I wantb to thank everyone for their help.... I am new around here, so if I can give thxs and adds to your points please let me know. Just an update: In my manage add-ons for IE I see: Search Providers:
listed in this order:
Google> Enabled
Bing (default) Not available
i have gone into the various fields changing it and regardless of what I do: the net result is: I get the error message every time open IE! Blah, blah, blah search provider was changed....
Anyway, I am at a point now after system restore and anti virus among hours of everyones time on this issue: So, how can I just permanently delete the tool bar completely? Thanks again