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what is the standard searching machine ?

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fdegrijs
fdegrijs

When I use the about:home page and I do a search I standard get the Ask.com page. I like to change to Google. How to do this ? Your standard IS GOOGLE YOU SAY but I ALWAYS get ASK.COM which I do not want.

When I use the about:home page and I do a search I standard get the Ask.com page. I like to change to Google. How to do this ? Your standard IS GOOGLE YOU SAY but I ALWAYS get ASK.COM which I do not want.

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cor-el
cor-el
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You can modify the pref keyword.URL on the about:config page to use a Google Lucky search.

To open the about:config page, type about:config in the location (address) bar and press the "Enter" key, just like you type the url of a website to open a website.
If you see a warning then you can confirm that you want to access that page.

fdegrijs
fdegrijs Question owner

Sorry, the answer doesnot work for me. Look at the pictures. Even with filled browser.search fields filled (search4.jpg) I get STILL ASK.COM, I DO NOT LIKE TO HAVE.

cor-el
cor-el
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Start Firefox in Use Troubleshoot Mode in Firefox to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

  • Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.

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