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When I open a new tab, Bling is the search tool that always comes up on the new tab. I do not like Bling, and do not want this. Is there a way to keep Bling off the new tab.
"Bing" a search provided by Microsoft, was inadvertently installed on Firefox user machines by a Microsoft update that incorrectly updated people not using Bing.
How to Remove Bing as Your Default Search Engine and Get Firefox to Work the Way it Used to | eHow.com
Bring up the Control Panel, under Programs and Features, uninstall the Bing Bar
in case StartNow is not removed
Remove "Start Now" extension which puts Bing search into a new tab,
Tools > add-ons > Extensions or "Ctrl+Shift+A" > Extensions
then uninstall "StartNow" and restart Firefox.
may be found in c:\program files (x86)\StartNow -- use
the uninstaller in the StartNow folder.
Is "Bling" a play on words because if it is it only serves to confuse your question, and obfuscate any help that might be obtained by other users. So am considering that you mean Microsoft's "Bing" search engine and answered accordingly. If it is "Bling" please provide the url of the page so we might have a clue as to what company is causing the problem and work toward a solution. If it is "Bing" please correct your original question.
"Bing" a search provided by Microsoft, was inadvertently installed on Firefox user machines by a Microsoft update that incorrectly updated people not using Bing.
How to Remove Bing as Your Default Search Engine and Get Firefox to Work the Way it Used to | eHow.com
:http://www.ehow.com/how_5196325_remove-firefox-work-way-used.html
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Keyword.URL
Removing the Search Helper Extension and Bing Bar | Troubleshooting | Firefox Help
:http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Removing%20the%20Search%20Helper%20Extension%20and%20Bing%20Bar
Make Google.com or any other page your home page
:https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page
Tools > Options Security
:[x] Warn me when sites try to install add-ons
:[x] Block reported attack sites
:[x] Block reported web forgeries
Bring up the Control Panel, under Programs and Features, uninstall the Bing Bar
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in case StartNow is not removed
:Remove "Start Now" extension which puts Bing search into a new tab,
:Tools > add-ons > Extensions or "Ctrl+Shift+A" > Extensions
then uninstall "StartNow" and restart Firefox.
may be found in c:\program files (x86)\StartNow -- use
the uninstaller in the StartNow folder.
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Is "Bling" a play on words because if it is it only serves to confuse your question, and obfuscate any help that might be obtained by other users. So am considering that you mean Microsoft's "Bing" search engine and answered accordingly. If it is "Bling" please provide the url of the page so we might have a clue as to what company is causing the problem and work toward a solution. If it is "Bing" please correct your original question.
Ti ṣàtúnṣe 20 Bél 2011 22:12:09 -0800 nípa David McRitchie