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how can i remove bearshare as my default browser? it keeps taking over no matter what i do.

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how do i change my default browser back to mozilla firefox and keeping it from changing back to bearshare?

how do i change my default browser back to mozilla firefox and keeping it from changing back to bearshare?

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See: http://www.bearshare.com/help.html#20 (bottom of the page)

If that doesn't work, do this:

  • 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.