Get rid of Google Custom Search

Address and search bar do 'google custom search'. This is pretty much useless. I CANNOT get rid of it. I want NORMAL GOOGLE. About:config settings do NOT change this.

Starting with Firefox 23 the keyword.URL pref is no longer supported and it is no longer possible to specify the search engine for the location bar that way.
The search engine that is used on the location bar and on the about:home page is the search engine that is selected in the search Bar on the Navigation Toolbar.
You can install the Keyword Search extension to specify with search engine to use for the location bar and which search engine to use for the about:home page via the Options/Preferences windows of this extension, accessible via the about:addons page.
* Keyword Search: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/keyword-search/

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How do I get rid of Google Custom Search as my default search?

Every time I start FF it has Google Custom Search in the location bar search box. I have delete it multiple times, but the next time I start FF, it is back in the box. I want Bing as my primary search engine. How do I get rid of the Google Custom Search???
Also, how do I get rid of that CouponNetwork Coupon Activator? I have looked for it to delete the file, but can't find it. How do I get rid of it??
Thanks

That page didn't & has not worked. I have gone through & deleted all the search engines except Bing, probably 15-20 times. When I restart FF Google Custom Search is back in the list & is displayed in the seach box, even though Bing is listed first or the only one in the management section & supposed to be the default.
On the Coupon Activator, that is what I thought also, but it is not listed on the Add/Remove program. I have even done a search on my drive for that filename, but it can't be found.
Any other ideas for both problems???
Thanks

Google Custom Search on Iweb page

Thanks in advance for your advice!
Has anyone had any luck having google custom search work on a iweb homepage? If I have it search non-iweb sites it works fine. But when I try to use it to search my iweb page it fails. Is there something about iweb pages that makes them unsearchable?
Thanks,
Will

Get rid of the standard iWeb navigation and build your own.
You'll get some information here....
http://alyeska.altervista.org/en/iWebNavigationmenu.html

How to make Google custom search results appear on a new page?

Anybody got any idea how to make the search results appear on a separate page? I'm using the Google custom search to get generated code to place on my pages, after providing some 'guidance' information on the look and feel of it. Normally, Google will provide you with a few options to choose from to determine how your results will look and by default one would choose the "two page" option whilst going thru the setup process. One page for the search box on your own page and one for the results page.
However, if you don't want a 'google-generated' results page but want the layout that's in line with the look of your site AND have the search box already on there for any repeat searches it becomes more tricky. I tried doing it one way, which I found one a blog tutorial but so far no sucess. The 'search box' code that I inserted onto one of my pages to test didn't show up the search box at all in preview or the live page...
Anybody got any generic code that can be adapted (that they know works) or know of any tutorial that explains how to achieve this? Preferably Google related, as I'm using its custom search.
In addition, I believe that recently Google have deprecated the use of iframe in its search results pages so for anybody that was using an earlier version of this facility it may no longer work properly and hence the solution might have to be modified. Not an expert, so not sure how much this fact will affect the final code, just a thought.
Any ideas/solutions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

hello adrianm12, this should be possible through the metro settings ("search"). also see [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=941292 bug 941292]...

I cannot get rid of yahoo for search no matter what I;ve tried

I am running windows 7 - FF 14.0.1
I cannot get rid of yahoo for search in search bar and resets to yahoo in search engines pres -no matter what I've tried - I had a YTD youtube downloader addon - i removed it -
I change
about:config
url to
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=
when i check again - the damn yahoo is back
i try to change
browser.search.param.yahoo-fr;chr-greentree_ff&ilc=12&type=937811
the system won't let me.change or remove
Do i have to do a TOTAL deinstall and reinstall of FF?
I like FF but if this continues I will have to change to another browser - I've done software since 1978.

I had to --->
Help > Troubleshoot
about:support
Reset Firefox to its default state
If you're having major problems which you can't resolve, start fresh with only your essential information.
then I got my themes addons etc
everything seems to work - but what a pain - I hate yahoo and its spawn babylon - all that add it without permission should be sued for the time effort and aggravation
that they cause - I am tempted to start a boycott!

How can I remove google custom search bar from about:newtab page

When I open Firefox or a new tab I have it set to about:newtab which is great and all. Just recently I noticed a Google search bar on the new tab page though, that it immediately sets my cursor to. I prefer typing in the normal address bar at top. If I don't think to take that extra tedious step to click on the address bar before typing it opens to Google Custom Search Engine. Which does not have the images, maps, etc tabs along top. Making a simple task of researching something or other purpose just that much more annoying to do, because I'll have to type into the address bar anyways.
So I was hoping there is a way to remove this annoying Google Custom Search Bar from my about:newtab?
Or at the least make my cursor start in the address bar, not the Google Custom Search Bar.
This is a screen-cap of the Search Bar. http://gyazo.com/d75ccdea9b9d0bb4a3d347664be73771

Sometimes a problem with Firefox may be a result of malware installed on your computer, that you may not be aware of.
You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:
* [http://general-changelog-team.fr/downloads/viewdownload/20-outils-de-xplode/2-adwcleaner ADWCleaner]
* [http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner]
* [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware]
* [http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363 TDSSKiller - AntiRootkit Utility]
* [http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ Hitman Pro]
* [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner]
[http://windows.microsoft.com/MSE Microsoft Security Essentials] is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one.
Further information can be found in the [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]] article.
Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!

Google Custom Search not rendering, any ideas?

Can anyone tell me why embedded HTML code for Custom Search supplied by Google wouldn't be rendering in the Muse in-app "Preview" or when previewing in the browser? There's no trace of it. Have tried pasting code directly and as a HTML object. Help anyone?
I would have assumed it was a compatibility issue, but it should work without a problem according to the following blog post:
http://www.muse-themes.com/blogs/news/7722357-embedding-a-search-bar-in-adobe-muse-google- custom-search

I started from this page: http://monarchhousing.org/search-our-site/
On the results page, which has no results visible, Firefox records this script error in the browser console:
TypeError: google.search.Search.apiary3244 is not a function
file: https://www.googleapis''.''com/customsearch/v1element
line: 2
After reloading the page, the function name changes:
TypeError: google.search.Search.apiary9727 is not a function
file: https://www.googleapis''.''com/customsearch/v1element
line: 2
I gather this is a randomly named function (makes it harder to search...). I can't figure out how this script file is called. Google has made it very complicated to debug. I suggest trying Google's support forum here:
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/customsearch

Can I just delete all of the AVG items in about:config to get rid of the secure search? I've already deleted AVG Antivirus.

There are 2 users on our computer; I am the administrator. On the 2nd user's page, the AVG Secure Search page comes up despite changing the home page, deleting AVG Anti Virus, and it is not listed where one manages the search engines (we use Ixquick).
About:config shows 10-12 AVG items. Can I just delete them? Thanks!

Try adw cleaner and get rid of the anoying search bar ^^

How do I get rid of "Ask Web Search"?

How do i get rid of "Ask Web Search"?

This sometimes sneaks in with a Java update, since it is something you have to opt out of during that process.
This might seem like overkill, but I suggest a brief detour here:
(1) Open the Windows '''Control Panel''', Uninstall a Program (or for XP Add/Remove Programs). After the list loads, click the "Installed on" column heading to group the infections, I mean, additions, by date. This can help in smoking out undisclosed bundle items that snuck in with some software you agreed to install. Take out as much trash as possible here.
(2) Open Firefox's '''Add-ons page''' using either:
* Ctrl+Shift+a
* "3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons
In the left column, click Plugins. Set nonessential and unrecognized plugins to "Never Activate".
In the left column, click Extensions. Then, if in doubt, disable (or Remove, if possible) unrecognized and unwanted extensions.
Often a link will appear above at least one disabled extension to restart Firefox. You can complete your work on the tab and click one of the links as the last step.
(3) With the above removed, you can restore your own preferences. As applicable:
(A) Preferred search engine. Change the icon at the left end of the search bar. See: [[Search bar - add, change and manage search engines on Firefox]].
(B) Home page. These articles have more details on how:
* [[Startup, home page and download settings]]
* [[How to set the home page]]
(C) New Tab page. There's a hidden setting for this:
(i) In a new tab, type or paste '''about:config''' in the address bar and press Enter. Click the button promising to be careful.
(ii) In the search box above the list, type or paste '''newtab''' and pause while the list is filtered
(iii) Double-click the '''browser.newtab.url''' preference and enter your preferred page:
* ''Page thumbnails (default)'' => about:newtab
* ''Blank tab'' => about:blank
* ''Built-in Firefox home page'' => about:home
* ''Any other page'' => full URL to the page
Press Ctrl+t to open a new tab and verify that it worked. Fixed?
Success?

How do I get rid of "Yahoo! Search - Web Search" that comes up every time I click on a new tab?

How do I get rid of "Yahoo! Search - Web Search" that comes up in address bar every time I click on a new tab? I have to delete it in order to go to the site I want. Very annoying. I can not find it in program file.

Got this fixed.
I deleted Yahoo as a search engine.
To do this: on the right hand side of a toolbar there is a pull down menu which contains "manage search engines". Select this and remove "Yahoo".
BTW: the "Tools" - "Options" - "remove hardware acceleration.. " did not work.
George

Getting rid of Google calendar

I am quite happy using iCal, and I usually have it send me an email reminder at whatever time I want to be notified. Some time ago I thought I would try Google calendar to see how it was. I set it up, and now every event I put on iCal ends up on Google calendar and I end up getting multiple emails and notifications. I would like to simply get rid of Google calendar and stop using it. I can't find a way to do this. Not only can I not get rid of it, but I can't stop it from sending me emails and notifications. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

I don't remember exactly how it was set up in Mountain Lion. Things are different in Mavericks.
What I'm refering to is how you are syncing google calendar. You may have to do it in iCal preferences in Accounts. Deleting the google account from iCal should remove it from the iCal. To delete, highlight and click on "-" sign at bottom of window.
Just make sure you move your events to either a local calendar or iCloud calendar if you are using iCloud before deleting the google calendar.

Google Custom Search opens blank page

I have a Wordpress site. I installed Google Custom Search on my website.
In all browsers except Firefox it opens a blank page.
How can i fix this?

The first error would indicate a problem with one of the Google scripts.
*http://monarchhousing.org/gcs-results/?q=homeless%20myths
It looks that this callback isn't working with Firefox (the apiary862 part can vary):
*https://www.googleapis.com/customsearch/v1element?key=AIzaSyCVAXiUzRYsML1Pv6RwSG1gunmMikTzQqY&rsz=filtered_cse&num=10&hl=en&prettyPrint=false&source=gcsc&gss=.com&sig=9e22f16779b322c4438bf7968124f7f9&cx=004659255641490361228:mv_18qspja4&q=homeless%20myths&sort=&googlehost=www.google.com&callback=google.search.Search.apiary862
I don't know that much about JavaScript to know how to troubleshoot this and this happens in all Firefox versions that I tried, so it could be a compatibility issue in Firefox with this Google script.

Privoxy: cannot get rid of google & facebook ads, or social buttons

Hi all,
I wanted to give privoxy a try. For starters, I'd like to do some adblocking, so I followed the wiki instructions for adblocking with privoxy. In particular, I used the privoxy-blocklist script the wiki mentions to download and use the following adblock lists:
easylist
easyprivacy
fanboy-annoyance
fanboy-social
fanboy-antifacebook
malwaredomains_full
void-gr-filters (for ads in Greek sites)
Also, again as per the wiki, I added
{+block-as-image{Facebook "like" and similar tracking URLs.}}
www.facebook.com/(extern|plugins)/(login_status|like(box)?|activity|fan)\.php
platform.twitter.com/widgets/follow_button?
plusone.google.com
in my /etc/privoxy/user.action file.
Although now I have adblocking working, I can't get rid of google ads, facebook ads, or social buttons (e.g. facebook like, etc).
I googled around, and tried all sorts of things. For instance, the following guides did not work for me:
http://www.willamowius.de/privoxy.html
http://superuser.com/questions/668608/c … th-privoxy
Any suggestions anybody?
EDIT: I'm using privoxy 3.0.21-2 with firefox 30
Last edited by geo909 (2014-06-25 21:36:31)

brebs wrote:
Are they textual ads, or pictures?
Textual ads are harder to get rid of - this is where greasemonkey is useful.
Thanks.. Though adblock plus would get rid of those. Also I wonder if installing privoxy and greasemonkey
slows down my firefox.. All in all, for ad blocking, I'm thinking of going back to adblock plus.

My Curve 8900 and Google Custom Search

Hi,
I try to access a mobile site m.yamaha-motor.co.id using my BB Curve 8900, everythings seems OK, but I found out that one element inside this website can't load, then I try to access the same site using Opera Mini and it's working nicely.
This element using Google Custom Search, is there some thing wrong with my device / browser?
Any advise would be appreciated. Thx.

'''https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-fix-preferences-wont-save'''
First do the mal-ware scans. After the issue is fixed, use these;
Bookmark and use this;
'''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchreset/ Mozilla Search Reset]''' {web link}
This add-on is very simple: on installation, it backs up and
then resets your search preferences and home page to their
default values, and then uninstalls itself. This affects the
search bar, URL bar searches, and the home page.
'''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/settings-guard Settings Guard for Firefox]''' {web link}
Detects and resets changes to settings that are frequently done
by add-ons and application installers.

Updated Firefox, now when I open a new tab, there is two seperate google search bars; how do I get rid of the unnecessary search bar?

I updated Firefox, and after I restarted it, when I opened a new tab, I found that I now had two Google search bars: one next to where you type web addresses, and one right above my pinned sites (or my frequently visited sites). I'm just trying to:
1. Figure out why it is necessary to have two of the pretty much identically useful search bars when I really only need one (or can physically type Google in)
and
2. How do I get rid of the unnecessary second Google search bar above my frequently visited and therefore pinned sites.
If you have any ideas of how to remove this annoying addition, I would appreciate it.

I am guessing that you installed an extension, related to "new tab", which added the first search bar. Firefox 31 in includes a search bar for the "new tab" page; so now you have two.
Take a look at that extension (Options or Preferences) to see how to disable ones of those 2 search bars. Or see if an update has been released for that extension, specifically for Firefox 31, with an option to disable the search bar.

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