Suddenly when I click the Firefox icon I can only get something from MSN, and a Bing searchengine,so I want my Firefox back

I am sufficiently computer-ignorant that I haven't a CLUE as to what or why = Just that I went to search something on my default browser, and I get this weird MSN thing, with a "search" box that says "Bing". Can anyone tell me how to get my old setting (Firefox) back? This is a Windows 7 on an old HP laptop HELP!

Does the same page appear if you do one of these:
* Click the Home icon on the toolbar
* Open a new window using Ctrl+n
''If Yes:''
Your home page setting probably was changed. You can change it to your preferred home page again. These articles describe some different ways to do that:
* [[Startup, home page and download settings]]
* [[How to set the home page]]
''If No:''
Your Firefox shortcut on the desktop may have been hijacked. You can check that by right-clicking the shortcut > Properties > Shortcut tab. For your version of Windows, the Target line should be exactly the following, no more, no less:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
If there is anything extra after that, delete it.
Any improvement?

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