• CNet, Thursday, July 2, 2009 3:01 PM

Dennis O'Reilly says the first thing he noticed when booting up his computer yesterday was that Google had prevented his default search setting from being changed. He writes it took about two seconds to realize Windows Search Service had attempted to change his search default; he walks through instructions on how to discover the problem if you find your search default has been changed unexpectedly.

Chrome, Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox all have slightly different methods for changing your default search engine. O'Reilly provides step-by-step instructions for each. He writes that there is no easy way to add search providers to Chrome's list, though you may "see more options by clicking 'Manage,' choosing one of the services listed, and clicking 'Add.'"

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