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If you're using Google Chrome, you go to the upper right... you'll see an icon that is three bars going horizontally.... click on it and it opens up a menu.... go all the way down to where you see "settings"... click it open.... go down the list until you see "Search"... change what you see, which you say is "Ask"... back to Google.... then, just for spite... go over to the right and click on "manage search engine" and delete everything you're not interested in.. like Ask, Bing, etc.. and just leave the "Google (Default)" in bold letters there....

  • Ellen Aranza Sep 17, 2014

    thank you so much!

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