Why can I get to my home page (http:\\my.msn.com) on IE9 but suddenly not on Firefox?
My home page is from MSN (http:\\my.msn.com). When I try to access it on Firefox (which I greatly prefer to IE9), I am taken to a generic MSN homepage. However, if i use IE9 (which I still have on my computer) I can get to my home page. I've seen some messages that say MSN is down right now, but how can it be down for one browser and not another?
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Sometimes, when you install programs on your system, they change your settings.
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Open a new window or tab. In the address bar, type about:Config.
If a warning screen comes up, press the Be Careful button.
This is where Firefox finds information it needs to run.
At the top of the screen is a search bar. Enter browser.newtab.url
and press enter. browser.newtab.url
tells Firefox what to show when a new tab is opened.
If you want, right click and select Modify. You can change the
setting to;
about:home (Firefox default home page),
about:newtab (shows the sites most visited),
about:blank (a blank page),
or you can enter any web page you want.
The same instructions are used for the new window setting, listed as
browser.startup.homepage.
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