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Find option quit working-Firefox

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  1. grandpaw7

    grandpaw7 Thread Starter

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    When I click Edit>Find I get the program at the bottom of my screen, but the options are greyed out so I can't use the program. Any thoughts about how I can fix it?

    My granddaughter does things with my computer that I know not of; I don''t know if she did something to cause this problem.

    Unfortunately, I shut down System Restore to delete stuff there and failed to reopen it.
     
    grandpaw7, Sep 26, 2008
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  2. EAFiedler

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    Hi grandpaw7

    I am a bit in the dark, what program are you using?
     
    EAFiedler, Sep 27, 2008
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  3. grandpaw7

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    After reading your reply, I realize I should have given more information. The Find problem is when I use Firefox. I just checked on using IE and Find works there OK. Here is more info; I'm sure it is more than you need, but is it also what you need?:

    XP Home Edition w/ SP/2
    Intel Pentium 4A, 2800 MHz
    Firefox latest (I mostly use it)
    IE 6.0
    Dell Dimension 2400
    Intel Pentium 2800 MHz
    RAM 768 MB Avail. +/- 410
    Memory 2.00 GB Avail. +/- 1.96
    AVG Free Edition
    Comcast broadband
    MS AntiSpyware
    Spy Sweeper
    XP Firewall

    My Firefox Find worked OK till a few days ago.
     
    grandpaw7, Sep 27, 2008
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  4. EAFiedler

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    It is possible that a setting was changed. I am using Firefox 2, so I am not sure what might have been changed.

    When you say everything is grayed out for the Find bar, you cannot key anything into the Find window, either?

    Create a new profile for Firefox.
    Close Firefox:
    Start > Run
    Key in or copy and paste:
    firefox.exe -P
    Click: OK

    The profile manager window should appear where you can create a new profile for Firefox.


    This link gives further instructions on creating a new profile in Firefox and importing your bookmarks to the new profile:
    http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Manager#Creating_a_new_profile


    Let us know if that works for you or not.
     
    EAFiedler, Sep 28, 2008
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  5. grandpaw7

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    EAFiedler, apologies for not responding sooner to your post, for which I thank you.

    It turns out that the Find program works okay except for one website, where it works sometimes and sometimes not. I can live with that.

    grandpaw
     
    grandpaw7, Oct 30, 2008
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