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Answer» Usually when I open Firefox the Google searchbox pops up. Now, suddenly, instead of the Google searchbox I get the Firefox searchbox. I use Windows XP How to rectify this plse? Thank you. GUZEPPI (74 year old civil service pensioner)Good evening, Sometimes when Firefox updates, a different homepage might load. Usually, it will only show this new homepage once and will retain your original page. To change your FireFox homepage: Open FireFox. After the FireFox window opens, click in the upper left-hand corner on the button that says "FireFox" (it is usually orange). Click on "Options" (just click the text that says "Options". There is a little arrow that indicates there are other things you could choose, but you just want options). Under the General tab, you can set your homepage in the Homepage field. Type the address with the www (e.g. www.google.com) Let us know if that works/helps! -JZHe was asking about Search...not the homepage. Since we want to now focus on good advice here at CH you should have caught that... Right clik the icon on the search bar and it should show a drop down list of choices... Quote from: patio on July 14, 2012, 10:53:30 PM He was asking about Search...not the homepage. Since we want to now focus on good advice here at CH you should have caught that... Right clik the icon on the search bar and it should show a drop down list of choices... PERHAPS you have not seen this? http://www.google.com/firefox/ vs. www.google.com The actual independent search box of FireFox has no option called "FireFox Search" I also feel like noting that right clicking the search bar icon does nothing. I also feel I should say that the default search engines included with FireFox are "Google, Yahoo, BING, Amazon, eBay, Twitter, and Wikipedia. ", not "FireFox Search, Google, Yahoo, Bing, Amazon, eBay, Twitter, and Wikipedia. I don't know that you were saying something sarcastic towards me or unpleasant, or neutral, but given what the OP included I believe I made a very good analysis of the possibilities. Of course, it is possible that the OP mis-worded something and could have intended the actual search box of FireFox, but FireFox has only once changed the default search box in its entire history. As Zylstra said, sometimes an update, for some reason, will change the homepage back to http://start.mozilla.org/en-US/ (Or the very similar google./firefox where can be pretty much any .ca, .com, etc.) His instructions should rectify the PROBLEM. It might also be the one-time appearance of the "you've been updated" page that they usually show after you update the browser. Though to my recollection that doesn't have a search box.My mistake...it's a Left clik on the search box that produces a drop-down list whereby you can select and/or add the custom search engine of your choice...Firefox no longer supports Google Toolbar or the imbedded Google search (which is what I think the OP is referring to). Googlebar Lite is a substitute: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/googlebar-lite/I just updated to the latest FireFox and google is still the default search engine... However until he returns we may never fully understand his query...Many thks to all who have taken the TROUBLE to help me out with the Google searchbox problem. Unfortunately the methods you suggest will not work. What I want to do is: I want to re-install the Google Searchbox so that when I open Firefox I will get on the monitor not the Firefox large icon in the middle of the screen with a searchbox under it but the large Google icon with a Google searchbox right under it. Hope I am am being clearer now. Thanks again. GUZEPPI Quote from: Guzeppi on July 15, 2012, 01:59:38 PM What I want to do is: I want to re-install the Google Searchbox so that when I open Firefox I will get on the monitor not the Firefox large icon in the middle of the screen with a searchbox under it but the large Google icon with a Google searchbox right under it. 1. Open a new Firefox window 2. Type http://www.google.com in the address box of Firefox. Press ENTER. You should see the normal Google page. 3. In the Firefox menus, choose Tools, Options. 4. Click on the General button at the top left of the Options box. 5. Where it says "Home Page" click the "Use Current Page" button 6. Click OK 7. Your homepage should now be set. 4. Near the Many thks. Your method worked, although it took me through some trial and error as I had to deviate a little from your suggestions. My memory sometimes plays tricks with me at age 74, so I forget exactly where I made changes, even though this was only a few minutes ago (!) BUT YOUR METHOD DID THE JOB. Am grateful for helping me out. GUZEPPISorry for the misinformation I gave Salmon Trout when thanking him yesterday. At my age (74) I easily get confused in computer navigation and by mistake I informed SalmonTrout that his method worked although I had to make some alterations to it. I was wrong. I just discovered that the method he sent me works very well indeed without my havng to make any alterations to it. I hope I have not caused ST any innconvenience thro my error and I thank him again most heartily. GUZEPPI Quote from: Guzeppi on July 17, 2012, 01:16:46 PM I hope I have not caused ST any innconvenience thro my error and I thank him again most heartily You have caused me no inconvenience whatosever, and I am very glad to have been of assistance and I send you my very best wishes.Nicely done Salmon...

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Usually when I open Firefox the Google searchbox pops up. Now, suddenly, instead of the Google searchbox I get the Firefox searchbox.
I use Windows XP

How to rectify this plse?

Thank you.

GUZEPPI (74 year old civil service pensioner)Good evening,

Sometimes when Firefox updates, a different homepage might load. Usually, it will only show this new homepage once and will retain your original page.

To change your FireFox homepage:
Open FireFox.
After the FireFox window opens, click in the upper left-hand corner on the button that says "FireFox" (it is usually orange).
Click on "Options" (just click the text that says "Options". There is a little arrow that indicates there are other things you could choose, but you just want options).
Under the General tab, you can set your homepage in the Homepage field.
Type the address with the www (e.g. www.google.com)

Let us know if that works/helps!
-JZHe was asking about Search...not the homepage.

Since we want to now focus on good advice here at CH you should have caught that...

Right clik the icon on the search bar and it should show a drop down list of choices... Quote from: patio on July 14, 2012, 10:53:30 PM

He was asking about Search...not the homepage.

Since we want to now focus on good advice here at CH you should have caught that...

Right clik the icon on the search bar and it should show a drop down list of choices...

PERHAPS you have not seen this?
http://www.google.com/firefox/
vs. www.google.com

The actual independent search box of FireFox has no option called "FireFox Search"
I also feel like noting that right clicking the search bar icon does nothing.
I also feel I should say that the default search engines included with FireFox are "Google, Yahoo, BING, Amazon, eBay, Twitter, and Wikipedia. ", not "FireFox Search, Google, Yahoo, Bing, Amazon, eBay, Twitter, and Wikipedia.

I don't know that you were saying something sarcastic towards me or unpleasant, or neutral, but given what the OP included I believe I made a very good analysis of the possibilities. Of course, it is possible that the OP mis-worded something and could have intended the actual search box of FireFox, but FireFox has only once changed the default search box in its entire history. As Zylstra said, sometimes an update, for some reason, will change the homepage back to http://start.mozilla.org/en-US/ (Or the very similar google./firefox where can be pretty much any .ca, .com, etc.)

His instructions should rectify the PROBLEM.

It might also be the one-time appearance of the "you've been updated" page that they usually show after you update the browser. Though to my recollection that doesn't have a search box.My mistake...it's a Left clik on the search box that produces a drop-down list whereby you can select and/or add the custom search engine of your choice...Firefox no longer supports Google Toolbar or the imbedded Google search (which is what I think the OP is referring to).
Googlebar Lite is a substitute: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/googlebar-lite/I just updated to the latest FireFox and google is still the default search engine...

However until he returns we may never fully understand his query...Many thks to all who have taken the TROUBLE to help me out with the Google searchbox problem.

Unfortunately the methods you suggest will not work.

What I want to do is: I want to re-install the Google Searchbox so that when I open Firefox I will get on the monitor not the Firefox large icon in the middle of the screen with a searchbox under it but the large Google icon with a Google searchbox right under it.

Hope I am am being clearer now.

Thanks again.

GUZEPPI Quote from: Guzeppi on July 15, 2012, 01:59:38 PM

What I want to do is: I want to re-install the Google Searchbox so that when I open Firefox I will get on the monitor not the Firefox large icon in the middle of the screen with a searchbox under it but the large Google icon with a Google searchbox right under it.

1. Open a new Firefox window
2. Type http://www.google.com in the address box of Firefox. Press ENTER. You should see the normal Google page.
3. In the Firefox menus, choose Tools, Options.
4. Click on the General button at the top left of the Options box.
5. Where it says "Home Page" click the "Use Current Page" button
6. Click OK
7. Your homepage should now be set.

4. Near the
Many thks. Your method worked, although it took me through some trial and error as I had to deviate a little from your suggestions.

My memory sometimes plays tricks with me at age 74, so I forget exactly where I made changes, even though this was only a few minutes ago (!) BUT YOUR METHOD DID THE JOB.

Am grateful for helping me out.

GUZEPPISorry for the misinformation I gave Salmon Trout when thanking him yesterday.

At my age (74) I easily get confused in computer navigation and by mistake I informed SalmonTrout that his method worked although I had to make some alterations to it.

I was wrong. I just discovered that the method he sent me works very well indeed without my havng to make any alterations to it.

I hope I have not caused ST any innconvenience thro my error and I thank him again most heartily.

GUZEPPI Quote from: Guzeppi on July 17, 2012, 01:16:46 PM

I hope I have not caused ST any innconvenience thro my error and I thank him again most heartily

You have caused me no inconvenience whatosever, and I am very glad to have been of assistance and I send you my very best wishes.Nicely done Salmon...

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