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Home page can't be set

I cannot set the homepage.
I've set it to about:blank in the options menu
but every time i open it
it shows two pages:
-a wierd google page with strage code+"portable" in the search box
-http://apps/PortableFirefox/portablefirefox.exe(which redirects to http://www.winplanet.com/)
I cannot fix the problem
pls help

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Try a base install

Try a base install and go from there. Sounds like your profile is messed up.

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nhung (not verified)
its like that once i've

its like that once i've extract it
even before i do anything to it

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Something's up with your computer

or the download is corrupt. I'd say try downloading again and try it on another PC.

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nhung (not verified)
tried redownloading from

tried redownloading from different sever but still like that
what should be the initial homepage when it was made?

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It's the standard FF default

So, something is up with your PC.

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nhung (not verified)
any suggestions what could

any suggestions what could it be?

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Not really...

Perhaps spyware mucking with your hosts file?

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nhung (not verified)
but i already have both

but i already have both avast and microsoft sntispyware running tho'

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Those dont necessarily check the host file...

Best way to make sure is to look at it manually. Youll find it at

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

just open the hosts file in notepad, and see if anything is being redirected.

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I'm having the same problem too

I did what you asked in the previous posts and they don't work either. I do have the data file here - data\portablefirefox\profile. What specific file can I edit in here to set my homepage?

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