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25. October 2011, 09:40:48

milooshea

Posts: 48

Can you permanently change the default search engine in Speed Dial from Bing?

Bing is set as the default search engine on the Speed Dial page. There is a ‘Manage search engines’ tab – but I can find no way to change the default engine from Bing. It’s not that I dislike Bing per se, I just try to avoid using MS products whenever possible, to resist their monopolistic tendencies.

Grateful for any info you can provide.

Yours,

Milo

25. October 2011, 11:14:12

Luxor

Scotland

Posts: 72918

Select "Manage search engines" Click on the search provider you want to use. Select Edit > Details > Use as Speed Dial search engine.
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25. October 2011, 11:31:48

milooshea

Posts: 48

ie presumably the answer is 'no, you can't change the default search provider and are hog-tied into using Bing?

25. October 2011, 11:38:07

Luxor

Scotland

Posts: 72918

Yes you can, try reading my post correctly.
Select "Manage search engines" Click on the search provider you want to use e.g. Google, select Edit > Details > Use as Speed Dial search engine.
That will make Google your default Speed dial search. Simple.
Opera 12.16 build 1860 Windows Vista Premium SP2

Be helpful to the shyman, and be wary of the slyman.
Be guidance to the blindman, and be thankful to the kindman.

ʎzzıp ʇǝƃ llıʍ noʎ ʇıq sıɥʇ pɐǝɹ ʇ,uop

25. October 2011, 12:02:12

milooshea

Posts: 48

Sorry! Thanks for the helpful reply - missed the Details box.

Regards,

Milo

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