hello mdl people!!! please help me sort this out!!! in internet explorer 9 the default search engine is bing but somehow it gets replaced by google c search!!! this happens in all versions of windows 7...home premium...professional & ultimate!!! i have a 32 bit machine!!! once i reset internet explorer 9 to default settings...bing is back!!! i have even tried changing my anti-virus...have tried norton antivirus...trend micro titanium antivirus & microsoft security essentials!!! why is this happening???
thanks roirra for your help...but it does not solve my problem!!! in my case in the list of search providers bing gets replaced by google!!! only when i reset internet explorer9 does bing re-appear again!!!
So you definitely already have the checkbox checked "Prevent programs from suggesting changes to my default search provider?" If so and you changed back to Bing and it still gets changed back to Google, go to your Control Panel/Programs and Features (or Programs/Uninstall a Program if you view your Control Panel by Category), then click either once or twice on "Installed On" to have the programs sorted by when they were installed, last programs installed being listed first. Look through all the programs and if you don't recognize something or doesn't make sense to you, uninstall it. Especially toolbars. Do you have any toolbars installed in IE or any other browser?
yes roirra...the box you mention is checked!!! i dont have a single toolbar installed nor do i have any unfamiliar program installed in my desktop!!! i had reset my internet explorer 2 days back but the problem i mentioned has not yet occured...the minute it happens again i will take a screen shot for you to see!!! thank you very much for your help...time & concern!!!
roirra, can you help me with this 1 too??? or maybe you know some guru here on mdl who can??? please have a look at my post in forum > gadget life > hardware > 3g modems i cant post a direct link cause i dont have 20 posts yet!!! its been 3 days since i posted & no1 has replied to my post!!! thank you roirra & please dont mind me pestering you!!!
>>>>>So you definitely already have the checkbox checked "Prevent programs from suggesting changes to my default search provider?"<<<< hey roirra, i think checking the box you mentioned above prevents bing search from getting replaced by any other search provider...thank you very much!!!
You're welcome. It's confusing because I thought you said that didn't help with your problem? The box definitely prevents whatever you have set for your search to be replaced. Glad it worked! Cheers!
@phasedoubt, homepage >>>>little knowledge is dangerous<<<< from it's my life by dr. alban @roirra, absolutely no issues with the waiting!!! am gonna do a clean install of 7 tomorrow & then install 1 software at a time & see what makes the problem occur...will keep you updated!!! thank you very much!!!
i have done a clean install of windows 7 home premium 32 bit!!! here are screenshots of installed programs...internet explorer 9 manage add-ons section & windows update history!!! i have not yet installed service pack 1 nor have i activated windows with daz's loader!!! windows update is turned off as of now!!! waiting & watching...will post a screenshot the minute i find any change!!! i so like internet explorer but this has got me so harrowed
after 2 hours of surfing i got 3 additions in manage add-ons>>>toolbars & extensions section!!! here is the screenshot...they showed up on their own
They look like Microsoft add-ons that run without requiring permission. Here's a partial list: HtmlDlgSafeHelper Class - mshtmled.dll InformationCardSigninH - icardie.dll Microsoft Shell UI Helper - ieframe.dll Scripting.Dictionary - scrrun.dll Tabular Data Control - tdc.ocx 3 for Windows Live Messenger - MSGSC8~DLL Windows Live Messenger - msnmsgr.exe Windows Live Sign-inC - WindowsLiveLogin.dll XML Data Source Object - msxmls.dll XML Data Source Object 3.0 - msxml3.dll XML Data Source Object 4.0 (not verified) - msxml4.dll XML DOM Document - msxml3.dll XML DOM Document 4.0 (not verified) - msxml3.dll XML DOM Document 4.0 (not verified) - msxml4.dll XML HTTP 3.0 - msxml3.dll XML HTTP 4.0 (not verified) - msxml4.dll XML Schema Cache - msxml3.dll XML Schema Cache 3.0 - msxml3.dll XML Schema Cache 4.0 (not verified) - msxml4.dll XSL Template - msxml3.dll XSL Template 3.0 - msxml3.dll XSL Template 4.0 (not verified) - msxml4.dll I suspect the later versions of http are merely updates. You can disable any you don't want active but Microsoft understandably advises against that.
@phasedoubt, no i will not disable them...the fact that the publisher of those add-ons is microsoft makes them trustworthy!!! strangely even in your list of microsoft's own add-ons some are >>>>(not verified)<<<< anyways...thank you very much for the list!!!
@ xpvista7ubuntu, are you on a limited bandwidth or slow internet why don't you download Windows SP1 media refresh version save you having to download tones of updates.