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Google stealing search bar

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Brian E McNamee

Flightless Bird
Google unsolicitly stole my address bar so that every attempt to go to aURL
goes through Google. I like Google, but not that much. How can I undo this
travesty?
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Brian McNamee
 
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Leonard Grey

Flightless Bird
Given all the detail you provided, not even my psychic adviser can help
you. However, if you're having a problem with Google, how about
contacting Google?

Be sure to ask them "How can I undo this travesty?" and let us know what
they say.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Brian E McNamee wrote:
> Google unsolicitly stole my address bar so that every attempt to go to aURL
> goes through Google. I like Google, but not that much. How can I undo this
> travesty?
 
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Dan

Flightless Bird
"Brian E McNamee" <BrianEMcNamee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6AD33045-DDED-499A-A4B7-1DA5AEFC13D9@microsoft.com...
> Google unsolicitly stole my address bar so that every attempt to go to
> aURL
> goes through Google. I like Google, but not that much. How can I undo
> this
> travesty?

Do you have Google Toolbar installed? If so, remove it ...

--
Dan
 
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Brian E McNamee

Flightless Bird
My home page was provided by Verizon, and it has a Google Toolbar. I have
tried to disable the Toolbar. All my attempts through managing Add-ons, etc
don't work, which is why I posted the question. This "new" behavior of going
to Google whenever I put a URL in the address box seems to have just started
recently. If Google can do it, so can anybody else who sends their weenies
to MS's classes. I want to know how to fix Internet Explorer, not the world
of avid advertisers or data miners.
--
Brian McNamee


"Leonard Grey" wrote:

> Given all the detail you provided, not even my psychic adviser can help
> you. However, if you're having a problem with Google, how about
> contacting Google?
>
> Be sure to ask them "How can I undo this travesty?" and let us know what
> they say.
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> Brian E McNamee wrote:
> > Google unsolicitly stole my address bar so that every attempt to go to aURL
> > goes through Google. I like Google, but not that much. How can I undo this
> > travesty?
> .
>
 
R

Rob

Flightless Bird
Brian E McNamee <BrianEMcNamee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> My home page was provided by Verizon, and it has a Google Toolbar. I have
> tried to disable the Toolbar. All my attempts through managing Add-ons, etc
> don't work, which is why I posted the question. This "new" behavior of going
> to Google whenever I put a URL in the address box seems to have just started
> recently. If Google can do it, so can anybody else who sends their weenies
> to MS's classes. I want to know how to fix Internet Explorer, not the world
> of avid advertisers or data miners.

How do you know that Google has manipulated your browser?
It is more likely that Verizon has done it.
And you can try another browser to see if it is affected as well.
 
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KCB

Flightless Bird
"Brian E McNamee" <BrianEMcNamee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4F4B14B2-0CE2-41C7-A9A9-B3A82494E3DF@microsoft.com...
> My home page was provided by Verizon, and it has a Google Toolbar. I have
> tried to disable the Toolbar. All my attempts through managing Add-ons,
> etc
> don't work, which is why I posted the question. This "new" behavior of
> going
> to Google whenever I put a URL in the address box seems to have just
> started
> recently. If Google can do it, so can anybody else who sends their
> weenies
> to MS's classes. I want to know how to fix Internet Explorer, not the
> world
> of avid advertisers or data miners.
> --
> Brian McNamee

Are you sure you're not putting the address into a search box? Maybe you
can provide a screen shot somewhere? I've never heard of Google hijacking a
browser. This doesn't sound right unless you've installed something you
don't know about, or are actually inputting the data in the wrong place.
 
B

Brian E McNamee

Flightless Bird
Opps! I think KCB got it right - the URL I used contained the link to
Google. But it wasn't evident in the address. I'll try to delete the post..
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Brian McNamee


"KCB" wrote:

>
> "Brian E McNamee" <BrianEMcNamee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4F4B14B2-0CE2-41C7-A9A9-B3A82494E3DF@microsoft.com...
> > My home page was provided by Verizon, and it has a Google Toolbar. I have
> > tried to disable the Toolbar. All my attempts through managing Add-ons,
> > etc
> > don't work, which is why I posted the question. This "new" behavior of
> > going
> > to Google whenever I put a URL in the address box seems to have just
> > started
> > recently. If Google can do it, so can anybody else who sends their
> > weenies
> > to MS's classes. I want to know how to fix Internet Explorer, not the
> > world
> > of avid advertisers or data miners.
> > --
> > Brian McNamee
>
> Are you sure you're not putting the address into a search box? Maybe you
> can provide a screen shot somewhere? I've never heard of Google hijacking a
> browser. This doesn't sound right unless you've installed something you
> don't know about, or are actually inputting the data in the wrong place.
>
>
>
 
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit SP2;
Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) as well as your IE version
when posting in an IE-specific forum or newsgroup. Please do so in your next
reply.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Brian E McNamee wrote:
> Google unsolicitly stole my address bar so that every attempt to go to
> aURL
> goes through Google. I like Google, but not that much. How can I undo
> this
> travesty?
 
C

CoolJoeGirl4

Flightless Bird
Dan;1685940 Wrote:
> "Brian E McNamee" <BrianEMcNamee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> news:6AD33045-DDED-499A-A4B7-1DA5AEFC13D9@microsoft.com...
> > Google unsolicitly stole my address bar so that every attempt to go
> to
> > aURL
> > goes through Google. I like Google, but not that much. How can I
> undo
> > this
> > travesty?
>
> Do you have Google Toolbar installed? If so, remove it ...
>
> --
> Dan

Hi Brian..Had a similar Google problem and believe me, I empathize!
Unfortunately I have to blame myself. I have Gmail and like it so much,
thought making Google my home page was a good idea. *NOT !!! * When I
tried to get rid of it, Google still grabbed my address bar which
prompted a battle between my IE browser and Google which repeatedly
redirectd it until I just gave up an closed my internet connection! It
was wild. My advice is to make sure you remove EVERYTHING you can find
on your system that says Google (except Gmail) or you may never get rid
of it...Hope your problem is already solved..Good Luck :)


--
CoolJoeGirl4
Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
 
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bobster

Flightless Bird
CoolJoeGirl, you said

"My advice is to make sure you remove EVERYTHING you can find
on your system that says Google (except Gmail) or you may never get rid
of it..."

Good advice! Several years ago Microsoft was regularly accused of trying to
"take over the world". Today, Google's tentacles reach out everywhere and
make MS look like benign pikers.

I still use Google as my search engine, and Google Earth but constantly
fight off Google's efforts to get into every nook and cranny of my computer.
Beware, they are relentless.

"CoolJoeGirl4" <CoolJoeGirl4.4b7jod@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
message news:CoolJoeGirl4.4b7jod@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...

Dan;1685940 Wrote:
> "Brian E McNamee" <BrianEMcNamee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> news:6AD33045-DDED-499A-A4B7-1DA5AEFC13D9@microsoft.com...
> > Google unsolicitly stole my address bar so that every attempt to go
> to
> > aURL
> > goes through Google. I like Google, but not that much. How can I
> undo
> > this
> > travesty?
>
> Do you have Google Toolbar installed? If so, remove it ...
>
> --
> Dan

Hi Brian..Had a similar Google problem and believe me, I empathize!
Unfortunately I have to blame myself. I have Gmail and like it so much,
thought making Google my home page was a good idea. *NOT !!! * When I
tried to get rid of it, Google still grabbed my address bar which
prompted a battle between my IE browser and Google which repeatedly
redirectd it until I just gave up an closed my internet connection! It
was wild. My advice is to make sure you remove EVERYTHING you can find
on your system that says Google (except Gmail) or you may never get rid
of it...Hope your problem is already solved..Good Luck :)


--
CoolJoeGirl4
Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
 
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KCB

Flightless Bird
"CoolJoeGirl4" <CoolJoeGirl4.4b7jod@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
message news:CoolJoeGirl4.4b7jod@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...
>
> Dan;1685940 Wrote:
>> "Brian E McNamee" <BrianEMcNamee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:6AD33045-DDED-499A-A4B7-1DA5AEFC13D9@microsoft.com...
>> > Google unsolicitly stole my address bar so that every attempt to go
>> to
>> > aURL
>> > goes through Google. I like Google, but not that much. How can I
>> undo
>> > this
>> > travesty?
>>
>> Do you have Google Toolbar installed? If so, remove it ...
>>
>> --
>> Dan
>
> Hi Brian..Had a similar Google problem and believe me, I empathize!
> Unfortunately I have to blame myself. I have Gmail and like it so much,
> thought making Google my home page was a good idea. *NOT !!! * When I
> tried to get rid of it, Google still grabbed my address bar which
> prompted a battle between my IE browser and Google which repeatedly
> redirectd it until I just gave up an closed my internet connection! It
> was wild. My advice is to make sure you remove EVERYTHING you can find
> on your system that says Google (except Gmail) or you may never get rid
> of it...Hope your problem is already solved..Good Luck :)
>
>
> --
> CoolJoeGirl4
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

He replied earlier that it was (his) user error.
 
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