How do I retain Mozilla Firefox but DITCH (please!) Bing as search engine? I love Google; and love Mozilla Firefox, but will not run Firefox if Bing is now required search engine!

After uploading FLV media player last night, I found that "Bing" had taken over my PC. I do not want "Bing" as a search engine; I don't want it installed on my computer. I do not even want it displayed as an option! Mozilla with Google is outstanding, and I depend upon these two programs working in tandem!

To revert to Google as your preferred search engine, please do the following.
* In the location bar, type '''about:config''' and hit Enter.
* In the filter at the top, type: '''keyword.URL'''
* Double click it and remove whatever's in there and replace it with http://www.google.com/search?q=
The URL to add in "keyword.URL" becomes a link in this post, so right click it and choose "Copy Link Location" to copy it to the Windows clipboard. Then hit CTRL+V to paste it. Saves you having to type the whole thing.
'''To reset your home page, do the following'''.
* Go to the site you want to set as your homepage.
* Click the orange Firefox button and go to '''Options '''| '''Options '''| '''General'''
* Make sure it says "''Show My Homepage''" in the first dropdown menu.
* Click the button called "'''Use Current Pages'''" to set the homepage to the one you have on the screen.
After you complete the above steps, install this add-on to prevent another search engine from modifying your preferences: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/browserprotect/

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