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my default browser is igoogle. but somebody used my PC, and now when i open a new tab it goes to bing. which i hate. i cant find how to restore it.

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while google is my default search engine, and my home page is igoogle, when i open a new tab it goes to bing. which i hate. i cant find how to set the new tab to "igoogle" - or even to "blank". just not bing! thanks

while google is my default search engine, and my home page is igoogle, when i open a new tab it goes to bing. which i hate. i cant find how to set the new tab to "igoogle" - or even to "blank". just not bing! thanks

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I will not use Bing intentionally. Yet it seems there is no choice. It keeps popping up.

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Go to Firefox <Tools> <Option> <General>: For Home Page, enter <http://www.google.com/ig?hl=en>

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thank you. unfortunately, this is not helping. as mentioned, my home page was already set to igoogle - as you had suggested. but *new*tabs have *no* url and have bing as the search bar. so we haven't moved this one towards a solution, yet.

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In the search field, next to the Bing icon is a small arrow down. Left click on it and it will provide a number of options. Left click on Google and it will now become your default.

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I will not use Bing intentionally. Yet it seems there is no choice. It keeps popping up.

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two things. one, the down arrow that BeeGinner cited was not where BG expected (see attached image). But, it *did* lead me to something called zugo, which installed this persistent search "partnership". i followed zugo's uninstall instructions, restarted the browser, and - voila - problem solved. thanks!