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Just tried the about.config thing, but as usual, I don't get what should come up when I have done that.

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I'll keep looking mate. I do know exactly how you feel it is SO bloody annoying!! Back soon (I hope!)

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It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish.

If GOD had NOT meant us to go fishing, WHY did he give us arms then??

(If you can't help out someone in need then don't bother my old Dad always said! My grandma put it a LITTLE more, well different! It's like peeing yourself in a black pair of pants she said! It gives you a LOVELY warm feeling but no-one really notices!))

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I'll keep looking mate. I do know exactly how you feel it is SO bloody annoying!! Back soon (I hope!)

 

 

Thank you very much :)

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The people are not responsible for a country's fall to mediocrity; the politicians are.

 

 

 

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Have a shufty at NORTON POWER ERASER , my mate had a similar (if not same problem) the other day , he ended up starting in safe mode and contacting Norton online who asked him to run the eraser ,,,,,100 times faster and all bugs sorted apparently. I'll see if i can gleen a bit more info out of him the next time i see him , in the mean time i hope you get it sorted.

 

Carl

 

p.s.

 

http://security.symantec.com/nbrt/npe.asp

 

 

i have just read the footnote of it and it sounds like a bit of a hardcase...

 

quote..

...."Because the Norton Power Eraser uses aggressive methods to detect these threats, there is a risk that it can select some legitimate programs for removal. You should use this tool very carefully, and only after you have exhausted other options. "

 

 

Regards.

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I use a program called Revo Uninstaller. (Free download)

I just uninstalled Yahoo toolbar and it worked for me.

My default search engine (home page) on Firefox is Google

Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be.

 

 

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Right me old mate!! The ONLY thing we can think osf is to ask a question of the firefox users group?? But I strongly suspect this will result in a LOT of people saying try the previous workaround as this is the usual way. BUT notwithstanding this I will ask anyway! We simply cannot find any thing which woudl explain this in any simple way! So I'll now start asking the so called experts and see what we get.

 

Again watch this space until you get bored! It's getting me now why thi is like it is! :)

 

PM on the way Chevin!!

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It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish.

If GOD had NOT meant us to go fishing, WHY did he give us arms then??

(If you can't help out someone in need then don't bother my old Dad always said! My grandma put it a LITTLE more, well different! It's like peeing yourself in a black pair of pants she said! It gives you a LOVELY warm feeling but no-one really notices!))

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Very pleased.

Just had a adblock plus update. Once installed it gave me the option to remove an "ask" tool bar, that

had appeared a few months ago.

 

In the top right search bar have selected google and moved to the top of the search list. Lets see if it

stays there now.

 

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Thanks for your help guys, I am trying everything suggested. I will stay in touch and let you know if I get round the problem.

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The people are not responsible for a country's fall to mediocrity; the politicians are.

 

 

 

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Well, I uninstalled AVG and then re-installed it and Fire Fox still kept Yahoo as the default search engine even though I told it not to. So bugger Fire Fox, I am not going to be told what I have to do, I will Use Google Chrome instead!

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The people are not responsible for a country's fall to mediocrity; the politicians are.

 

 

 

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I think the problem is that Yahoo is set as your default browser. But buggered if I can get any sense from FF users at present! Or even the FF site! It went like this!

 

I downloaded and installed the latest offering from FF. I could not get back on the internet AT ALL! So I rolled back and then FF woudl not load. It simply appeared in the list and dropped out again. So I logged in on I.E. and went to the FF/Mozilla site. No replies to my question and so looked for problems with 3.6 and of course someone (Several people) Have same problem. I type a reply and then post it?? Well actually no I don't as it will not post as I have not set a heading for the post. I have really just FF site will not accept this and no matter WHAT I did even trying to post again did NOTHING to help!! So then I try installing chrome!!

 

Well that was even better!! I cannot see at all why anyone having used Google toolbar on a browser can get on with this pile of crap! It is a bloody nightmare to work with!! It changed it OWN settings twice in ten minutes and you can't as fr as I can see get ANY icons on the taskbar at all. Sorry but I DO like Google products but this is BAD for me! Simply unuseable. I uninstalled it right away.

 

So I eventually succeeded in downloading 3.5? again and am now running that. And even getting some problems I didn't have before? So I think I am now going to take the leap and install WIN 7 and have done with it!! But WHAT browser I don't know!!

 

So to end sorry Chevin but at present I am afarid I cannot offer any more help! BUT be assured if I can I will!

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It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish.

If GOD had NOT meant us to go fishing, WHY did he give us arms then??

(If you can't help out someone in need then don't bother my old Dad always said! My grandma put it a LITTLE more, well different! It's like peeing yourself in a black pair of pants she said! It gives you a LOVELY warm feeling but no-one really notices!))

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