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How do I get rid of snap.do

When I open firefox snap.do opens in my search engine, I removed from control panel but it still opens in my firefox search engine please help

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Create Menu tab right click in the top of screen (toolbar) you will see a number of toolbar options select the menu bar This will add to your screen toolbar File Edit View Favorites Tools and Help Select Tools tab then from the drop down menu Mange Add - Ons you will see Toolbar Extensions Search Providers Accelerators and Tracking protection You can remove or disable them right click on them select disable or remove some don't have the option to remove

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 03, 2009

SOURCE: Firefox crashes

Sounds like a bad Firefox install. Try opening the hotmail up with IE. If that works, then uninstall and reinstall Firefox.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 14, 2009

SOURCE: Firefox 3.0.6 crashes every time I use a search engine

Back up your bookmarks and completely uninstall firefox. Then redownload and reinstall.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 08, 2009

SOURCE: when i search in firefox 3.5 using the provided

Well, I suppose you could just go to google rather than the one firefox provides.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 09, 2010

SOURCE: Mozilla search

open fire fox browser go to the top and click Tools then Options , highlight General tab if not highlighted yet , in the Home Page field type the address you want to use as default then hit Use Current Page then hit ok walla your done .

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  • Posted on Jul 20, 2010

SOURCE: I'm using Mozilla Firefox browser (Latest Version). Each time I

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Cant get rid of Ask

The eaiest method i have found to get rid of this pesky browser
Create Menu tab right click in the top of screen (toolbar) you will see a number of toolbar options select the menu bar
This will add to your screen toolbar File Edit View Favorites Tools and Help
Select Tools tab then from the drop down menu Mange Add - Ons you will see
Toolbar Extensions Search Providers Accelerators and Tracking protection
You can remove or disable them right click on them select disable or remove some don't have the option to remove.

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Get Rid of Ask.com as a Browser
Search engines come installed on Internet Explorer and Firefox.
These search engines take over as the default search engines.
Get rid of Ask.com from the toolbar after opening your browser.
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Open Internet Explorer.
Click on the arrow to the right of "Search." A drop-down box will open.
Click "Manage."
A window will open called "Toolbar Options."


Click "Search" on the left-side panel. A new page is displayed called "Search Options."
Click on the box that says "Set and keep Google as the default search engine."

Click "Save." Close the window.
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Open Firefox.
Click the arrow on the left side of the address bar to open a drop-down menu.
The arrow is right before the white space where you type the search term.

Click "Manage Search Engines" from the drop-down menu.
A window opens, showing you the search engines installed.

Click "Ask.com" to highlight. Click "Remove" on the right side of the window.
After the search engine is gone, click "OK" to close the window and delete "Ask.com" from available search engines.

Rid of the Ask Toolbar
Ask.com is a search portal that attaches to your browser.
This toolbar is handy for quick access to the Internet.
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Click the "Start" button in the lower left corner of your desktop.
Choose "Control Panel."
Click "Programs" and then "Programs and Features."
Find the "Ask Toolbar" item in the list of items installed on your computer.
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How to remove babylon toolbar?and the I change mozilla?

In order to easily remove Babylon from firefox you can follow these steps:



Go to Control Panel, click Programs (software).


Uninstall "Browser Manager" + "Bprotector" + "Object Installer" + "Babylon Toolbar on IE"



----------------------Firefox ---------------------------


> Open a new Firefox window (website)


> Go to Tools> Options> and go to change your order, the Home. ( f.e www.google.de) and click OK.


> Remove the search engine of Babylon by clicking the small arrow next to the icon of Babylon


> Manage Search Engines


> select Babylon and Remove


> Close Firefox and open again


> write in the address Bar "about:config " and click Enter


> Write in the search engine "Babylon."


> Click on any 'Babylon' preferences with the right mouse button and select "Reset"


In the following video you can see how to change TAB URL :


http://www.babylon.com/uninstall_search/firefox

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Remove Babylon search

Hey
you might have installed Babylon while downloading some kind of a free software online,, follow these steps to make sure you remove Babylon:

Go to Control Panel, click Programs (software).


Uninstall "Browser Manager" + "Bprotector" + "Object Installer" + "Babylon Toolbar on IE"


Then depending on which browser you use , follow the relevant steps:


----------------------Firefox ---------------------------


> Open a new Firefox window (website)


> Go to Tools> Options> and go to change your order, the Home. ( f.e www.google.de) and click OK.


> Remove the search engine of Babylon by clicking the small arrow next to the icon of Babylon


> Manage Search Engines


> select Babylon and Remove


> Close Firefox and open again


> write in the address Bar "about:config " and click Enter


> Write in the search engine "Babylon."


> Click on any 'Babylon' preferences with the right mouse button and select "Reset"



----------------------------- Chrome -------------------------------------------------


Open Google Chrome and click on the "Customize and control Google Chrome settings_img.jpg " icon by the right side of the address bar; click on Settings:


Click> Settings , choose the option "Open a particular page or set of pages."


Click "Set Pages" on page Babylon and delete from the list.


To change the search engine in Google Chrome, please follow the instructions below:


Open Google Chrome on the "wrench" icon on the right side of the address bar, click:


Settings> Under "Search", click "Manage Search Engines ...".


If you see "Babylon Search" as a standard (default), select please another search engine as the default from (Google, Bing, etc.). Only then will you Babylon You can remove by clicking the little 'X'.


--------------------------------- Internet Explorer (IE) ------------ -------------------------------------


Open your Internet Explorer browser, click on "Tools", then "Internet Options" and in the section "Tabs" click on "Settings". It will open a new window, on the option "When a new tab is opened, open:" in the drop-down menu please choose "Your first homepage". Then click OK, Apply and OK.


for demonstration feel free to visit our Babylon removal Site:




http://www.babylon.com/uninstall_search/index

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