Pavilion dv7: default search engine

I suddenly research when I put something in the address bar of Yahoo.  I want Google as my default search engine.  What can I do to set it?  Thank you!

Google provides a list of instructions for each browser.

IE to navigate the options is a little different in each version.

Here is a link to Googles list of instructions, which is perhaps the best way for you to get exactly the information you need.

Click on the drop down arrow for Internet Explorer 8 + see what to do for each version of IE.

Make Google my default search engine

Hope that helps.

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