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How to set the tab options to open new tabs always as a blank page?

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Hello everyone. I installed a translation program (Babylon), and meanwhile I have already uninstalled it. But since then, everytime a create a new tab, it opens with the Babylon search engine. How do I remove this? I already checked the options regarding this subject, but none is suitable for this, I'm afraid.

Thank you.

Hello everyone. I installed a translation program (Babylon), and meanwhile I have already uninstalled it. But since then, everytime a create a new tab, it opens with the Babylon search engine. How do I remove this? I already checked the options regarding this subject, but none is suitable for this, I'm afraid. Thank you.

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There appears to be several parts to Babylon

  • An application installed on system -- uninstall via add programs
  • A firefox extension -- tools > add-ons > find Babylon and uninstall
  • Entries in about:config that can be found by filtering on babylon, and right-click on each and reset.
  • Stuff in C drive -- very unclear
  • Registry entries -- uninstalling should fix, but there are tools

Try these pages

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There appears to be several parts to Babylon

  • An application installed on system -- uninstall via add programs
  • A firefox extension -- tools > add-ons > find Babylon and uninstall
  • Entries in about:config that can be found by filtering on babylon, and right-click on each and reset.
  • Stuff in C drive -- very unclear
  • Registry entries -- uninstalling should fix, but there are tools

Try these pages

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Thank you very much Dmcritchie. Very clear and complete answer! By the way, it was an add on ;)

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Thanks. An add-on is what I thought as that is what Firefox would see, but so many people say they uninstalled Babylon and then there are very extensive back and forth answers only to find out that it was the add-on itself and the others with "same" problem were inconclusive and not the questions owner.

But you may also have some problems with search bar, and with external searching (Google is the default) from the location bar. Of course those problems that others have might be related to something else installed at the same time, and I didn't want to confuse the issue with these convoluted previously "solved" Babylon questions.

But you might want to look through just in case you recognize something else.

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I actually just found the simplest way to remove this stupid Add-On! Tools > Add-Ons >Extentions > Disable and REMOVE!!

I removed the Babylon application or whatever from Control Panel/Programs and it didn't do a thing. And then I had removed the .XML file from the Mozilla program folder and THAT didn't do anything. After I had poked around and removed the stupid extention, it's gone!

Spread the word!

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So your solution is to vaguely 'poke around' a bit is it? I never downloaded Babylon nor gave permission for it. They've twice given me instructions for removing it, both of which led to non existent pages. what sort of a scam are they?

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Hi I am experiencing the same problem. Everytime I open a new tab in firefox, the babylon search engine opens by default. I tried to open the add-ons window then on the extensions manager tab but I was not able to see the babylon toolbar. Is there any other place that babylon might be hiding?

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Thank you GreatnessJ! This is JUST what I needed to do. Not only was the Babylon extension forcing the search engine problem, but it had actually disabled my ability to activate "login / logout" hyperlinks. BIG problem fixed. Again, thank you!