When I type into the address bar, yahoo search results appear. this just started happening, it was showing google search results previously. how do I get google results instead of yahoo?
If I type "NBA" into the address bar, I will get results from yahoo. I don't want yahoo results, I want Google results. This just started happening today. How do I get Google search results to show after typing into the address bar?
Modified by apostlejw
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- Type about:config into the location bar and press enter
- Accept the warning message that appears, you will be taken to a list of preferences
- Locate the preference keyword.URL, right-click on it and choose Reset
This will restore it to Google.
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Chosen Solution
- Type about:config into the location bar and press enter
- Accept the warning message that appears, you will be taken to a list of preferences
- Locate the preference keyword.URL, right-click on it and choose Reset
This will restore it to Google.
Thank you!!!! it worked.
You're welcome
I have this problem, but my keyword.URL is set to http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q= And the "reset" option is grayed out, presumably because I already HAVE the default setting. Nevertheless, I'm still getting results from Yahoo. When I type "Yahoo" into the about.config filter, I get a huge list of Yahoo related settings, none of which I have a clue about. I do have the Yahoo toolbar installed in Firefox, which I use from time to time, but I didn't want Yahoo taking over my URL based searching. Any ideas on how to fix this?
1. type "about:config" into the address bar (without the quotes) and hit enter. 2. type "keyword" in the find field 3. double click keyword.URL 4. replace that URL with this:
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&q=
That will make it give you Google results.
If you put in this:
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=
then you get the "I'm Feeling Lucky" behavior.
TonyE and apostlejw, tried both of your solutions with no luck. *STILL* giving me Yahoo Search results every time I type in to address bar. FWIW, my problem only began on the day that I switched ISP's (from DSL to Insight Cable). I'm wondering if the ISP is intercepting my searches and causing me to get "Yahoo Search' results, whether I like it or not?
You can try alternative DNS servers.
I have tried it both ways including manually entering your google string ....NOTHING is changing it back to google. When I open a window I get google BUT when I open a tab, I get yahoo! Help!
I've tried the solutions noted here to no avail. Yahoo always comes back even if I manage to get a few google searches (via keyword.url editing) after a few searches, Yahoo returns.
Can anything be done?
TonyE's solution worked with NO problems. You must type in the colon!
I love you TonyE. Thanks for your help! :-)
this topic should not be marked "Solved"...when an ISP (like Insight) is hijacking your search, reseting keyword.URL will not fix it