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it keeps going back to "manual proxy setting" and I have to change it to "auto detect proxy" every time I open a new browser...how can i change that?

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liz.leidel
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if I close and then try to re-open a browser window, this error message comes up: The proxy server is refusing connections Firefox is configured to use a proxy server that is refusing connections. 

   *   Check the proxy settings to make sure that they are correct.
   *   Contact your network administrator to make sure the proxy server is
         working.

And I have to go back in to settings and switch it to "auto detect proxy" and then it works but it won't stay on that setting...how can I make that the default setting?

if I close and then try to re-open a browser window, this error message comes up: The proxy server is refusing connections Firefox is configured to use a proxy server that is refusing connections. * Check the proxy settings to make sure that they are correct. * Contact your network administrator to make sure the proxy server is working. And I have to go back in to settings and switch it to "auto detect proxy" and then it works but it won't stay on that setting...how can I make that the default setting?

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finitarry
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You could change the setting again and then copy the setting from prefs.js in the profile into a file called user.js which you create in the profile as well. That should preserve your setting. The name of the setting should begin with "network.proxy".

cor-el
cor-el
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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

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