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Updated to FireFox 5 and search bar is defaulting to google.com, I need it to go to Google.co.uk

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After updating FF, the search bar (top right) is now defaulting to google.com. I have tried changing the google.xml file to google.co.uk and have also changed the keyword.URL in the about:config file to google.co.uk but still no joy. Please can someone let me know how to change this?

After updating FF, the search bar (top right) is now defaulting to google.com. I have tried changing the google.xml file to google.co.uk and have also changed the keyword.URL in the about:config file to google.co.uk but still no joy. Please can someone let me know how to change this?

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I also had this problem, but managed to fix it with the help of an add-on. If you're in the UK, the solution can be found here: Piranha Internet Firefox Fix

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You can add search engines to the Search Bar from this page: http://mycroft.mozdev.org/

After typing google.co.uk in the search box on that page you see: http://mycroft.mozdev.org/search-engines.html?name=google.co.uk

  • looks as though #20, second item on the line (google.co.uk) might be what you want.

To manage the items in the Search Bar, see: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Search+bar


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Not related to your question, but...

You need to update some plug-ins:

Modified by SafeBrowser