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Yeah when you install or set up IE for the first time it sets all MS defaults. Just change your add-ons (search, accelerators) as desired.
Get ready for the most strangely balky sliding menu you will ever see, which seems to be designed so you can't get the alternatives easy and will give up.
IE9 can also be uninstalled, it is included in Windows Update so you have to check for it and uncheck it to prevent IE9 from being download and installed, once you have unchecked IE9 from being downloaded add it to the hidden files in download manager and you will not have to worry about IE9 being downloaded and installed again, that is until MS forces us all into submission and be forced to install it.
Fortunatly, I found an old post where I resolved this issue. This time I'll detail the post:
In the address bar type:
about:config
Then type in
keyword.url
Double click the string and add (without quotes):
"http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q="
Last edited by bobland; 24 Dec 2011 at 13:26.
Doing the above doesn't remove Bing from your computer. Did you ever actually removed Bing from your computer via the Programs and Features uninstallation? That's what kills Bing forever (until it's installed again).
I can't find any evidence of bing in P&F. However, at least the solution I posted restores FF to a default Google search.
yup, no way to uninstall IE- it comes bundled with the OS and that's the (cough cough) antitrust issue MSFT has had with the EU if I am not mistaken. I have a new HP and haven't used IE once..it's not even in my start menu.
I never use IE but when I run CCleaner there is always a large amount of data that is stored and removed in IE. Somehow, much of the activity that is used on FF or Chrome gets routed to IE, I'm guessing for snooping by you-know-who.