Google toolbar

Katykat

I like to use Google as my search engine & I've got the google toolbar. However, sine I upgraded to IE 8 ( which I dont like) I keep getting this stupid bar across the top of every page about Google would like access to my location. It doesn't matter how many times I click, NO, or close the bar, when I go on another page, it reappears. I have considered removing Google to stop this but is there another way?

Barneysmom

After about 50 times it'll give up. I had that too.

albertsu

Yes it will be there for sometime and then it will be ok.

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I'd suggest removing it. I find all these toolbars annoying. You still should have the search box it the top corner which can be used for Google searches unless IE8 has had a radical redesign.

penrhyn

Use Firefox, I think you will prefer it.

jmc160

If all you use it for is Google Search, then IE8 has an embedded search bar in the top right, next to the URL bar. I'd suggest you remove the toolbar and use that instead. If it currently says Bing, then it can easily be reconfigured if you'd prefer to use Google.

Toolbars are never a good thing IMHO, and can turn out to be more of a hindrance than a convenience

Francesanne

penrhyn wrote: »

Use Firefox, I think you will prefer it.

I've only just moved to Firefox from IE8 & it's so much quicker &
a lot more exciting to look at & just love the add-ons. Plus I've disabled Google that just took up space & I didn't want.

Katykat

Thanks folks, I think I'll remove the toolbar if this doesn't disappear soon

Sowilo_2

I prefer to use Bing for searches. It has proved more effective at stopping attacks from malicious web pages. Google let me into some very dodgy ones. Fortunately my protection software stopped infection but that still means doing a scan every time to be safe. As far as I am concerned, anything but Google.