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I keep trying to add search extensions on a brand new computer on any version of firefox and keep getting the following error: This search engine isn't supported by Firefox and can't be installed.

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Firefox was the first program I installed on the computer.I go to get more search engines in the manage search engines screen on the search engine box. When I do , it doesn't matter which one I want to add I always get the same error: This search engine isn't supported by Firefox and can't be installed. This seems weird as how can the firefox program take me to a screen that it doesn't support. I love having tons of search engines at my fingertips and am very disappointed I have no access to them. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Firefox was the first program I installed on the computer.I go to get more search engines in the manage search engines screen on the search engine box. When I do , it doesn't matter which one I want to add I always get the same error: This search engine isn't supported by Firefox and can't be installed. This seems weird as how can the firefox program take me to a screen that it doesn't support. I love having tons of search engines at my fingertips and am very disappointed I have no access to them. Does anyone know how to fix this?

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cor-el
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Are you installing search engines from the Mycroft site or from other web pages?

You can try to delete search.sqlite and search.json in the Firefox Profile Folder

See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_search_or_add_new_engines