Do i need to drop firefox and go to another browser so i can use google?
Do I need to get rid of firefox so I can use google as my default search engine ??
Even after i change the firefox about.config url it still keeps returning
I do not wish to hear about the pros and cons of Bing vs google
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The default search engine in Firefox is Google. However, it is very easy for add-ons to change it to the search engine of their choice.
Try disabling all non-essential add-ons here:
orange Firefox button or classic Tools menu > Add-ons > Extensions
In particular, look for "Bing" items, "Search Helper Extension", "Startnow", "Vuze" and anything else that sounds nonessential. If in doubt, click the More link and see whether it mentions using Bing technology.
Once you're down to essentials, restart Firefox, change the about:config setting yet again, and see whether it sticks.
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Odabrano rješenje
The default search engine in Firefox is Google. However, it is very easy for add-ons to change it to the search engine of their choice.
Try disabling all non-essential add-ons here:
orange Firefox button or classic Tools menu > Add-ons > Extensions
In particular, look for "Bing" items, "Search Helper Extension", "Startnow", "Vuze" and anything else that sounds nonessential. If in doubt, click the More link and see whether it mentions using Bing technology.
Once you're down to essentials, restart Firefox, change the about:config setting yet again, and see whether it sticks.
If you do not keep changes after a restart then see:
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Preferences+are+not+saved
Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
- Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
Thanks guys --for the help - I had Vuze as a Firefox add-on... once I disable it and then changed the URL- config - Bing seems to be gone
Thanks for the help -- I love Firefox -- used it initially to get away from IE and Bing
Keep up the good work