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Firefox 7 Google search bar in centre of page not active, opens up at top of page

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O/S XP Pro SP3. When I open up Firefox 7, with Google as home page, the cursor in search bar in centre of page is inactive. If I click a key on keyboard, the search bar opens up at top of page and is then active!

O/S XP Pro SP3. When I open up Firefox 7, with Google as home page, the cursor in search bar in centre of page is inactive. If I click a key on keyboard, the search bar opens up at top of page and is then active!

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Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.

"Clear the Cache":

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"

"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"

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

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Thanks for your suggestions cor-el, tried all of them but with no improvement!

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Which page is that with that not working Google search bar?

Is that the about:home page or a (Google) web page?

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Hi cor-el, it's my Firefox home page

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Hi cor-el, Firefox just updated to version 8 and updated my addons and my google search bar works fine now! Thanks for your suggestions.

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Have found out what causes the problem. When addon NoScript is enabled, all works ok, but disabling it causes the problem. I disabled it because iTunes Apps Store won't enable transactions with it turned on