SEARCH GUARD PLUS / UPDATER

To uninstall Search Guard Plus and/or the Search Guard Plus Updater, please follow the instructions below:

 1. Click on "Start" and then click on "Control Panel"

TABS

I no longer want Fast Browser Search as my default tab provider. How do I remove it?

You can remove Fast Browser Search as your default tab provider by removing the Fast Browser Search toolbar (and, if you installed Search Guard Plus, then by removing Search Guard Plus and the Search Guard Plus Updater, as well).

Please click here for directions on how to uninstall the Fast Browser Search toolbar. Please click here for directions on how to uninstall Search Guard Plus and/or the Search Guard Plus Updater.

I uninstalled the Fast Browser Search toolbar and Search Guard Plus, but Fast Browser Search is still my default tab provider. What should I do now?

If you are still seeing Fast Browser Search as your default tab provider, please re-start your computer. This should remove it.

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IE8 DEFAULT SEARCH

I have Internet Explorer 8 and have removed the Fast Browser Search toolbar and Search Guard Plus. Why is Fast Browser Search still my default search provider?

When you downloaded Search Guard Plus in Internet Explorer 8, you agreed to allow us to "prevent programs from suggesting changes to my default search provider".

How do I change my default search provider to someone else?

If you would like to change your default search provider, it is easy. In your browser:

• Click "Tools"
• Click "Manage Add-Ons"
• Click "Search Providers"
• Click on the search provider that you would prefer
• Click "Set as default"

I would also like to change the setting which prevents programs from suggesting changes to my default search provider. How do I do that?

If you would like to change this setting, you can easily do so by clicking here and following the instructions.

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