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• How to set Google as default search engine in Firefox 5? I tried several fixes, but I get a Yahoo instead of Google search.

  I want to use Google as my search engine, but no matter what I change the default search engine settings is still Yahoo.

  I would also like to have the track back feature when I opened a new tab, it shows often used pages that I can click on and open.

  First of all, thanks to dmcritchie. His solution was helpful. However, I didn't uninstall my Yahoo Toolbar because I have buttons, bookmarks, etc. that do not migrate.

  For those of you, like me, who want to continue to use your Yahoo toolbar as well as the use of the Google toolbar, here's another solution:

  Rather than uninstall the Yahoo toolbar just hide it. Go to the command bar, select view > toolbars > then uncheck Yahoo toolbar. (See first image)

  Then...

  1. Open a new tab.
  2. Go to the address bar and type auto: config and press the Enter key.
  3. A warning box appears. Close the box by clicking on the button "I'll be careful, I promise". (See the second picture)

  When the text comes up,

  1. Scroll down until you find "browser.search.defaulturl" it will be in bold. Third image, with the selection highlighted by me)
  2. Right click and select the first option which should be "modify", then
  3. Type (or copy and paste) the following:

  http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=
  

  Then,.

  1. Scroll down until you find "keyword." URL"it will be in bold.
  2. Right click and select the first option which should be "modify", then
  3. Type (or copy and paste) the following:

   http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=
  

  Finally,.

  1. Scroll down further until you find "yahoo.ytff.search.popup_src" again, it will be in bold.
  2. Right-click on the expression, and then select 'Edit'.
  3. Type (or copy / paste) in the following:

  http://www.Google.com/search?ie=UTF-8 & oe = UTF-8 & q =

  1. Close the tab

  And you're done.

  This will allow you to keep all the buttons and bookmarks you have in your Yahoo toolbar without side effects unpleasant to have Yahoo away your research and give you the darned Search 404 error pages.

  I hope this helps.

  PS while you make changes to the configuration: automatic, be sure to copy the values that you are editing in a Word Pad document for later retrieval. Be clear about what "preference name" you have accessed and what 'value' you changed. " In this way, if necessary, you can always go back and everything returns to its previous state. I titled my document "Firefox AboutConfig Changes".

  Good luck!

• How to change Mozilla.cfg to set google as default search engine

  Need help with our setting mozilla.cfg file to change the default to yahoo search engine to google.
  Browser.search.defaultenginename in comments: config already has the default value of 'google', so doesn't justing adding this line of modzilla.cfg - ' pref ("browser.search.defaultenginename", "google", as its currently by default.)

  I noticed that if I manually change the search provider (thru the interface), then this value changes from 'default' to 'user set', which retains google as the default search engine. So how do I either set this value as 'user set' within mozilla.cfg, or use some alternative?
  

  thxs

  You can restore the change in Google Yahoo search engine in the Firefox 34.0.5 by enabling / disabling browser.search.isUS to false.
  Note that only 34.0.5 replaces the default search by Yahoo! engine.

  • https://www.Mozilla.org/en-us/Firefox/34.0.5/releasenotes/
  • https://www.Mozilla.org/en-us/Firefox/34.0.5/releasenotes/

  //
  lockPref("browser.search.isUS", false);

  See also these prefs:

  • Browser.Search.defaultenginename
  • browser.search.defaultenginename.US

• How can I make google my default search engine?

  How can I make google my default search engine?

  Hello

  read information below:

  Set Google as my search engine

  http://www.Google.com/support/WebSearch/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guide.cs&guide=1224171&answer=464&Rd=1

• How can I make a default search engine Bing

  How can I make a default search engine Bing? For example, the homepage of FF has 'Google' above the space where I can type my search query that takes me of course to "Google". How do I change that to 'Bing '? That is my question.

  Set your homepage to Bing.
  
  http://www.bing.com/

  http://support.Mozilla.com/en-us/KB/how+to+set+the+home+page

• How can I change the default search engine in Firefox 31.0

  The icon to the left of the search box seems to have disappeared. What now?

  You can check if you have the XML files including Google's default search engine in the browser\searchplugins file in the Firefox program folder.

  If this isn't the case, then you need to reinstall Firefox.

  Try to delete the file search.json and possible search - metadata.json and search.sqlite files in the profile folder of Firefox to reset the default search engines.

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox

  Firefox will rebuild the file search.json from the default search engines in the folder "browser\searchplugins" in the Firefox program folder and the searchplugins folder in the Firefox profile folder.

  You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder currently in use:

  • Help > troubleshooting information > profile directory: see file (Linux: open the directory;) Mac: View in the Finder)

• How can I change the default search engine in the address bar?

  Beta toolbar AVG changed the search engine used when I type in the address bar of Yahoo search. I uninstalled AVG completely toolbar beta, but I can't seem to find out how to change the search back to Google search engine.

  Skip this step if you also have a Yahoo toolbar
  Remove the Yahoo toolbar

  1. 'Ctrl + Shift + A' (add-on Manager)
  2. Select the piece of the Puzzle on the left side for list Extensions
  3. Find "Yahoo Toolbar" and click the "Uninstall" button and restart Firefox. (if you really need to keep the Yahoo toolbar, you can hide the toolbar instead with personal and always not to change all default search settings below)

  Then to set the default search engine used in the address bar, change the value of the keyword. URL in Subject: config to one of the values in the search of the address bar with MozillaZine.

  • Search Google (Google search results page)
    http://www.Google.com/search?ie=UTF-8 & oe = UTF-8 & q =
  1. type about: config in the location (in a new tab) toolbar
  2. If the nonsense of warning message appears uncheck the box before dismiss the dialog box message
  3. filter by keyword
  4. Right click on the key word . URL and choose 'Edit' then paste in the string of search engine Google of your choice.
  5. filter on defaulturl
  6. Right-click on browser.search.defaulturl (if it exists)and again choose "Edit" and then paste in the string of search engine Google of your choice.
  7. filter on ytff
  8. Right-click on yahoo.ytff.search.popup_src (if it exists) and again once choose 'Edit' then paste in the string of search engine Google of your choice, so adventurous maybe see if 'reset' would delete and see if went into the session next (at least not for those keeping the extension).

  Avoid problems: Several software installations contain additional baggage called crapware. The Yahoo toolbar is packed with Java photo

  More information on ask.com, Yahoo toolbars that involve extensions, changes not only the home page.

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Problematic_extensions
  • Uninstalling toolbars - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
    http://KB.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_toolbars

  More information about the configuration variables available in
  topic: config entries and for users who do not know the process, there is Subject: config (how to change).

• I keep getting invited to set Yahoo as default search engine, but it already is, so I have to keep refreshing Firefox.

  All the few weeks that I have to update Firefox to get rid of the box that asks me to set Yahoo as my default search engine. But it already is and I click Yes or no I always wonder. It's more than annoying. How to solve this problem?

  If you want to get rid of this "nag" - get rid of this extension of the Yahoo toolbar, which is clearly the source of this message. Or see Yahoo support to know how to remove this message within this extension.

• How can I choose the default search engine in the address window?

  You explain how to change the 'address bar' default search engine at the top right. I want to know how to change the search engine in the address at the top window to the left. Currently, if I type in an address not recognized, my ISP search engine will appear. I'd rather have the search engine of Google or Bing when I make a mistake of addressing.

  You can have an ISP that automatically redirects you to a search page if a DNS search fails.
  
  Who takes control of Firefox to search with the normal keyword like a Google, I'm lucky search.
  
  In this case, you will need to contact your ISP and ask for a DNS to opt-out of this feature.
  
  You can also check if there is a link on the search results page to go to your ISP and opt-out.

  • https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_hijacking

• How can I change the default search engine in firefox 14?

  I tried to change my default search engine, does not. A read a lot of the help file, but it seems that none of the recommendations had jobs. The problem is in the search box in the upper right where the default from now (the search engine when I open firefox for the first time) is Yahoo. I had tried to change it to goggle by clicking on the drop down arrow and select a new search engine, but does not take effect. Yahoo is still in effect so that the search engine despite this change. I also followed the advice of some to change the default engine by typing "subject: config" in the address bar and some values but still after the opening and closing firefox again, Yahoo is still the default search and could be that the change by selecting from the drop-down search menu.

  Thank you for your answer but I managed to fix the problem already. What I did is to select from the dropdown to Ask.com (it seems that it is the only option that work) a window appeared asking me what a search engine change was made, and if I would use Ask.com to be the search engine or to maintain using Yahoo.com. I chose to use Ask.com and disable the protection on the search engine. Toke effect change and after that I could change from the drop down list a search engine like Google. I put a note above in parenthesis closed, that it seems Ask.com works as I tried before to change the search engine Google, but no window came to ask me if I want to change the default search engine.

  Once again thanks a lot to you two, for the reply and for your precious time to try to solve this problem.

• How can I change the default search engine in the navigation bar?

  I tried the subject: solution of config and it did not work. My search engine used to be Google, but it has changed to a random search engine that doesn't even have an official name. Is there no option in the menu dropdown. And there is no option in the FireFox Options. I wonder why it is so difficult to change something like that. There should be a button for those of us who are not computer savvy. Am getting irritated that I can't just look for something more.

  Hello please install the addon search reset to restore the default search engine:
  https://addons.Mozilla.org/firefox/addon/SearchReset/

  Also make sure that you do not have the toolbars or programs installed part 3 that can replace search behavior in firefox

  Remove a toolbar that has supported your Firefox or the homepage search

• How can I change the default search engine during the seizure of the items in the address bar?

  Usually, I search simply by typing my search terms in the address bar. The last update for Firefox (5.0) today, now when I try a search it comes up with a Google error page (http://www.google.com/cse?cx=partner-pub-3540673482024757%3Ac8hkjv-9xef & q = mcmaster + carr & ie = utf - 8 & oe = utf - 8 & aq = t). It allows to simply search on Google.

  Is there a way to change the search engine? Is there at least a way to search correctly, even if she continues to use Google?

  Search the Web in the address bar to explains how to change the location bar search engine.

  If it maintains reset after restarting Firefox, you can try to disable an extension which is that originally. More details: disable or remove modules

• How can I change the default search engine?

  I don't want to use Google or Bing. How can I make show DuckDuckGo (or a similar search engine privacy protection-oriented) as the default option when I search something?

  You must go to settings > search and you should have a form to select your favorite search engine.
  If you're on Firefox OS 1.3 or lower, you cannot change your search engine, Google is the only one.

• How can I change the default search engine in the search bar?

  Everytime I open firefox default search in the search bar engine little is still Yahoo, and nothing I do changes it again to google permanently. Even when I type something in the address bar it uses yahoo. Ive tried everything, including going in to about: config and change a bunch of stuff like put in the string of google, but nothing works...

  Hello jonhon8, this looks like a problem that can be caused by adware on your pc. Please go to firefox > addons > extensions & remove any suspect entries (toolbars, the things that you do not have intentionally, etc.). also, go to the windows control panel / programs and remove all toolbars or potentially unwanted software from here and do a full scan of your system with the security software you have in place or another tool like the free version of malwarebytes.

  Remove a toolbar that has supported your Firefox or the homepage search

  then install the reset search addon - he will return the most common customizations of these default firefox adware programs: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/searchreset/

• I can't set Google as default search provider in IE 11

  In IE 11, Yahoo presents itself as the search engine.  I want to use Google.

  Manage Add-ons / research provided shows:

  1. that Google is the default search, and
  2 yahoo Powered is shown as unavailable.

  I can't designate default Google because it is already.

  It's like soething of Kafka.

  I think that Yes people should answer your question.

  I found this in the past too, but usually a few days later that page is then available.  Sometimes, the page is available, but Google is not.