Even if you remove the software from the computer, in IE it will still let babylon search as the default site for new tabs in the browser.
I don´t know if it is possible to find it in any menu in IE (at least I didn´t), but you can change it in the windows registry.
Open a dos shell, or execute "RegEdit" through the launch menu.
Find the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\About URLs\Tabs
and change the entry that points to babylon search, to the one you desire (be it google, bing, or whatever) or by the default ( res://ieframe.dll/tabswelcome.htm ).
Even if you remove the software from the computer, in IE it will still let babylon search as the default site for new tabs in the browser.
I don´t know if it is possible to find it in any menu in IE (at least I didn´t), but you can change it in the windows registry.
Open a dos shell, or execute "RegEdit" through the launch menu.
Find the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\About URLs\Tabs
and change the entry that points to babylon search, to the one you desire (be it google, bing, or whatever) or by the default ( res://ieframe.dll/tabswelcome.htm ).
I am confident this will do what u wanted to do…
Thanks a lot. It worked for me…..
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Noob mistake resulting in my answer to my answer….
I don't know if I was dealing with Babylon, but I had a search toolbar that wouldn't clear with the menu. I wound up uninstalling Firefox and re-installing. I wish I had found this registry key solution first!
I had the same search site in IE8 as well, but was able to clear that restoring IE to defaults.
I don't know if I got it on the old xp machine my kids use as I was updating firefox or whether one of the kids' games sites infected it.
I will remember the registry though going forward. Thanks!
Dont forget that before editing the Registry its important to back it up first….(even a small mistake operating from within regedit can render your machine unbootable…)
Always set a System Restore Point and also use a good Registry back up tool… Erunt is good (see post 5 of this thread) for a link
Regards
paws
• Uninstall the Babylon in Programs and Features.
• Check if the babylon Toolbar is still there in Tools>Manage Add-ons>Toolbars and extentions, if it still there, disable that(select and hit disable button)
• Remove the Babylon homepage(Tools>Internet Options> general>Homepage(change it towww.google.com or use blank).
• Check if the babylon is raising up when we open a new tab in the same window( Click on add tab in the Internet explorer)
• if it is comming up:
• Take a Regestry Backup and follow the steps:
• Windows+R on desktop> Type Regedit and hit ok button> Select computers> hit Ctrl+F> Type Babylon in the search box and hit "Find Next" button.
• That brings up the Babylon regestry control just Delete it(Hit Del and Enter),Search again(Just hit F3) and delete all the babylon controls.
• Repeat the above step untill search says: "Finished Searching through the Regestry" when you hit F3.
• Click ok button.
• Restart the computer(Optional)
Dont forget that before editing the Registry its important to back it up first….(even a small mistake operating from within regedit can render your machine unbootable…)
Always set a System Restore Point and also use a good Registry back up tool… Erunt is good (see post 5 of this thread) for a link
Regards
paws
Thanks! I will have to check out Erunt. Hadn't heard of it before finding this site.
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