 | View Full Version : I feel like quite the idiot.... GlideTech 08-08-2002, 03:04 AM I don't know what has happened, but yahoo has taken over my browser. Anytime I type in a url incorrectly, or try to go to a domain that does not exist, I am redirected to the yahoo search. IE never used to do this before, and nothing has changed recently. Anyone have any ideas on what might have happened? OverSkilled 08-08-2002, 03:08 AM The same thing happend to me but its a damn casion search engine! m3trans1t 08-08-2002, 03:14 AM :) If you type http:// in front, the yahoo thing won't come up, it'll just return the standard ie error. w/o the http:// ie will do an autosearch (look at status bar) and it'll go to yahoo. annoying isnt it?? :) MTG 08-08-2002, 03:32 AM It sounds like a spyware... Download Ad-aware from http://www.lavasoft.nu akashik 08-08-2002, 03:53 AM Try this: On your Internet Explorer toolbar click 'Search' Change Preferences > Change Internet Search Behaviour. 'Rover' should give you a list of search engines to pick from. Pick Google and you're done. :) No more Yahoo Greg Moore GlideTech 08-08-2002, 03:57 AM Originally posted by akashik Try this: On your Internet Explorer toolbar click 'Search' Change Preferences > Change Internet Search Behaviour. 'Rover' should give you a list of search engines to pick from. Pick Google and you're done. :) No more Yahoo Greg Moore Doh google isn't listed :( I am running IE 6. Maybe its a little different because the options you listed were not there, although I did find where to change the search engine used. akashik 08-08-2002, 04:12 AM Are you on XP? If not, I know there's a registry hack to change the default search engine in earlier versions. Greg Moore GlideTech 08-08-2002, 02:00 PM I am running windows 2K...... Thanks for all the info, hopefully I can do away with the evil yahoo. Bannaz 08-08-2002, 04:47 PM Yahoo has taken over my primary PC IE Browser too. They are heading for world domination! :D tazd9t9 08-08-2002, 04:53 PM i just get msn that does it lol RackNine 08-08-2002, 05:15 PM Ugh. Everyone wants a piece of the pie and will aggressively go for it. I reformat my home PC every 6-8 months simply because of the spyware that wiggles itself into useful software. "Updates" my Windows libraries to be perfectly compatible with it and nothing else. -Matt ATST 08-08-2002, 06:40 PM To get rid of the deafult search, you have to edit the registry. Now all I have to do is type something.com (without the http) and it goes there. When I forget I am not online, and type mysite.com, it automatically opens mysite.com folder on my PC. Odd, but not bothersome. |