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have ask as a search engine by mistake, want to get google back as a search engine, how do I do this

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I want to change my search engine from ASK to Google on my PC. How do I do this? Had Google originally, but when I went into another website they asked if I wanted Ask as a search engine, and I thought I answered no! I believe the website was Target.com

I want to change my search engine from ASK to Google on my PC. How do I do this? Had Google originally, but when I went into another website they asked if I wanted Ask as a search engine, and I thought I answered no! I believe the website was Target.com

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Try to reset your keyword.url, instruction are locate at here

at the top of domain guessing section

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  1. Remove Ask Toolbar (if you have it installed):
  2. Reset your home page (if the Ask search page is displayed when starting Firefox): http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page
    • You can reset to the default by clicking "Restore to default" on Options > General > Startup > Home page. Be sure to set "When Firefox starts" to "Show my home page" on that same panel.
  3. Reset your Location Bar search engine (if typing a few words in the URL/Location Bar takes you to Ask search):
  4. If Ask is shown in your Search Bar and you want to remove it:


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