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Why is the keyword.URL http://www.searchqu.com/web?src=ffb&systemid=406&q= in my Troubleshooting information?

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donpepetucson

Posted
5/19/11 10:44 AM

I found the following information on the Trouble Information form. keyword.URL has a value of http://www.searchqu.com/web?src=ffb&systemid=406&q=

I do not know where this came from and the link is not valid.

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by Xircal

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 http://www.searchqu.com/web?src=ffb&systemid=406&q= 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.
Go to Tools | Options | General (Previous version of Firefox).
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/

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Product Firefox
System Details
- Windows 7
- Firefox 3.6.17
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np-mswmp
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Google Update
Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 10.0.1
The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in Web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site.

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Xircal 334 solutions 3834 answers

Posted
5/19/11 10:50 AM

Chosen Solution

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 http://www.searchqu.com/web?src=ffb&systemid=406&q= and replace it with http://www.google.com/search?q=

To reset your home page, do the following.

Go to the site you want to set as your homepage.
Go to Tools | Options | General (Previous version of Firefox).
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/

Modified May 19, 2011 10:51:21 AM PDT by Xircal

donpepetucson

Posted
5/19/11 1:18 PM

Question owner

Thank you. I appreciate your help.

Joe

Xircal 334 solutions 3834 answers

Posted
5/19/11 1:24 PM

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