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Random Rambling Ruminations => PC Helpline => Topic started by: Fay on Apr 05, 2014, 13:48:54

Title: setting up new computer!!!
Post by: Fay on Apr 05, 2014, 13:48:54
BING has taken over from GOOGLE Chrome, can anyone advise how to get rid of it. enough problems as it is!

Thanks
Title: Re: setting up new computer!!!
Post by: MarkH on Apr 05, 2014, 14:48:41
Hopefully you're using windows 7 and not 8, if so I think it is under computer settings , prefferences and browser choice.
Title: Re: setting up new computer!!!
Post by: mickw on Apr 05, 2014, 15:32:59
Bing is a search engine like Google.

Chrome is a browser and with a new PC you should have a choice of what browser to use - usually Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome and should have been one of the choices when you first used the PC and internet
Title: Re: setting up new computer!!!
Post by: Fay on Apr 05, 2014, 15:35:29
every time i change it it changes back again. a hammer is going to be in my hand very early on in this setup!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: setting up new computer!!!
Post by: MarkH on Apr 05, 2014, 15:52:43
Fay try going to settings, -remove software, - and remove the bing software completely and then back to the original step.
Title: Re: setting up new computer!!!
Post by: mickw on Apr 05, 2014, 16:05:28
Or use whatever internet browser software that's installed to download Chrome and save the setup program to desktop.

Then do the add/remove thing to remove internet explorer

Then run the Chrome setup
Title: Re: setting up new computer!!!
Post by: RobertM on Apr 06, 2014, 08:33:52
I've found that particularly annoying too.  It happens when you select to install all updates rather than being picky.  One of the recent updates was to upgrade Bing but unfortunately it not only updates a current install but installs and hijacks settings.  I think the European Commission should investigate this blatant spyware install (about the only thing they're good for).

You should look in add remove program's it should be removable from there.
Title: Re: setting up new computer!!!
Post by: Fay on Apr 06, 2014, 13:14:50
i cant get so many things to work. i did the laptop easy but this is different. the chap who helps me is away for 4 days, i could be in an asylum by the time he comes back.

Title: Re: setting up new computer!!!
Post by: mickw on Apr 06, 2014, 14:41:24
Quotei could be in an asylum by the time he comes back

That's because you are so committed  :lol: