) and all of the search engine options in the search bar in the upper right corner of Firefox were gone, so when I type something in the box and hit "Enter", nothing happens. When I click on the icon that normally allows you to change the search engine, nothing comes up except "Manage Search Engines" and that tells me that I have no search engines installed. I briefly looked in Firefox Add-Ons but it doesn't seem easy to get them back from there. I'm running Firefox 4.0.1, and Add-Ons are enabled. Can you help me get Google back?

I restarted my computer this morning (Windows 7 Enterprise, 6.1) and all of the search engine options in the search bar in the upper right corner of Firefox were gone, so when I type something in the box and hit "Enter", nothing happens. When I click on the icon that normally allows you to change the search engine, nothing comes up except "Manage Search Engines" and that tells me that I have no search engines installed. I briefly looked in Firefox Add-Ons but it doesn't seem easy to get them back from there. I'm running Firefox 4.0.1, and Add-Ons are enabled. Can you help me get Google back?

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David McRitchie
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Click on "Manage Search Engines" which you found (which is normally at then end of the list) then click on "Restore Defaults".

You you had a lot of search engines or even just more than 8, I'd would try one thing before destroying anything. Take a picture of your toolbars before starting like the article indicates.

emwaxman
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Thanks for the suggestion, but the "Restore Defaults" button is greyed out, so I can't click on it. Maybe I need to just reinstall Firefox?