Solved How can I kill Bing forever?

[bobland]

Bing and MS has invaded my browser AGAIN! Now, when I type a string into my browser, Bing interferes and shows its ugly self instead of the default behavior of just finding the url. On top of that my home page has been change to msn.com.

This seems to happen about every 3 months. Changing the home page is no problem but I never remember the steps to exterminate Bing. What I'd like to do is put Bing on a blacklist. Don't know if that's possible.

This was also done to Chrome as well as FF. At this rate, I may go back to Linux for a little peace and quiet. Easy to see why people become MS haters.

 

[koolkat77]

have you cleared the history?
check my posts in this thread http://www.sevenforums.com/software/198401-cant-remove-ask-com-search-program-2.html

 

[mrwearysinner]

go to the search option on ur FF, theres a drop down menu click manage search engine..theres bing and you can remove it from there!

 

[FliGi7]

What do you keep installing or updating regularly that keeps putting Bing back on your system?

 

[gregrocker]

Uninstall Bing in Programs and Features.

Once you set Google as default Search choice in IE9 at Tools>options>Search, Remove all others, then tick the box to disallow making changes to search choice.

Watch for Bing or MS search optional Updates as this may be where they tiptoe in. Also make sure you didn't install Bing-optimized IE9.

 

[bobland]

Did all of the above. Ran CCleaner. Rebooted. Typed in dpreview and bing popped up. Actually, as soon as I type an unqualified url (no dot anything), I get the bing icon in the address window.

My system is open to MS for updates as they come available. This is probably the problem. OTH, IO want an up-to-date system, especially, security updates.

 

[FliGi7]

Have you ever actually uninstalled the Bing search extension? Just go find and remove it from Programs and Features. I enable all MS updates and I've never had it install Bing on my system.

 

[mgp1964]

Why do people blame MS for all their problems?
You will not get BING from Windows update, you will get BING when updating Adobe reader, java, installing third party programs like Ad-aware and many other programs that one downloads from the internet. By default BING is checked to be installed by these third party programs so you have to watch out for them and uncheck them or else you will continue to get BING (Google and ASK is just as bad) installed all the time. That said, Bing can be removed from the uninstall program area and only takes a minute at the most to do.

 

[gregrocker]

If you uninstall Bing in Programs and Features it will not remove it from browser search options. This needs to be done manually after setting Google to default, then Remove Bing. Then tick the box to disallow suggesting Search option changes.

 

[bobland]

Bing is not available in P&F. I haven't downloaded anything for the past month. This little "feature" popped up today for the first time, this time around. Generally, I am very wary of add-ons when I download because one can end up with a boat load of doody.

I notice that there is no way to uninstall IE. Looks like I was "given" IE9 64 bit in the last 2 days. This is something I would never download so perhaps that is where the problem is originating.

 

[FliGi7]

If you uninstall Bing in Programs and Features it will not remove it from browser search options. This needs to be done manually after setting Google to default, then Remove Bing. Then tick the box to disallow suggesting Search option changes.

Well, it removes it from mine when I do it. I use Shark007's codecs that auto installs Bing's search add-on's and I remove it via Programs and Features.

 

[gregrocker]

Bing is not available in P&F. I haven't downloaded anything for the past month. This little "feature" popped up today for the first time, this time around. Generally, I am very wary of add-ons when I download because one can end up with a boat load of doody.

I notice that there is no way to uninstall IE. Looks like I was "given" IE9 64 bit in the last 2 days. This is something I would never download so perhaps that is where the problem is originating.

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. :shock:

 

[mgp1964]

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.

 

[bobland]

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="

 

[FliGi7]

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).

 

[bobland]

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.

 

[eknirb]

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.

 

[stve]

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.

If I'm not mistaken you use it when you use Windows Update.

 

[bobland]

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.

 

[logicearth]

I'm guessing for snooping by you-know-who.

Your parents I bet! But no, there is no snooping going on. There are dozens of applications that use IE for various tasks, even for rendering UI.