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2banon

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5. Gotcha it's a Search Engine, let me ask you this:

Reply to LiberalEsto (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 7, 2014, 02:38 PM

Jan 2014

An option to install to Chrome extension appears on the drop down install menu. Were you using google chrome before you switched to duckduckgo, did you install to chrome extension? And if so, was it a satisfying experience, or no?

and if it's installed on chrome extension, does that defeat the purpose, should I avoid that feature?

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Infuriated with Google Search! [View all] 2banon Jan 2014 OP

Did you install something recently that made ask.com the default search engine? hobbit709 Jan 2014 #1

Yes, quite inadvertently 2banon Jan 2014 #3

I switched to DuckDuckGo a couple of years ago on advice from DUers LiberalEsto Jan 2014 #2

thanks for reminding me, I saw that referenced recently 2banon Jan 2014 #4

Gotcha it's a Search Engine, let me ask you this: 2banon Jan 2014 #5

Wish I could answer your question LiberalEsto Jan 2014 #6

lol! lucky you.. it's google's browser -that I had been satisfied with until very recently 2banon Jan 2014 #8

Yandex TygrBright Jan 2014 #15

Thanks for that info... 2banon Jan 2014 #16

I highly recommend Mozilla Firefox. lastlib Jan 2014 #7

I use to use Mozilla Firefox. Don't Know why that changed 2banon Jan 2014 #9

I love Firefox and other Mozilla features LiberalEsto Jan 2014 #10

Do you know how to get into your Chrome ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #11

Did that the other day, I'll go back and recheck anything I missed... thanks 2banon Jan 2014 #12

It looks like I did overlook one thing, and that was the culprit. 2banon Jan 2014 #13

Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions.. problem resolved, but I'm going to 2banon Jan 2014 #14

Ask problem elifino Jan 2014 #17

Thank You!! 2banon Jan 2014 #18