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When i go onto google and type something in, and press enter, it doesn't do anything as if i never pressed enter

URL of affected sites

http://www.google.com

When i go onto google and type something in, and press enter, it doesn't do anything as if i never pressed enter == URL of affected sites == http://www.google.com

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Do you have that problem when running in the Firefox SafeMode? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode Don't select anything right now, just use "Continue in SafeMode."

If not, see this: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/troubleshooting+extensions+and+theme...

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I'm having the same issue as of the last few days. I've been searching using the Google toolbar successfully though. I may try clearing some of my stuff to see what changes if anything.

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It allows the initial search and then any link (the links at the bottom of the page ("GOOOOOOOGLE Next" links) or the Search buttons do nothing. It's really frustrating.

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Yep, from the Google home page it works. Once you get to the search results the pagination does nothing. It's like someone trapped the mouse-click event! :(

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I had the same problem. I'm not sure it is an error with Firefox - the problem might be with Google. I have seen the same problem with FF 3.6, FF3.6.4, and FF3.6.6.

To workaround the problem, you can prevent Google from using Javascript. The easiest way to do this is to install the NoScript add-on from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722. You will have to gradually allow the sites you trust to run javascript by clicking the Allow button at the bottom after installing this plugin. (This is a good security practice anyway.). But DO NOT ever click allow for google.com until they fix this bug. That should allow your searches to work again.

(As an alternative, you could just disable javascript, but that is rather inconvenient.)

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