<p>In the top right-hand corner of my screen, there is always that annoying google search thing I hate, how do I get rid of this?</p>
<p>-I have gone to Control Panel < Uninstall Programs, it's not there
-I have clicked on the Manage Search Options and it's listed there, but even though I've "Disabled" it, it won't go away
-It's there whether or not google is my homepage
- It's not listed under Default Programs either
I tried this: Google's</a> instructions for getting rid of it but it's not working</p>
<p>if anyone knows how to get rid of this annoying thing, please let me know : ]</p>
<p>are you using firefox? if so, you can go to the apps section (some function on the top) and uninstall it there (I think, I’m using Safari now haha)</p>
<p>Are you referring to the google toolbar or the search field of your browser? If your browser has a search field built in (most do), you can change the search engine you want to use, but you may not be able to remove the field itself.</p>
<p>Nope, internet explorer, and I’m referring to the google toolbar - it shows up regardless of which search engine I use. Even if I’m using bing or yahoo, the google toolbar sits obnoxiously at the top, like [url=<a href=“tothetech.com”>tothetech.com]this[/url</a>].</p>
<p>awill430 - I’ve tried both the methods you suggested earlier and they didn’t work. Under tools > add ons > toolbars and extensions > the google toolbar doesn’t even show up, it does show up under > search providers > and I disabled it long ago but it still shows up. When I right click it and disable it doesn’t work either!</p>
<p>honestly I’m sorry if I sound anal but something about it is just really annoying. I think it’s such a stupid tool too; let’s say I start typing something into it that starts with “f” like Facebook - instead of facebook (a site I visit daily) popping up, something random I searched once 2 years ago will pop up, like “acne fading product”. Idk it’s just an annoying tool imo.</p>
<p>I have reset my internet settings, I have disabled the google toolbar, the damned thing just won’t go away! What an obnoxious feature, it’s worse than herpes.</p>
<p>What are the benefits of using Firefox over IE? will the annoying google toolbar go away? Because I was using my sister’s mac once and I notice she had the annoying google thing too, and she uses Safari</p>
<p>safari’s ‘google thing’ is on the right of the address bar, not below. and you can remove it from view–>customize toolbar anyway.</p>
<p>firefox is faster, more reliable, more customizable than IE. the google thing is on the right of the address bar too, can be removed from the view–>toolbars–>customize</p>
<p>Ok, now I’m using Firefox but that damned google toolbar is STILL there! I clicked “Manage Search Engines” and removed it, but it replaces it with Yahoo, Amazon, Answers.com or other search engines - so I removed all of them but it won’t let me remove the last one remaining!</p>
<p>In Firefox the google thing is on the right of the address bar and Idk how to get rid of it - I went to View > Toolbars > Customize and it wasn’t there with the other stuff!</p>
