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Cannot change search engine or restore default
I am unable to change, add, remove my search providers.
I have tried safe mode and have tried resetting them by way of the search engine.
I am running FirFox 4.1
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To revert to Google as your preferred search engine, please do the following.
- In the location bar, type about:config and hit Enter.
- In the filter at the top, type: keyword.URL
- Double click it and remove whatever's in there and replace it with http://www.google.com/search?q=
The URL to add in "keyword.URL" becomes a link in this post, so right click it and choose "Copy Link Location" to copy it to the Windows clipboard. Then hit CTRL+V to paste it. Saves you having to type the whole thing.
To reset your home page, do the following.
- Go to the site you want to set as your homepage.
- Click the orange Firefox button and go to Options | Options | General
- Make sure it says "Show My Homepage" in the first dropdown menu.
- Click the button called "Use Current Pages" to set the homepage to the one you have on the screen.
After you complete the above steps, install this add-on to prevent another search engine from modifying your preferences: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/browserprotect/
Izmjenjeno
Thanks, but my issue is with the search box in the top right of screen - not the default search or homepage. This did not help.
I had to remove entries from the registry to restore firefox to a blank slate.
Try this help page:
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Search%20bar#Switching_search_engines
Justern, I have the same problem - I want to change the default search engine in the top right of the toolbar. Did you get a useable answer to your question?
Izmjenjeno