Annoyed by this as much as I am? Started seeing Bing search results all of a sudden instead of your usual search engine?
You were given this search ‘tool’ after a recent Microsoft update.
Let’s reset this back to Google . . .
- Go to My Computer and navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc
- Locate and open the file “hosts”. (use Notepad when asked what to open this file with)
- Copy and paste the following two lines anywhere into that open file and save the file when done:
74.125.127.100 www.bing.com
74.125.127.100 bing.com
- Presto – close your browser and open again, and you’ve been un-Binged!
i am using both Bing and Google and i think both search engines give relevant search results. i would still prefer Google though, because it gives a little bit more relevant search results than Bing.
Hi- agreed; I think Bing has some valid search results and offers some decent functionality . . . I just wasn’t thrilled with the way it foisted onto my PC!
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BING search engine is just as good as Google. In my own personal experience, Google does give more releveant search result than Bing but the difference is very small. **
i am a user of Microsofts BING search engine and it is as good as google for static webpage search. for searching blogs, i think google gives more relevant search results compared bing.
my default search engine is Yahoo but now i am using GOOGLE because it is much better than Yahoo. i heard that Bing search engine would power Yahoo search also (yuck).
This is a really good read for me.Thanks for posting this informative article.
THESE BING SOBS WILL NOT LET ME GO, THIS WAS THE RESULT OF MY LAST TRY: WHEN I ADDED THE LINES YOU SAID TO – i CANNOT SAVE THE FILE BECAUSE THIS IS AN “EXAMPLE” i BEEN HERE TRYING EVERYTHING AND i AM REALLY FED UP!! ANY IDEAS???
# Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a ‘#’ symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
74.125.127.100 bing.com
74.125.127.100 http://www.bing.com
127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost
nOTEPAD Says,
! Cannot create the C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file.
Make sure that the path and file name are correct.
I Cant replace it either. The only other host file is for
a yahoo calender import. help
Hi- do a ‘Save As’ with a similar filename in the same directory (ie, ‘hosts2′), then delete the original hosts file and rename the new one with the same name as the old (hosts)!
I use Bing and Google whenever i want to find something on the internet. I think that both search engines are very good. .
It is interesting to compare the performance of Bing and Google search but i haven’t seen any difference at all in their performance. ;
i still frequently use Google despite the appearance and popularity of the Bing search engine;”~
Powerful post.