How do I get rid of Yahoo seach engine as the default?

How in the world do I get rid of the Yahoo search engine? No matter what I do, it comes up as the default.
I've tried these:
Using the search engine management in the search box
1) removed Yahoo.
2) moved Yahoo to the bottom.
I've also changed the search engine in about:config.
I don't have AVG or myfreeze.
I don't know what to try next.
My OS is Windows7 64-bit.

YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK YOUR PLUGINS AS STATED ABOVE. OR JUST TYPE "HOW TO MAKE GOOGLE MY HOME PAGE" AND JUST FOLLOW.... AND REMEMBER, ALWAYS CHECK YOUR PLUGINS. I ALWAYS HAVE FIREFOX AS MY HOMEPAGE WITH GOOGLE SEARCH. IF ALL ELSE FAILS RE-INSTALL FIREFOX AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.GOOD LUCK

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seems self explanatory to me. I don't know what else to say.

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