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Title: www.ask.com
Post by: Heretic on July 26, 2009, 01:01:09 PM

Can anyone please help me get rid of this!   I DID NOT install this browser,my wife did somehow.   I have tried in vain to get rid of the damn thing but I can't.   Can anyone walk me thru getting rid of this browser?

I have Mozilla Firefox but the Ask.com somehow someway took over.   Oh yeah, one other thing.  In my task manager I have  iexplore.exe running.   I don't use Internet Explorer.  Whats the deal!!!

Title: Re: www.ask.com
Post by: WilldCrd on July 26, 2009, 01:06:18 PM

What do you mean took over? Do you mean it's set as your homepage? Your going to have to be a little more specific if any of us can really help you.

If its a homepage thing that is simple. The easiest way is to go to the page you actually want as your homepage, then click on "tools" (ussually at the top of your browser) then click on options. make sure your on the "main tab) you should see some options, the one you want is "homepage" you should see some buttons under the lil window. click on use current. then click ok and voila your done.

Note: also make sure that the lil window above the hompage one is set to display my hompage when firefox starts

Title: Re: www.ask.com
Post by: CAP1 on July 26, 2009, 01:25:03 PM

Quote from: Heretic on July 26, 2009, 01:01:09 PM

Can anyone please help me get rid of this!   I DID NOT install this browser,my wife did somehow.   I have tried in vain to get rid of the damn thing but I can't.   Can anyone walk me thru getting rid of this browser?

I have Mozilla Firefox but the Ask.com somehow someway took over.   Oh yeah, one other thing.  In my task manager I have  iexplore.exe running.   I don't use Internet Explorer.  Whats the deal!!!

can you un-install firefox, then do a system restore? then reinstall firefox?


also, maybe going to the "add/remove programs" might get you to a place to remove it?

Title: Re: www.ask.com
Post by: trigger2 on July 26, 2009, 01:28:59 PM

If it's homepage, go to your control panel, internet options, and under the "general" tab, change it.
If not, most likely it can be found under the "programs" tab, then click on "manage add ons." Odds are it'll be under "search providers", delete it, restart, should be good.

Title: Re: www.ask.com
Post by: Heretic on July 26, 2009, 01:53:40 PM

Ok guys thanks.   I got it figured out now.