

You can restore the change in Google Yahoo search engine in the Firefox 34.0.5 by enabling / disabling to false. So how do I either set this value as 'user set' within mozilla.cfg, or use some alternative? Need help with our setting mozilla.cfg file to change the default to yahoo search engine to google.ī in comments: config already has the default value of 'google', so doesn't justing adding this line of modzilla.cfg - ' pref ("", "google", as its currently by default.) I noticed that if I manually change the search provider (thru the interface), then this value changes from 'default' to 'user set', which retains google as the default search engine. How to change Mozilla.cfg to set google as default search engine I titled my document "Firefox AboutConfig Changes". " In this way, if necessary, you can always go back and everything returns to its previous state. Be clear about what "preference name" you have accessed and what 'value' you changed. PS while you make changes to the configuration: automatic, be sure to copy the values that you are editing in a Word Pad document for later retrieval. This will allow you to keep all the buttons and bookmarks you have in your Yahoo toolbar without side effects unpleasant to have Yahoo away your research and give you the darned Search 404 error pages.


Go to the command bar, select view > toolbars > then uncheck Yahoo toolbar. Rather than uninstall the Yahoo toolbar just hide it. that do not migrate.įor those of you, like me, who want to continue to use your Yahoo toolbar as well as the use of the Google toolbar, here's another solution: However, I didn't uninstall my Yahoo Toolbar because I have buttons, bookmarks, etc. I would also like to have the track back feature when I opened a new tab, it shows often used pages that I can click on and open.įirst of all, thanks to dmcritchie. I want to use Google as my search engine, but no matter what I change the default search engine settings is still Yahoo. How to set Google as default search engine in Firefox 5? I tried several fixes, but I get a Yahoo instead of Google search.
