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HOW DO YOU FIX PROBLEM WHEN FIREFOX ICON SAYS "SERVER NOT FOUND" BUT OTHER ICONS OPEN TO CORRECT PAGE.

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leedavis
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The Mozilla Firefox desktop icon will not open and says "server not found." Other icons will open. How do I fix this issue and to fix, how do I get Firefox to open?

The Mozilla Firefox desktop icon will not open and says "server not found." Other icons will open. How do I fix this issue and to fix, how do I get Firefox to open?

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FredMcD
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Type about:preferences#advanced<Enter> in the address bar.

Under Advanced, Select Network. Look for Configure How Firefox Connects and press the Settings button. If you are using a proxy, make sure those settings are correct. If there is no proxy, first use No Proxy. If there is a problem, then try System Proxy.

Some problems occurs when your Internet security program was set to trust the previous version of Firefox, but no longer recognizes your updated version as trusted. Now how to fix the problem: To allow Firefox to connect to the Internet again;

  • Make sure your Internet security software is up-to-date (i.e. you are running the latest version).
  • Remove Firefox from your program's list of trusted or recognized programs. For detailed instructions, see

Configure firewalls so that Firefox can access the Internet. {web link}