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[vmail]

When I use the google search on the toolbar it uses the site http://www.google.nl is there a way to default it to http://www.google.co.uk?

[MarcTS]

What does the google.xml file look like in the Firefox\searchplugins directory?

It looks as though it defaults the search engine to your machine's locale. You don't have your PC location set to Holland do you, otherwise I'd suggest removing the plugin and downloading it again.

[vmail]

the laptops locale has not changed, its still gb. It must be getting the info of the ISP.

If I use the GPRS connection it goes back to google.co.uk or .com, I cant remember which one.

[b]C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\google.xml[/b]
<SearchPlugin xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/2006/browser/search/">
<ShortName>Google</ShortName>
<Description>Google Search</Description>
<InputEncoding>UTF-8</InputEncoding>
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<Url type="application/x-suggestions+json" method="GET" template="http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?output=firefox&client=firefox&qu={searchTerms}"/>
<Url type="text/html" method="GET" template="http://www.google.com/search">
  <Param name="q" value="{searchTerms}"/>
  <Param name="ie" value="utf-8"/>
  <Param name="oe" value="utf-8"/>
  <Param name="aq" value="t"/>
  <!-- Dynamic parameters -->
  <Param name="rls" value="{moz:distributionID}:{moz:locale}:{moz:official}"/>
  <MozParam name="client" condition="defaultEngine" trueValue="firefox-a" falseValue="firefox"/>
</Url>
<SearchForm>http://www.google.com/firefox</SearchForm>
</SearchPlugin>

[Pompey Gaz]

click the little arrow next to the "G" symbol then "manage search engines"

[vmail]

click the little arrow next to the "G" symbol then "manage search engines"

erm, what do I do with the list?

[Pompey Gaz]

does it not come up with Google.co.uk?

[vmail]

it just says "Google"

[Pompey Gaz]

hmmm go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:4

if not i reackon you will have to re install firefox

[vmail]

been there, google isnt on the list, can I just mod the .xml file?

nope that didnt work

[cfc1]

Go to the "tools" menu.. click options...http://www.google.co.uk/firefox?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official

Put the above as your home page.. thats what mine is set at.

[vmail]

cheers, that fixed the homepage problem but not the toolbar problem

[cfc1]

hmmm.. its not obvious to me...

Try going to the view/toolbars and click costomise... then restore defaults.

Update on the homepage issue.. if you don't want the firefox version of google... put in http://www.google.co.uk/ instead of the above link.