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Do i need to drop firefox and go to another browser so i can use google?

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Do I need to get rid of firefox so I can use google as my default search engine ??

Even after i change the firefox about.config url  it still keeps returning

I do not wish to hear about the pros and cons of Bing vs google

Do I need to get rid of firefox so I can use google as my default search engine ?? Even after i change the firefox about.config url it still keeps returning I do not wish to hear about the pros and cons of Bing vs google

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The default search engine in Firefox is Google. However, it is very easy for add-ons to change it to the search engine of their choice.

Try disabling all non-essential add-ons here:

orange Firefox button or classic Tools menu > Add-ons > Extensions

In particular, look for "Bing" items, "Search Helper Extension", "Startnow", "Vuze" and anything else that sounds nonessential. If in doubt, click the More link and see whether it mentions using Bing technology.

Once you're down to essentials, restart Firefox, change the about:config setting yet again, and see whether it sticks.

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Solución elegida

The default search engine in Firefox is Google. However, it is very easy for add-ons to change it to the search engine of their choice.

Try disabling all non-essential add-ons here:

orange Firefox button or classic Tools menu > Add-ons > Extensions

In particular, look for "Bing" items, "Search Helper Extension", "Startnow", "Vuze" and anything else that sounds nonessential. If in doubt, click the More link and see whether it mentions using Bing technology.

Once you're down to essentials, restart Firefox, change the about:config setting yet again, and see whether it sticks.

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If you do not keep changes after a restart then see:

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).


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Thanks guys --for the help - I had Vuze as a Firefox add-on... once I disable it and then changed the URL- config - Bing seems to be gone

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Thanks for the help -- I love Firefox -- used it initially to get away from IE and Bing

Keep up the good work