I fricken HATE AOL

Kevy Baby · 02-14-2008, 06:22 PM

Long story as to why, but recently I allowed AOL to update its SW on my work computer. It installed some component into Firefox that I cannot seem to find or eradicate.

Formerly, in Firefox, if I wanted to go to say, Yahoo, I could just type "yahoo" in the URL space at the top (I know there is a name for that, I just can't think of it at the moment), hit enter,and it would take me to www.yahoo.com.

NOW, when I do the same thing, it takes me to an AOL Search Results page.

When I first did the upgrade, AOL REALLY took over Firefox, even made AOL my home page (not something I clicked to allow) as well as other issues. I was able to fix most of it by getting rid of the Firefox Extension that AOL installed. I also removed the AOL cookies. But this one last thing evades my efforts to rid myself of the scourge.

The only extension currently installed is Talkback (which reports program crashes back to Mozilla). Any suggestions on what I may be missing?

BTW: are "add-ons" the same as "extensions"?

02-14-2008, 06:22 PM	#1
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	I fricken HATE AOL Long story as to why, but recently I allowed AOL to update its SW on my work computer. It installed some component into Firefox that I cannot seem to find or eradicate. Formerly, in Firefox, if I wanted to go to say, Yahoo, I could just type "yahoo" in the URL space at the top (I know there is a name for that, I just can't think of it at the moment), hit enter,and it would take me to www.yahoo.com. NOW, when I do the same thing, it takes me to an AOL Search Results page. When I first did the upgrade, AOL REALLY took over Firefox, even made AOL my home page (not something I clicked to allow) as well as other issues. I was able to fix most of it by getting rid of the Firefox Extension that AOL installed. I also removed the AOL cookies. But this one last thing evades my efforts to rid myself of the scourge. The only extension currently installed is Talkback (which reports program crashes back to Mozilla). Any suggestions on what I may be missing? BTW: are "add-ons" the same as "extensions"? __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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