ITechLog » Firefox about:config http://itechlog.com Your source to IT solutions, interesting technology news and code snipets. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:42:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Remove ask.com toolbar on Firefox / IE http://itechlog.com/windows/2009/03/09/remove-askcom-toolbar-on-firefox-ie/ http://itechlog.com/windows/2009/03/09/remove-askcom-toolbar-on-firefox-ie/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:41:18 +0000 Alex Costa http://itechlog.com/windows/2009/03/09/remove-askcom-toolbar-on-firefox-ie/ The ask.com toolbar even after being uninstalled can remain stuck as Firefox’s URL search. I found this problem on a Vista machine . To remove it follow these steps.

  • from the Control Panel/IE
  1. Uninstall the Ask.com toolbar using the Add/Remove Programs
  2. Remove it form the Internet Options  /General Tab / Change search Defaults
  • From Firefox
  1. On the address bar type about:config (you will get a warning, be carefull this is the regedit equivalent on Firefox)
  2. Change the setting – keyword.URL; – from ask.com  to http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&q=
  3. Change the setting – browser.search.defaulturl – from ask.com to http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&q=
  4. change the settings – extension.snipit.chromeURL – from ask.com to http://www.google.com/search?&q={searchTerms}
  5. restart Firefox

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