New tabs in Firefox open to MSN.com on W8

This is extremely annoying. All new tabs in MozillaFirefox open to MSN.com
page which is nothing but a SPAM and News page I can't get rid of, with BING
as the search engine which I don't use. The customize option doesn't work
of course as I unchecked everything on it but the MSN page ignores that.
There is no setting in Mozilla to stop this MSN invasion when new tabs are
opened. How are you guys stopping this annoyance?

BTW, the old Vista Laptop is finished so now I'll be working on the W8 LT.

On Sun, 29 Mar 2015 01:37:43 -0400, "RH Breener"
wrote:

This is extremely annoying. All new tabs in MozillaFirefox open to MSN.com

If you don't like it, you can change it by going to Tools - Options in
Firefox. Select the first tab, General, and change your Home Page to
something that you like better.

RH Breener wrote:
This is extremely annoying. All new tabs in MozillaFirefox open to
MSN.com page which is nothing but a SPAM and News page I can't get rid
of, with BING as the search engine which I don't use. The customize
option doesn't work of course as I unchecked everything on it but the
MSN page ignores that. There is no setting in Mozilla to stop this MSN
invasion when new tabs are opened. How are you guys stopping this
annoyance?

BTW, the old Vista Laptop is finished so now I'll be working on the W8 LT.

Same route as in the past with just about any browser configuration.
- Look for the option to reset your home page.

Fyi....even with the msn.com page, Bing doesn't have to be your search
engine..

The MSN Customize option is for customizing the use of the MSN page
- did you really expect customizing the MSN page would make Firefox do
something different ?


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....winston
msft mvp consumer apps

"Char Jackson" wrote in message
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On Sun, 29 Mar 2015 01:37:43 -0400, "RH Breener"
wrote:

This is extremely annoying. All new tabs in MozillaFirefox open to MSN.com

If you don't like it, you can change it by going to Tools - Options in
Firefox. Select the first tab, General, and change your Home Page to
something that you like better.


It's not the home page. It's when the browser is already open to some page
and I open a NEW tab. Instead of the new tab being blank, MSN it there.
This isn't happening on this old Vista. The General tab in Options has
nothing about changing what's on the tabs you open, just the HomePage tab.

""...winston‫"" wrote in message
...
RH Breener wrote:
This is extremely annoying. All new tabs in MozillaFirefox open to
MSN.com page which is nothing but a SPAM and News page I can't get rid
of, with BING as the search engine which I don't use. The customize
option doesn't work of course as I unchecked everything on it but the
MSN page ignores that. There is no setting in Mozilla to stop this MSN
invasion when new tabs are opened. How are you guys stopping this
annoyance?

BTW, the old Vista Laptop is finished so now I'll be working on the W8
LT.

Same route as in the past with just about any browser configuration.
- Look for the option to reset your home page.


*It's not just the home page.* It's when the browser is already open to
some page and I open a NEW tab. Instead of the new tab being blank, MSN it
there. I can have 2 or 3 tabs already open but each one will open with the
same MSN page. It does the same thing in IE.

The General tab in Options has nothing about changing what's on the tabs
you open, just the HomePage tab and that's not a problem - it's the tabs
once opened.


Fyi....even with the msn.com page, Bing doesn't have to be your search
engine..

The MSN Customize option is for customizing the use of the MSN page
- did you really expect customizing the MSN page would make Firefox do
something different ?


--
...winston
msft mvp consumer apps

On 29 Mar 2015, "RH Breener" wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-8:

This is extremely annoying. All new tabs in MozillaFirefox open to
MSN.com page which is nothing but a SPAM and News page I can't get
rid of, with BING as the search engine which I don't use. The
customize option doesn't work of course as I unchecked everything
on it but the MSN page ignores that.

No, it doesn't.

There is no setting in Mozilla to stop this MSN invasion when new
tabs are opened.

Yes, there is.

How are you guys stopping this annoyance?

Open a new tab. Click "What is ths page?" and read it for an
explanation. Click the gear icon to choose between Enhanced,
Classic, or Blank.

Choose Menu | Options | Search or click the hourglass in the Search Box
and choose Change Search Settings to whatever you want.

"Nil" wrote in message
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On 29 Mar 2015, "RH Breener" wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-8:

This is extremely annoying. All new tabs in MozillaFirefox open to
MSN.com page which is nothing but a SPAM and News page I can't get
rid of, with BING as the search engine which I don't use. The
customize option doesn't work of course as I unchecked everything
on it but the MSN page ignores that.

No, it doesn't.

There is no setting in Mozilla to stop this MSN invasion when new
tabs are opened.

Yes, there is.

How are you guys stopping this annoyance?

Open a new tab. Click "What is ths page?" and read it for an
explanation. Click the gear icon to choose between Enhanced,
Classic, or Blank.


Where does it say "What is this page?" I don't see that anywhere on the MSN
spam page.

The gear doesn't give those choices. The choice the gear gives are Feedback,
Help, Customize this page, Switch to Latino. None have anything to do with
stopping the MSN spam page each time I open a new tab. Even the Help is
worthless. There is no Enhanced, Classic, or Blank on the MS page.


Choose Menu | Options | Search or click the hourglass in the Search Box
and choose Change Search Settings to whatever you want.

Where is Menu/Options/Search located in MozillaFF? I'm using it for years
and never saw anything like that or a search box w/an hourglass.

"Nil" wrote in message
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On 29 Mar 2015, "RH Breener" wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-8:

This is extremely annoying. All new tabs in MozillaFirefox open to
MSN.com page which is nothing but a SPAM and News page I can't get
rid of, with BING as the search engine which I don't use. The
customize option doesn't work of course as I unchecked everything
on it but the MSN page ignores that.

No, it doesn't.

There is no setting in Mozilla to stop this MSN invasion when new
tabs are opened.

Yes, there is.

How are you guys stopping this annoyance?

Open a new tab. Click "What is ths page?" and read it for an
explanation. Click the gear icon to choose between Enhanced,
Classic, or Blank.

Choose Menu | Options | Search or click the hourglass in the Search Box
and choose Change Search Settings to whatever you want.

Here's images of the MSN page:

http://tinypic.com/r/2ive83r/8
http://tinypic.com/r/2qckvhh/8

""...winston?"" wrote in message
...
RH Breener wrote:
This is extremely annoying. All new tabs in MozillaFirefox open to
MSN.com page which is nothing but a SPAM and News page I can't get rid
of, with BING as the search engine which I don't use. The customize
option doesn't work of course as I unchecked everything on it but the
MSN page ignores that. There is no setting in Mozilla to stop this MSN
invasion when new tabs are opened. How are you guys stopping this
annoyance?

BTW, the old Vista Laptop is finished so now I'll be working on the W8
LT.

Same route as in the past with just about any browser configuration.
- Look for the option to reset your home page.

Fyi....even with the msn.com page, Bing doesn't have to be your search
engine..

The MSN Customize option is for customizing the use of the MSN page
- did you really expect customizing the MSN page would make Firefox do
something different ?

I know it doesn't. I meant the Bing search is on the unwanted MSN page.
How do I get RID of the unwanted MSN page that comes up every time I open a
new tab? I did not install something to bring up the MS page everytime I
open a new tab. It's like a virus. I am not interested in the MSN page and
want it GONE!



--
...winston
msft mvp consumer apps

"Char Jackson" wrote in message
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On Sun, 29 Mar 2015 01:37:43 -0400, "RH Breener"
wrote:

This is extremely annoying. All new tabs in MozillaFirefox open to MSN.com

If you don't like it, you can change it by going to Tools - Options in
Firefox. Select the first tab, General, and change your Home Page to
something that you like better.

Here is the pic from MFF browswer. It's set as always and the opening page
is blank. But as I open more TABS, as I work onlline, each and every tab is
nothng but the MSN spam page. I have to highlight the MS address in the
address bar and elete it to type in what I want. It's irritating since I
have zero interest in what MS is selling and it constant. The MSN spam page
will fill 10 tabs if I open 10 tabs - every single tab is directed to the MS
spam page. Every tab is nothing but the MSN page. I hope I made myself
clear this time. I don't know how else to explain it or make it any clearer.

http://tinypic.com/m/iw179i/4

On Sun, 29 Mar 2015 05:05:56 -0400, RHB wrote:

How do I get RID of the unwanted MSN page that comes up every time
I open a new tab?

Install the Tab Mix Plus add-on for Firefox. Then set the
appropraite link in the Tools - TabMix options - Events - New
Tabs - Load on New Tab setting.

On Sun, 29 Mar 2015 05:27:38 -0400, RHB wrote:

http://tinypic.com/m/iw179i/4

If you click on the TABS tab at the top there what does that show you?
Ignore the MSN page, it's Firefox that's going to it so look into
Firefox configuration!

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RH Breener wrote:
This is extremely annoying. All new tabs in MozillaFirefox open to
MSN.com page which is nothing but a SPAM and News page I can't get rid
of, with BING as the search engine which I don't use. The customize
option doesn't work of course as I unchecked everything on it but the
MSN page ignores that. There is no setting in Mozilla to stop this MSN
invasion when new tabs are opened. How are you guys stopping this
annoyance?

BTW, the old Vista Laptop is finished so now I'll be working on the W8 LT.

Did you perhaps, execute one of these by accident ?

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl....aspx?id=43713

Check your machine for "defaultpack.exe".

While it's fun to think editing the Firefox preferences is
going to help, I'd be looking for a Plugin, which can just
put stuff back if it wants.

Doing a Firefox "refresh" from About : Troubleshooting might work.
It all depends on whether the defaultpack.exe has set itself
up to run every time the computer boots. Which is a
distinct possibility.

In another era, we would call such things "malware".

*******

Another possibility, is Mozilla forms partnerships with
external companies. The deal with Google is done. So no
more Google promotion. The latest deal is with
Yahoo as far as I know, rather than with Microsoft.

If both Bing and MSN show up, that would smell
more like a defaultpack attack.

Browsers also have "search providers" but that's
not supposed to include page spamming. That should
consist of a search bar somewhere.

Paul

On 3/29/2015 1:37 AM, RH Breener wrote:
This is extremely annoying. All new tabs in MozillaFirefox open to
MSN.com page which is nothing but a SPAM and News page I can't get rid
of, with BING as the search engine which I don't use. The customize
option doesn't work of course as I unchecked everything on it but the
MSN page ignores that. There is no setting in Mozilla to stop this MSN
invasion when new tabs are opened. How are you guys stopping this
annoyance?

BTW, the old Vista Laptop is finished so now I'll be working on the W8 LT.


Open Firefox.

Open the Options: Tools, Options

In the General Tab. Make sure "Always Check if Firefox is your default
browser" is checked


Change When :Firefox starts: To blank page.

and remove any URL i the box "Home Page"


You would get better anwers to your problems if you would go to the
newsgroups at: news.mozilla.org


You can also change your default search engine from Bing to your favorite.
and subscribe to: Mozilla.support.firefox.


This is an active newsgroup that provide support for firefox. You can
asked basic question like your or questions about the many firefox
addons to customize Firefox so that it does what you want.

If you use Thunderbird with Lightning there are also groups on
news.mozilla.org
..
Mozilla.support.Thunderbird
Mozilla.support.lightning

On 3/29/2015 3:53 AM, RHB wrote:
"Nil" wrote in message
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On 29 Mar 2015, "RH Breener" wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-8:

This is extremely annoying. All new tabs in MozillaFirefox open to
MSN.com page which is nothing but a SPAM and News page I can't get
rid of, with BING as the search engine which I don't use. The
customize option doesn't work of course as I unchecked everything
on it but the MSN page ignores that.

No, it doesn't.

There is no setting in Mozilla to stop this MSN invasion when new
tabs are opened.

Yes, there is.

How are you guys stopping this annoyance?

Open a new tab. Click "What is ths page?" and read it for an
explanation. Click the gear icon to choose between Enhanced,
Classic, or Blank.

Choose Menu | Options | Search or click the hourglass in the Search Box
and choose Change Search Settings to whatever you want.

Here's images of the MSN page:

http://tinypic.com/r/2ive83r/8
http://tinypic.com/r/2qckvhh/8


In both of your images you do not have a TAB opened, just the default page.

Open one or two TABS, then go near the right top of one of the newly
opened pages, with the MSN crap and you should see a GEAR icon.
That is what Nil is referring to. Works fine on my system now that I
know what Nil was looking at.

You will not see the Firefox gear Nil is referring to in the main
window, only in a window that has been opened with the plus sign next to
the main window's tab.