"Search" box does not work in Firefox (Int Explorer OK)

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• Just installed v35. Now that the search box does not work. ??

  Today I got a message that Firefox v35.0 (Windows version) is ready to install. So I let it install. Once the installation is complete and restarted Firefox, the search box is more work. It presents suggestions for my default search engine (Google), but when I click on a suggestion, nothing happens. Or if I type the search term in directly or click on the arrow (right out of the box), nothing happens.

  If I put the search term in the URL window, it works, but I prefer to use the search box separate of the address bar.

  Try Firefox Safe mode to see if the problem goes away. Firefox Safe mode is a troubleshooting mode that temporarily disables hardware acceleration, restores some settings and disables add-ons (extensions and themes).

  If Firefox is open, you can restart Firefox Safe mode in the Help menu:

  • In Firefox 29,0 and above, click on the menu button

    

    click Help

    

    then select restart with disabled modules.

  • In previous versions of Firefox, click on the Firefox button in the upper left of the Firefox window and click help (or click on help in the Menu bar, if you do not have a Firefox button) and click on restart with disabled modules.

  If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Mode safe mode as follows:

  • On Windows: Hold down the SHIFT key when you open the desktop Firefox or shortcut in the start menu.
  • On Mac: Hold the option key during the startup of Firefox.
  • On Linux: Exit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run firefox-safe-mode
    (you may need to specify the installation path of Firefox for example/usr/lib/firefox)

  When the Firefox Safe Mode window appears, select "start mode safe."

  

  If the problem is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, theme or hardware acceleration. Please follow the steps described in the section Troubleshooting extensions, themes and problems of hardware acceleration to resolve common Firefox problems to find the cause.

  To exit safe mode of Firefox, simply close Firefox and wait a few seconds before you open Firefox for normal use again.

  When find you what is causing your problems, please let us know. This might help others with the same problem.

• The safari search box does not work. I can't enter text correctly

  I tried to enter an address or even search for a company but the search does not work in safari.

  I seem to be able to make web sites through a link but that's it.

  tried to restart the macbook, but no joy

  Turn off the Suggestions of Safari in the preferences/Safari/search / uncheck Safari Suggestions.

  Latest issue of the Safari search bar

  http://osxdaily.com/2016/01/05/fix-Safari-freezing-address-bar-use/

• Why used the search box does not work

  the mag glass has a green more than and the research of features do not work at all I've tried everything I can find no answer please don't help

  Plu green indicates that the current site has a search plugin, you can install it if you want. Without doubt, who is not related to the problem.

  You are having problems with the search bar on the right end of the toolbar or from the search box in one of the internal pages of Firefox, for example the integrated home page or the new tab page?

  With the search in the toolbar bar, normally, as soon as you start typing, or if you click it with the text already in it, the button panel descends. What is happening? While you type there may be suggestions for your default search engine. You get? And finally to search you can press enter or click on the arrow. No results?

• Search bar does not work in Firefox 5.1, all solutions?

  Search bar works not properly. You can see the name that you are looking for on the page and if you type in the three first letters of the name of the search bar will not find the name for you, the box turns red.

  On the search bar, don't forget "Case-sensitive Option" is not checked.

  If this answer solved your problem, please click 'Solved It' next to this response when connected to the forum.

• Keyboard shortcut Ctrl-E to the search box does not work, but still works the Ctrl-K.

  In FF 3.6, the hotkeys Ctrl-E, Ctrl-K would focus the cursor in the search box of Firefox.

  In FF 4 RC1, the hotkey Ctrl-E isn't is no longer anything. CTRL-K still works as it did in FF 3.6.

  This shortcut has been deleted, you can restore it with the extension change search shortcut - https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/change-search-shortcut

• The timeline of Google search function does not work in Firefox but not in IE

  I use Google for searches. After receiving the search results there are additional options along the left sidebar. "Timeline" function takes the results of the search and sort them in chronological order and displays the results on a timeline. This feature is used to work well in Firefox. Now after receipt of search results when I press the option "Timeline" Google tells me that my search "did not match any documents."

  I assumed the problem was with Google but when I finally tested in Internet Explorer, I discovered that the function of the chronology has worked well. The exact URL in Internet Explorer properly displays the results of the timeline sorted but when stuck in Firefox it produces no result.

  Please explain what could be the cause or I might have to switch browsers that I wouldn't do. Thank you.

  Here is year example of a Google Timeline search request that produces no. matching documents: "http://www.google.com/search?source=ig & hl = in & rlz = 1G1GGLQ_ENUS287 & = & q = mozilla + firefox + reviews & btnG = Google + Search & aq = f & oq = #q = mozilla + firefox + reviews & hl = in & tbo = 1 & rlz = 1G1GGLQ_ENUS287 & output = search & source = lnt & tbs = tl:1 & a = X & ei = W20_Tf_2OoragAeJ0LG8Aw & ved = 0CA8QpwUoBA & fp = d99ec83a3d63f24"

  Clear the cache and cookies from sites that cause problems.

  • "Clear the Cache": Tools > Options > advanced > network > storage (Cache) offline: 'clear now '.
  • 'Delete Cookies' sites causing problems: Tools > Options > privacy > Cookies: "show the Cookies".

  Start Firefox in Firefox to solve the issues in Safe Mode to check if one of the Add-ons is the cause of the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Modules > themes).

  • Makes no changes on the start safe mode window.

  See:

  • Troubleshoot extensions, themes, and issues of hardware acceleration to resolve common problems of Firefox

• Search box does not work

  My search engine no longer works for one of the search engines that are. Please tell us how to make this operational window.

  This has happened

  Each time Firefox opened

  == I don't know.

  You are welcome.

• folder search box does not work (no items match your search)

  I tried registry fix and re-indexing - did not work. Message bed still 'no element doesn't match your search' when I know they are there and that worked for the first 5 months.

  Hi robert1a,

  Check the link below for a thread with similar problem and try the steps mentioned by Rakeesh_j on November 25, 2009.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7itprogeneral/thread/a7e6c315-bfa6-4e7d-888d-a2c7d8de560c

  I hope this helps!

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.

  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Key on the keyboard does not work in firefox box when you type in the web site, but it works everywhere else?

  Key on the keyboard does not work in firefox box when you type in the web site, but it works everywhere else?

  Try Firefox SafeMode to see how it works there.
  
  A way of solving problems, which disables most of the modules.
  
  (If you use it, switch to the default theme).

  • You can open the mode without failure of Firefox 4.0 + by pressing the SHIFT key when you use the desktop Firefox or shortcut in the start menu.
  • Or use the Help menu option, click restart with the disabled... modules while Firefox is running.

  Do not choose anything at the moment, just use 'continue in safe mode.

  To exit safe mode of Firefox, simply close Firefox and wait a few seconds before using the shortcut of Firefox (without the Shift key) to open it again.

  If it's good in Firefox Safe mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to understand that one.
  
  http://support.Mozilla.com/en-us/KB/troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

  Can be caused by an add-on to the AVG.

  When find you what is causing that, please let us know. It might help others who have this problem.

• Google does NOT WORK with Firefox 3.6.8 and you can type in search, but clicking next is a link dead; does nothing?

  Google does NOT work on Firefox 3.6.8 suddenly today. You can type in search and get the results on the first page. By clicking on the link "next" or no matter what number links is dead. Yahoo and Bing seem to work. I don't have a Google toolbar. Very frustrating. It happens all of a sudden today. Please check into it.

  Start Firefox in Firefox to solve the issues in Safe Mode to check if one of your modules is causing your problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Modules > themes).

  See the extensions, themes and problems of hardware acceleration to resolve common troubleshooting Firefox problems and troubleshooting questions with plugins like Flash or Java to solve common Firefox problems

  Your above posted the details of the system tampon() obsolete show with known risks of security and stability.

  • Shockwave Flash 10.0 r22

  Update the Flash plugin to the latest version.

  • http://www.Adobe.com/software/Flash/about/

• The firefox search bar does not work and when trying to manage search firefox engine crashes and I have to force to leave.

  My search bar does not work. I can enter text and the work of AutoFill, but when I hit enter or click the magnifying glass, nothing happens. (The address bar works). I can't change the search engine of google for other engines by default, but they are looking for either. When I open "Manage search engines" menu opens and I can make changes, but then he won't and I leave firefox to get the strength to normal navigation. It drives me crazy, please help! I tried to restart the search engine, my computer, changed such parameters suggested by other pages, but nothing helped. (Safari search bar works, but I don't use Safari, so I would really like to understand how to solve this problem).

  This has happened

  Each time Firefox opened

  Is two weeks.

  I had this same problem. Couldn't Google to search in weeks bar. Drove me crazy.

  Does what you has proposed and made a new profile, but simply copied to a file or folder at a time in the new profile in the Finder and started the profile to test to see if it worked or not for Google.

  It came down to formhistory.sqlite. The second I put that in Trial, the Google bar stopped working. Found out it just saves your form history and past Google searches, so I'm ok with starting over on that. I'll just have to enter my address one more time on the next form I fill out.
  

  I tried just compensation history form and search in Firefox, but that does not solve, so I went ahead and made another new profile and replaced the formhistory.sqlite from this profile file my trial period. It worked, then I did the same thing with 'default '.

  Problem. Solved.

• Google does not work with Firefox.

  I try to get my family to use Firefox. While both of my computers run Linux, the rest of my family has Mac OS X and Windows machines. Recently Firefox failed to load Google Reader on my Linux machine, but after having disabled some addons that I was able to make it work. Unfortunately, this was not the case with Mac in my family. Google search does not load when the entries in the search box, does not google reader, Gmail does not load, but everything works fine on other browsers (IE, Safari, Chrome, etc.). I clear cookies, cache, rebooted in safe mode, reset Firefox and reinstalled several times. Yet, nothing has worked. I would appreciate help. Thank you.

  It was my security software.

• Search bar does not work.

  I am running FF25.0.1 on Windows 7, but I had this problem for several versions, do not remember when he started. The search bar does not work with any engine, I can type and the cursor flashes but it does not research when I hit enter or use the search button.

  I tried:
  -clean the uninstall/reinstall firefox
  -create a profile
  -in the course of running as an administrator
  -test in safe mode
  -suppression of research and searchmetadata.json, formhistory.sqlite, etc..
  -removal of the plugins to search then by reinstalling ff to generate news
  -use the searchreset addon

  After some of them, the search bar will work only once to help enter or the button before returning to the uselessness.

  I'm more or less certain that I don't have a malicious software. I do not use the address bar to search because it is a little more complicated to use terms, including the slashes or openings of the diaphragm, and put except that I do not have the functions which do not hang out.

  Start the computer in Mode safe mode with network support Windows (on the startup screen, press F8) as a test to see if that helps.

  Do a clean reinstall and delete the program folder before Firefox to (re) install a new copy of the current version of Firefox.

  Download a new copy of Firefox and save the file to the desktop.

  • 25 Firefox: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html

  Uninstall your current version of Firefox, if possible, the settings in the software security and cleaning of the Windows registry.

  • Do NOT remove the data personal when you uninstall your current version of Firefox, because all profile files will be deleted and you lose personal data such as bookmarks and passwords from other versions of Firefox profiles.

  Delete the program folder Firefox before installing newly downloaded copy of the Firefox installer.

  • (32-bit Windows) "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\"
  • (Windows 64 bit) "C:\Program Files (x 86) \Mozilla.
  • It is important to remove the Firefox program folder to delete all the files and make sure that there is no problem with the files that were the remains after uninstallation.
  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_Firefox

  Your bookmarks and other personal data are stored in the Firefox profile folder and will not be affected by a uninstall and (re) install, but make sure that 'delete personal data' is NOT selected when you uninstall Firefox.

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup
  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Clean_reinstall

• Yahoo speaker icon Chinese big5 dictionary web to pronounce the Word does not work on firefox 26,27.

  http://tw.dictionary.search.Yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A3eg.nXHREBSxRUAzBh7rolQ?p=test & fr = SFP
  the speaker icon of web for the Word does not work on firefox 26,27. It works on firefox 24,25.

  Hello mizuc, thanks for reporting that - I can reproduce the problem and get an error in the web console:

  Media resource http://___.mp3 could not be decoded.
  

  Edit: I have filed bug 919572 for this question