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The search engine was changed from Google to Bing, is there any way to change it back?

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migraineman
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I launched firefox and suddenly Bing was the search engine. I don't know why or how and I would like it removed and Google restored. I don't know if this needs to be done via an add-on or a search engine update just please do it.

I launched firefox and suddenly Bing was the search engine. I don't know why or how and I would like it removed and Google restored. I don't know if this needs to be done via an add-on or a search engine update just please do it.

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TonyE
TonyE
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If this is searching from the location bar, you can change a hidden preference to restore it to Google.

  1. Type about:config into the location bar and press enter
  2. Accept the warning message that appears, you will be taken to a list of preferences
  3. Locate the preference keyword.URL, right-click on it and choose Reset

If it is searching from the search bar, see the Search bar - add, change and manage search engines on Firefox article for details of how to change search engines.

cor-el
cor-el
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Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks that you should update.

  1. Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45
  2. Java Plug-in 1.4.2_03 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper)

Update the Flash plugin to the latest version.

Update the Java plugin to the latest version.

Your user agent shows a SearchToolbar/1.2 addition, so you may have an extension that is causing your problem.

See: