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i tend to uise google.co.uk as my homepage for searches as many probably do
just recently my homepage has been changing itself from google.co.uk to .com http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/shrug.gif
making all my searches .com usa or other related... i dont even spot it half the time and its driving me mad, i tap in amazon or ebay for example and i get amazon.com or ebay.com
ive changed it back to .co.uk around 20/30 times now and it keeps changing itself back
anyone else have any issues like this
driving me bonkers now
Mrs Steve R
18-05-15, 22:00
They are coming.@bluemoon, what browser are you using?
saganspirit
18-05-15, 22:24
i tend to uise google.co.uk as my homepage for searches as many probably doYou're being monitored...
Mrs Steve R
18-05-15, 22:26
i tend to uise google.co.uk as my homepage for searches as many probably do
just recently my homepage has been changing itself from google.co.uk to .com http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/shrug.gif I bet they love my search history. http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/hehe.gif
i tend to uise google.co.uk as my homepage for searches as many probably do
just recently my homepage has been changing itself from google.co.uk to .com http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/shrug.gif
making all my searches .com usa or other related... i dont even spot it half the time and its driving me mad, i tap in amazon or ebay for example and i get amazon.com or ebay.comEverReady, Duracell, Varta .. ;D
Riled Taff
18-05-15, 22:50
First question, as asked above is what browser are you using - in Firefox you can go into about:config and set the homepage. Not sure about the others but there'll be a way - changing your homepage won't cut the mustard.
Mrs Steve R
18-05-15, 23:41
i tend to uise google.co.uk as my homepage for searches as many probably do
just recently my homepage has been changing itself from google.co.uk to .com http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/shrug.gif
making all my searches .com usa or other related... i dont even spot it half the time and its driving me mad, i tap in amazon or ebay for example and i get amazon.com or ebay.com
ive changed it back to .co.uk around 20/30 times now and it keeps changing itself back http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/hehe.gif
i tend to uise google.co.uk as my homepage for searches as many probably doThe question to ask does it find what your looking for ,and is it quick in doing so ?
sorry for the slow reply yeah on firefox
done it again now
ive gone into the tools of firefox and changed it from google.com to .co.uk but it keeps changing it back to .com http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/shrug.gif
Try following the steps on this link...
How to fix Firefox search to use the local Google search (http://westhouseit.co.uk/tech-blog/how-to-fix-firefox-search-to-use-the-local-google-search/)
Perhaps when you installed Firefox, you selected US settings.
Move to America. Hope this helps
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