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firefox deletes add on search engines at each close

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Windows 7 Firefox 6.2 Search add on do not hold and are deleted from search manager listing each time I log off. How do I keep the search engine add ons from defaulting to nil?

Windows 7 Firefox 6.2 Search add on do not hold and are deleted from search manager listing each time I log off. How do I keep the search engine add ons from defaulting to nil?

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search engine problems (recommend backing up profile first, and renaming not deleting files), don't you just hate it when people tell you to delete files without revealing consequences (if you rename the search.json file take pictures of your search engine drop-down first as many snapshots as it takes.

Profile folder (information)
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox


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Thank you, sorry but it did not work.