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How do I change the default search engine from Yahoo to Google?

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When I installed a new tool bar and it asked which search engine to use, I choose Google but it changed it to Yahoo. I want to change back to google.

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When I installed a new tool bar and it asked which search engine to use, I choose Google but it changed it to Yahoo. I want to change back to google. == This happened == Not sure how often

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Reset the pref keyword~46~URL on the about:config page. See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Location_Bar_search and http://kb.mozillazine.org/Keyword%2eURL (pref: keyword~46~URL)

Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of your add-ons is causing your problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes). See Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems and Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems