I am unable in February 2011 eliminating Bing as my default search engine

I have tried the previously posted methods of removing Bing as my default search engine (multiple tries) to no avail. Had been able to remove it from my laptop in other posted techniques. Just can't get rid of it on my PC. I am using the XP Pro OS on a HP workstation running MS Small Office 2007 Office suite. Have considered going to Chrome but would dearly miss my Firefox.

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I want to remove Bing as my default search engine

I have selected Google as my default search engine but when i search Safari goes straight to Bing. How can i remove Bing?

Check the links below for options to remove the Adware
http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php
Remove unwanted adware that displays pop-up ads and graphics on your Mac - Apple Support

"Bing" has become default search engin, want "Google" back, how 2 do it.

I have "google" as my default search engine in IE preferences, USED to be in firefox also, a few days ago, "bing" shows up as search engine. I cannot find "bing" under ANY program stuff anywhere to remove it. What happened, and how do I get "google" back? Even if I type in "google" in the location bar & hit "enter' it switches back to "bing."

1)enter " about:config " in mozilla address bar
2)type "babylon" or "bing" in search box
3)reset all the search results (right-click on the result)
4)type "keyword.url" in search box
5)right click on the keyword.url - modify
6)copy &paste "http://www.google.com/search?hl=en-GB&q= " for google as default search engine

Change "Bing" from the defalt search engine setting 2. How can I have snipping tool on taskbar

Can you please tell me how I can change Bing as the default search engine setting on my browser? I have checked the internet option and account setting. It doesn't seem it can be done.

Refer this :
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/change-choose-internet-explorer-search-provider#1TC=windows-7
For snipping tool :
When you open the tool, on task-bar, right click and click on Pin the program on Task bar.
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I use Safari in my imac with Google as my search engine. Recently, Bing took over. Extensions shows Google as default search engine, but Bing is what is working. How do I get rid of Bing, go back to Google?

I use Safari in my imac with Google as my search engine. Recently, Bing took over. Extensions still shows Google as default search engine. Search starts as Google but switches to Bing. How do I get rid of Bing, go back to Google?

Hey ravenbird1,
Thanks for the question. After reviewing your post, it sounds like you want to use a specific search engine.
Safari 7 (Mavericks): Search the web
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH17150
To set the default search engine, choose Safari > Preferences, then click General.
If you are having problems with extensions you can uninstall and reinstall the extension.
Safari 7 (Mavericks): Install and update Safari extensions
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH17200
Select the extension, then click Uninstall.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Have a nice day,
Mario

My default search engine is Google and I deleted Bing. Whenever I open a new tab, Bing is displayed and it takes the focus so if I am trying to type a URL in the new tab, it is entered in the damn bing search box. HOW DO I GET RID OF THAT ACCURSED BING?

My default search engine is Google and I deleted Bing from the Search Providers. Facebook is set as my home page. Whenever I open a new tab, a Bing search box is displayed on the page and it takes the focus so when I am trying to type a URL in the new tab, it is entered in the damn bing search box. HOW DO I GET RID OF THAT ACCURSED BING

Swarnava, thank you very much! that did it and I am Bing-less . . . OH HAPPY DAY!! WOOHOO!!!! thank you, thank you, thank you!

How can I stop Firefox from changing my default search engine to Yahoo when I want it to be Bing?

I keep changing my default search engine to Bing but it keeps changing back to Yahoo. HOW CAN I STOP THIS?!?!

Bookmark and use this;
Download the '''[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.
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://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner]
* [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware]
* [http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/disinfection/5350 Anti-Rootkit Utility - TDSSKiller]
* [http://general-changelog-team.fr/en/downloads/viewdownload/20-outils-de-xplode/2-adwcleaner AdwCleaner] (for more info, see this [http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ alternate AdwCleaner download page])
* [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.
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After upgrading from 8 to 9.0.1 I no longer have any search engines installed. I would like to install Google as my default search engine. When I click on "get more search engines" I cannot find Google or Bing or -

Problem with search
After upgrading from 8 to 9.0.1 I no longer have any search engines installed. I would like to install Google as my default search engine. When I click on “get more search engines” I cannot find Google or Bing or …

I resolved my issue. Renamed search.sqlite and reinstalled Firefox 9.0.1
All default search engines are now available.

Opening up a new tab in Firefox causes it to open with a Bing search box but I don't have Bing as a toolbar, extension, plug-in or default search engine.

I am using Firefox 6.0 with Win 7.After upgrading from Vista to W7 and updating my various programs and drivers I found Bing set as my homepage and default search engine. I changed them both and they are okay now, but new tabs open with a Bing search box. I don't have a Bing toolbar, plug-in or extension, and Bing is no longer my default search engine or homepage. I do have the MS Office Live plug-in. I would like to have my new tabs open up blank.

Thanks for the reply; couldn't get back to you sooner. Here they are just as copied:
browser.search.order.3;Bing
extensions.xmarks.SERPRegEx;(http:\/\/www\.google\..+\/.*[?&]q=([^&]+))|(http:\/\/[-a-zA-Z]+\.start3\.mozilla\.com\/search\?.*[?&]q=([^&]+))|(http:\/\/search\.yahoo\.com\/search?.*[?&]p=([^&]+))|(http:\/\/www\.bing\.com\/search?.*[?&]q=([^&]+))
{5911488E-9D1E-40ec-8CBB-06B231CC153F}.default_search_url;Bing
{5911488E-9D1E-40ec-8CBB-06B231CC153F}.keyword_search_url;http://www.bing.com/search?pc=Z128&form=ZGAADF&install_date=20110811&q=
{5911488E-9D1E-40ec-8CBB-06B231CC153F}.provider;bing
{5911488E-9D1E-40ec-8CBB-06B231CC153F}.provider_name;bing

Remove Bing as default search engine in Safari

Suddenly my Safari default search engine (in the URL bar) has switched to Bing. I changed it back to Google in preferences (on the Safari menu) and although the URL bar says "Search Google or enter address", it still defaults to Bing. Please help.

Hi there I\'m an Apple user,
You may find the information in the article below helpful.
Safari 6 (OS X Mountain Lion): Search the web
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11847
If you want to choose a different search engine, click the magnifying glass at the left end of the field, and then choose the search engine you want.
You can also change the search engine in the General pane of Safari preferences.
Search engine availability varies according to the region set in the Region pane of Language & Text preferences.
-Griff W.

Firefox keeps changing my default search engine to Bing. I've changed it back 20 times already. Enough is enough.

Ever since the deal went down when Firefox changed its default provider from Google, I have had to reset my default search engine back from Bing at least every other day, if not more frequent. It is maddening. It doesn't just happen on one machine either, it's happening on all of mine.
I do have Firefox sync enabled with preference sync, so is it possible Firefox sync is getting out of sync? IE every time I change it on a machine, it misses a browser, and then the browser that doesn't get changed goes out and changes all the rest back in the next sync? That's the only thing I can think of, other than Mozilla selling their souls and values and forcing Firefox users to use a search engine they hate.
If the latter is the case, I have had enough and am switching to Chrome. I can't handle having to change my default search engine back every other day. Please someone tell me there is an explanation and a fix. Thanks.

Alright, I feel like an idiot. It was from an extension I installed called InvisibleHand that I installed right around the time the Google deal with Mozilla expired, which is why I assumed the problem was a result of that.
I just checked the settings of the extension and sure enough it has an option that gets ticked by default called "InvisibleHand Search (Use InvisibleHand (powered by Bing) as my default search provider)". So I jumped the gun and blamed Firefox, my apologies.
The extension automatically shows you if an item is cheaper elsewhere while online shopping which is useful, however having that setting ticked by default is pretty skeevy.
Anyway, thanks for the response and sorry I blamed Firefox :P

Why is Bing my default search engine?

My default search engine changed to Bing yesterday and I CAN'T get rid of it, it's driving me mental. I've tried changing preferences but it doesn't work. I've also read about uninstalling Geneio but I don't think I have that? It may be soemthing to do with installing a Paint software on my MAC as it seemed to happen after that! Please Help!

andreahopscotch wrote:
If none of these work, check your extensions.
Safari - Preferences - Extensions
Uninstall any extensions you don't recognize.
Note that this is sufficient for some adware, but not for all. InstallMac/Genieo, for example, may install an extension called Omnibar, but that is the smallest part of the infection. There are many other things installed, some very deeply in your Mac, that must be removed if you don't want this junk remaining active, doing God knows what in the background.
Also, note that the InstallMac/Genieo uninstaller is known not to work. These installers do not remove all components of the adware. In fact, the InstallMac uninstaller in particular has been observed to install components that were not actually present!
Use the tool that Kevin recommended to get rid of everything.

How to replace Bing and get Google back as my default search engine? I have already changed it in preferences and disabled extensions. Nothing is working!!

How to replace Bing and get Google back as my default search engine? I have already changed it in preferences and disabled extensions. Nothing is working!!

You installed the "Genieo" spyware/adware. There is an uninstaller, but as the developer is not trustworthy, you shouldn't rely on it. I suggest the tedious procedure below to disable Genieo.
Back up all data.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/Applications/Genieo.app
Right-click or control-click the line and select
Services ▹ Reveal
from the contextual menu.* A folder should open with an item selected. Move the selected item to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator password.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar, paste into the box that opens (command-V). You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.
Repeat with each of these lines:
/Applications/Uninstall Genieo.app
/Library/Frameworks/GenieoExtra.framework
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.engine.plist
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client.plist
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client
/usr/lib/libgenkit.dylib
Note: Some of these items may be absent, in which case you'll get a message that the file doesn't exist.
The following configuration file is either created or modified by the Genieo installer:
/etc/launchd.conf
The file is unlikely to be used by anything but Genieo or something equally undesirable. Unless you know you need it, delete it in the same way as above. Otherwise, edit it to remove the line that begins as follows:
setenv DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES
The above is not a file, but a line inside a file.
Reboot. Safari should now launch without crashing. If not, stop here and post your results.
From the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences ▹ Extensions
Uninstall any extension you don't recognize. If in doubt, uninstall all extensions. Do the equivalent for the Firefox and Chrome browsers, if you use either of those.
The Genieo installer may also install the "Silverlight" web plugin from Microsoft. If you have no use for that plugin, you should remove it according to Microsoft's instructions. Don't remove it if you subscribe to "Netflix."
This procedure may leave a few files behind, but it should render Genieo permanently non-functional, as long as you never reinstall it.

I want google as my search engine, not Bing. How do I make Google the default search engine in the "Search the Web" feature of the search bar; or, how do I remove the "Search the Web" feature of the search bar so that "Google" can be default?

I want google as my search engine, not Bing. But no matter what I do in "Manage Search Engines," Firefox seems to reset to "Search the Web," which uses Bing.
How do I make Google the default search engine in the "Search the Web" feature of the search bar; or, how do I remove the "Search the Web" feature of the search bar so that "Google" can be default? When I move "Search the Web" down and "Google" up, the search bar resets every time Firefox reloads.

Sometime Bing is not located in the Add/Remove programs section of the control panel.
6 Easy Steps to Remove Bing from Mozilla Firefox:
1. Click on the "inverted triangle" located to the right of the orange Bing icon.
2. Select the option "Manage Search Engines...". (A pop-up window will appear titled "Manage Search Engine List.)
3. Select "Bing".
4. Click the "Remove" button.
5. Select the desired search engine from the list.
6. Click "OK"
All Done.... :-)
Happy Searching...
Long version: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Search%20bar?s=bing&as=s

Complaint: Make Bing your default search engine s...

I lost a lot of trust in Skype when they recently published an update and had the installer try to trick me into making Bing my default search engine and MSN my default home page.
These kinds of "viral payloads" do more harm than good because:
1) They feel like cheap tricks and erode at our trust in the company and product.
2) They make the payload in question seem pathetic. How good can Bing and MSN be if Microsoft has to trick people into using them? It's like parents trying to pay other children to be their child's friend.
3) They are predatory practices that prey on people who aren't technologically savy enough to change the settings -- and who just assume that the checked boxes need to be checked.
4) People feel tricked and betrayed.
Come on Microsoft... Is it really work it?
[real name redacted to protect privacy]

Hi, Basiclife, and welcome to the Community,
Not all of my responses are stellar.
Discretion being the better part of valour, I will refrain from listing the software suites I use that try to "trick" me into adding yet another free trial of yet another anti-virus software package or browser toolbar ... ahhh, the "fine print" ...
"Do you want to make [fill in the blank] your default browser?"
Cheers,
Elaine
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I am unable in February 2011 eliminating Bing as my default search engine

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