When %26quot;Google%26quot; use to be my default search engine, I would just have to type in %26quot;yahooanswers%26quot; in the address bar and it would directly take me to the home page of Yahoo Answers. I recently downloaded a video software and my default search engine changed from %26quot;Google%26quot; to %26quot;Ask%26quot;. Now when I type in %26quot;yahooanswers%26quot; in the address bar, it takes me to a list of search results on %26quot;Ask%26quot;. How do I change the default search engine back to %26quot;Google%26quot;?How do I change my default search engine from %26quot;Ask%26quot; to %26quot;Google%26quot; on Mozilla Firefox?Go here and follow the directions:
http://blog.peculiarplace.com/2007/11/18…
For the keyword.url part put this instead of doing the ask.com one:
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8%26amp;oe…
(right click on link above and do copy link location to copy/paste it)
Go here and follow the instructions:
http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2008/01/13/c…How do I change my default search engine from %26quot;Ask%26quot; to %26quot;Google%26quot; on Mozilla Firefox?there is a small arrow on to the right of the logo. click on it.How do I change my default search engine from %26quot;Ask%26quot; to %26quot;Google%26quot; on Mozilla Firefox?A couple of tips;
After you get to any site you use a lot, left click the 'favicon' just to the left of the URL %26amp; drag that to your 'Bookmarks Toolbar %26amp; release; it will now be there all the time for easy access.
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This works for many folks (but not all; depends on your systems configurations %26amp; severity of malware infection) and helps prevent hijackings, etc.:
When PC's (personal confusers) misbehave, one step to help reduce annoying pop-ups %26amp; unrequested websites from being displayed on your machine is to turn off 3rd party cookies, and always leave them off.
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These are general settings:
INTERNET EXPLORER: Tools%26gt; Internet Options%26gt; Privacy%26gt; Advanced:
here check 'Override automatic....'; 'Allow session cookies'; 'Allow 1st party cookies' %26amp; 'Block 3rd Party Cookies'.
FIREFOX: Tools%26gt; Options%26gt; Privacy: Check 'Accept Cookies from sites'
%26amp; Un-Check 'Accept 3rd Party cookies'
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For nearly ad-free pages when surfing; use Firefox with these add-ons:
Flashblock: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox…
Add block plus: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox…
SPL. NOTE:
Because architecture of the Internet (notably 'Flash' scripting), vulnerabilities are readily exploited in Internet Explorer, %26amp; it is now %26gt;%26gt; urgent %26lt;%26lt; that you
use Firefox with 'NoScript' add-on, which will prevent %26quot;Click-jacking'.
NoScript: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox…
Note: You must remove all malware currently on your system, with trusted cleaners, as some current 'rouge' malware will undo this change.
