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[Solved] Help with chrome

Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 10:22 am
by LaLou
I had Google chrome as my browser. After installing a new HD we were trying to install Adobe CS6. Browsing the computer hubby told me to delete a certain file of which I don't remember the name.
Now Chrome is gone and the browser that starts up is Yahoo. I smurf HATE yahoo, and want Chrome back.
How do I go about it? Do I uninstall what's left of Chrome and download and install it again, or can I just do that without uninstalling? Or is there another option?

Re: Help with chrome

Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 10:25 am
by Moe
If you download the chrome installer and run it, it should install over the top of the old Chrome with a new chrome install

Re: Help with chrome

Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 10:51 am
by Clarence
Better fix: Get Firefox and delete Chrome forever

Re: Help with chrome

Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 10:52 am
by Moe
Or that xp

Re: Help with chrome

Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 2:07 pm
by bella
Do a search (right click on the windows flag in your start menu) for Chrome and it will show you what is left. When you re-install it, older files are usually over-written so that they don't cause any problems if there are still any.

Firefox is set as standard browser, you can change that in internet settings. If you start Chrome new it should also ask you if you want to set it as standard in a pop up window.

Re: Help with chrome

Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 1:43 pm
by LaLou
Clarence wrote:Better fix: Get Firefox and delete Chrome forever
Go wash your mouth with soap.

I had Chrome reinstalled and it worked fine. Until I shut down the computer. Upon restarting Yahoo was back. Could it have anything to do with DeamonTools? Hubby installed that on my HD without prior permission from me and since then this problem occurs.
I wish I had the guts to just format that drive and tell him to find another way to install Adobe CS.

Re: Help with chrome

Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 2:08 pm
by Moe
Tools like those so often try to change the browser.
Usually they only do it on during install though.
Very possible though.

Re: Help with chrome

Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 11:13 pm
by LaLou
It looks like it has been solved. For now. I deleted a file named "searchadventure" from the program files folder and that did the trick. For now. I'm not having very high hopes because Yahoo came back after restarting the computer before. I will let you know tomorrow if it's definitely fixed.

Re: Help with chrome

Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 12:45 am
by Wesley
Another option is to open Yahoo and check all the settings. NO default, NO pop ups, NO febreeze add on stuff, basically NO to all. Ha ha ha! :)

Re: Help with chrome

Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 8:16 am
by LaLou
How about NO to Yahoo? :lol:

It worked, I have Chrome back. You can lock this, Moe.