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How do I get rid of ask .com in upper right corner of firefox start page

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AnonymousUser
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Somehow, I got an unwanted toolbar of ask. com I got rid of the toolbar, but ask.com shows up in the upper right corner of my start page, instad of Google

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== I got rid of the Ask.com toolbar

Somehow, I got an unwanted toolbar of ask. com I got rid of the toolbar, but ask.com shows up in the upper right corner of my start page, instad of Google == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == I got rid of the Ask.com toolbar

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tjchantry
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Here's a guide for dummies - getting rid of ask.com: http://otherstuf.blogspot.com/2010/11/getting-rid-of-askcom-on-firefox.html

realtom1
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It took some experimenting because ask.com was not show as an add on in options. I just right clicked on the ask.com search engine window and eliminated all search engines I did not want. The screen instantly went to my default of Google.