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Change search provider to uk?

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Sla#s

Flightless Bird
Since reinstalling Win XP I have lost the ability in IE8 to search from the
top right 'search' area with 'Google.co.uk'. It will only allow 'Google.com'.



I have tried to add it via:

"Tools" > "Internet Options" > "General"

"Settings" > "Search" > "Find more search providers". But that doesn't work.



One use to be able to "Add a search provider" but that option seems to have
disappeared

(It's still in the help file!) The only option now seems to be, "Find more.
...."in which case 'Google.co.uk' does not appear only 'Google.com'.

(It's in 'accelerators' but that doesn't help)

There seems to be no way any longer of entering a search provider manually
(?)

It is a pain having to change the '.com' to '.co.uk' all the time.

I know I could use the Google tool bar but I would rather save the real
estate.



Can anyone offer any advice?



TIA

Slatts
 
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williamtell

Flightless Bird
Top right in IE8>drop down>Find more providers>go to page 3>Click>Create
your own Search Provider>follow on page instructions!
Hope this helps!

>WT<


"Sla#s" <phil@KNOTslatts.net> wrote in message
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> Since reinstalling Win XP I have lost the ability in IE8 to search from
> the top right 'search' area with 'Google.co.uk'. It will only allow
> 'Google.com'.
>
>
>
> I have tried to add it via:
>
> "Tools" > "Internet Options" > "General"
>
> "Settings" > "Search" > "Find more search providers". But that doesn't
> work.
>
>
>
> One use to be able to "Add a search provider" but that option seems to
> have disappeared
>
> (It's still in the help file!) The only option now seems to be, "Find
> more. ..."in which case 'Google.co.uk' does not appear only 'Google.com'.
>
> (It's in 'accelerators' but that doesn't help)
>
> There seems to be no way any longer of entering a search provider manually
> (?)
>
> It is a pain having to change the '.com' to '.co.uk' all the time.
>
> I know I could use the Google tool bar but I would rather save the real
> estate.
>
>
>
> Can anyone offer any advice?
>
>
>
> TIA
>
> Slatts
>
>
 
W

williamtell

Flightless Bird
Sorry, you can go to any page to click on, Create your own Search Provider,
you will have to scroll down to see it.

"williamtell" <wt@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:uLva3yAtKHA.712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Top right in IE8>drop down>Find more providers>go to page 3>Click>Create
> your own Search Provider>follow on page instructions!
> Hope this helps!
>
>>WT<

>
> "Sla#s" <phil@KNOTslatts.net> wrote in message
> news:u7M8EqAtKHA.4220@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Since reinstalling Win XP I have lost the ability in IE8 to search from
>> the top right 'search' area with 'Google.co.uk'. It will only allow
>> 'Google.com'.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have tried to add it via:
>>
>> "Tools" > "Internet Options" > "General"
>>
>> "Settings" > "Search" > "Find more search providers". But that doesn't
>> work.
>>
>>
>>
>> One use to be able to "Add a search provider" but that option seems to
>> have disappeared
>>
>> (It's still in the help file!) The only option now seems to be, "Find
>> more. ..."in which case 'Google.co.uk' does not appear only 'Google.com'.
>>
>> (It's in 'accelerators' but that doesn't help)
>>
>> There seems to be no way any longer of entering a search provider
>> manually (?)
>>
>> It is a pain having to change the '.com' to '.co.uk' all the time.
>>
>> I know I could use the Google tool bar but I would rather save the real
>> estate.
>>
>>
>>
>> Can anyone offer any advice?
>>
>>
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Slatts
>>
>>

>
>
 
S

Sla#s

Flightless Bird
williamtell wrote:
> Sorry, you can go to any page to click on, Create your own Search
> Provider, you will have to scroll down to see it.


Thank you for that - I never noticed that option.

Slatts
 
W

williamtell

Flightless Bird
YW

"Sla#s" <phil@KNOTslatts.net> wrote in message
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> williamtell wrote:
>> Sorry, you can go to any page to click on, Create your own Search
>> Provider, you will have to scroll down to see it.

>
> Thank you for that - I never noticed that option.
>
> Slatts
>
 
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