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On the latest version of Firefox how do I set Google (rather than Yahoo) as my default search engine?

ersmcs1974@vmialumni.org
ersmcs1974@vmialumni.org
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I have Windows Vista on one computer and Windows 7 on another and the latest Firefox version (8.0) sets the default search engine as Yahoo. How do I change it to Google?

I have Windows Vista on one computer and Windows 7 on another and the latest Firefox version (8.0) sets the default search engine as Yahoo. How do I change it to Google?

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jerry12
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Just go to 'options' in 'tools' at the menu and click 'general' and type in your igoogle main page. ( google.com/ig)

ersmcs1974@vmialumni.org
ersmcs1974@vmialumni.org Question owner
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Thanks Jerry, but I can't find "tools" in the toolbar. Sorry to sound so dumb but the new Firefox (8) seems to be not as good as previous versions.