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Firefox using Spanish as primary language even though I am back in the US

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I was in South America in September and used some websites in Spanish. I am back in US and, when I use Google, it finds Spanish websites sometimes. How do I get Firefox to show only English websites?

I was in South America in September and used some websites in Spanish. I am back in US and, when I use Google, it finds Spanish websites sometimes. How do I get Firefox to show only English websites?

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Some sites automatically redirect you to a site in the local language.

There is usually a link on such websites choose a language or go to an international version that allows to chose the language.

Clear the Google cookies: Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"

If the Google (Firefox) or Yahoo home page is in the wrong language then see:


Other things that need attention:

Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks that you should update.

  • Java Plug-in 1.5.0_04 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper)

Update the Java plugin to the latest version.