My search engines return a 404 error


  1. Posts : 605
    W7 Ultimate
       #1

    My search engines return a 404 error


    Google, yahoo, Bing etc. all return a page not found error lately. I trhink it might be related to "duckduckgo ".
    I removed the search engine, DDG, but it is still there. Does this search engine have a bad history. I would l-ke to use Google search if I can reverse this bad behavior.

    Bill
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  2. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #2

    Hi,
    You forgot to say which browser your using
    Reset process first opening Internet explorer
    You can use Clean boot to switch your default search and then uninstall the search engine via Uninstall a program,
    https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/179159-troubleshoot-application-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html
    I've personally never heard of the search before but that doesn't mean much because I lead a sheltered life
    Cheers.
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  3. Posts : 17,322
    Win 10 Pro x64
       #3

    ThrashZone said:

    I've personally never heard of the search before but that doesn't mean much because I lead a sheltered life
    Cheers.
    Most likely this add-on,

    Internet Explorer Gallery

    If it's IE, there are others for Firefox, Opera and Chrome.
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  4. Posts : 707
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #4

    blockie said:
    Does this search engine have a bad history.
    Bill
    No it has an excellent reputation it's used as the default search engine in some Linux distros.
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  5. Posts : 605
    W7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Still looking. My browser is FF by Mozilla.
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  6. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #6
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