VR Laura
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4 edits | Microsoft's new Bing search hijacks Google toolbar in IE6
My IE6 browser just got hijacked by Microsoft's new web browser, "Bing". Google is my default, and typing into the Google search bar now brings up MS's Bing search engine.  There is no option on the Bing site to opt-out, or turn it off. Apparently, Microsoft is aware of the problem and they recommend IE6 users upgrade to IE7 or IE8.
Bing Hijacks IE6 Toolbar Search, Google Users Upset
»www.seroundtable.com/archives/020134.html
BING has hijacked my IE6 address bar google search
»www.google.com/support/forum/p/c···61&hl=en
The following is only a temporary fix, as it only works in Google's Toolbar. It DOES NOT work when searching from IE6's Address bar.
In IE6, go to your menu bar:
Tools
-->Internet Options
---->Security
------>Restricted Sites
Add "www.bing.com" and "bing.com" to your list of "Restricted sites".
vrlaura
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siljaline
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1 edit | Re: Microsoft's new Bing search engine hijacks IE6 browsers
Avoiding the obvious, why are you still running IE6 ?  |
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Rocky67
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Orange, CA | reply to VR Laura
What's it to you what she wants to run?
Laura, there are still a lot of IE6 users out there who will be thankful for your information.
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Its a Secret
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U B Funny | reply to VR Laura
Strange stuff. I just tried it with IE6, and I didn't get jacked. |
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VR Laura
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said by siljaline  :Avoiding the obvious, why are you still running IE6 ? I don't like the interface. I had IE 7 at my job. Though I was able to turn off tabs, I couldn't move the button bar; I like it above the address bar. IE7 won't let me move it. I don't like ANYTHING about the interface of Office 2007. I hate the Ribbon!
Please, let's not turn this into a MS Office 2007 interface debate.  This post is about MS's Bing search engine hijacking the user's default search engine in IE6.
Laura
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jefe
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Re: Microsoft's new Bing search hijacks Google toolbar in IE6
Thanks for the post Laura. Somehow I'd missed Bing's deploy. I like it. |
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VR Laura
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Re: Microsoft's new Bing search engine hijacks IE6 browsers
There's lots of things I'd upgrade if I had the money, starting with my 6-year-old PC with only 256MB RAM. Wanna buy me a new one? 
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U B Funny | RAM is dirt cheap, so it's a cheap 'upgrade'! |
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VR Laura
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| said by Its a Secret :RAM is dirt cheap, so it's a cheap 'upgrade'! I already investigated the upgrade cost. Several hundred dollars! Not worth it. Better to save for a new PC.
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Re: Microsoft's new Bing search hijacks Google toolbar in IE6
IE6 is very important. Slashdot.org has a discussion today that claims that IE6 is the undisputed champion when it comes to corporate computers.
I know this to be true in many large organizations. The main reason for this is that one or more mission critical web based applications still need IE6 for compatibility. Upgrades are available, but the pricetag is high.
»tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid···2/134224
The article has links to the statistics. IE6 and IE7 are neck and neck. |
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Re: Microsoft's new Bing search engine hijacks IE6 browsers
said by VR Laura :I already investigated the upgrade cost. Several hundred dollars! Huh? What kind of RAM do you have? A 6 year old computer would probably have PC3200 and that is cheap like borscht!
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VR Laura
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Re: Microsoft's new Bing search engine hijacks IE6 browsers
said by Its a Secret :said by VR Laura :I already investigated the upgrade cost. Several hundred dollars! Huh? What kind of RAM do you have? A 6 year old computer would probably have PC3200 and that is cheap like borscht! A have a Dell Dimension 8250.
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Re: Microsoft's new Bing search engine hijacks IE6 browsers
Ahh, I see. You have RDRAM which is obsolete and pricey. Thanks for the reply!
You may be able to find a cheap motherboard and ram for it though! Just a happier thought!
Edit - You can get a 256 stick here for $69: »www.memorysuppliers.com/ram80non.html
You may find it cheaper elsewhere though. |
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VikingBob
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Re: Microsoft's new Bing search hijacks Google toolbar in IE6
A lot of corporate environments still use IE 6... mine included. We got hosed by this, too.
Shame on MS for this one.
I never use that search button in IE, I just head straight to the search engine of my choice. But for those who use it, they were not impressed... |
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KingDeDeDe
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Re: Microsoft's new Bing search engine hijacks IE6 browsers
Yeah, some people can't really upgrade their computers because of how outdated they are. And, as you noticed, that kind of RAM costs tons more than the more modern RAM. I myself primarily used a PC from the end of 2001 that used PC133 RAM. Just about a week ago I purchased and built a new PC (and I was surprised about the price of RAM for it: $50 for 4 GB!). But I guess the older RAM costs more because it's still in high demand.
As for IE6, I was using Firefox, but sometimes used IE6 for when I needed to easily extract files from its cache (which it collected from webpages). I still have my old PC hooked up for those occasions. |
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