Google Toolbar and Firefox

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 1 Apr 2006 9:06 am

Does the Google Toolbar automatically come with Firefox, or can it be taken out?

I don't use it, it takes up screen space, and is just a nuisance.

I had Google Toolbar in IE for the anti-popup
feature, but that hasn't blocked anything since I installed it. So I got rid of it from ADD/REMOVE. It used to work. It's all screwy now.

I'm only using Firefox with Adblock Plus, now. The Google bar doesn't even show the pop-up icon. So what's the point in keeping it?

Any info on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks all.

Chip

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 1 Apr 2006 9:25 am

Chip;
With Firefox open click on the View menu, then Toolbars, then uncheck Google Toolbar. Close and restart Firefox and the Google toolbar will be gone. The same applies to any other toolbar or extensions you may add.

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Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 1 Apr 2006 1:22 pm

Hiya Wiz,

Thanks for those directions. I new it had to be
a simple one-click deal. Just knowing where to find it, is where the masters come in. I am new to Firefox, and a nuisance popup I was getting with both IE and Firefox [till I added Adblock]
and using Google Toolbar w/anti-popup just wouldn't go away.

Now, everything is clean, so far. I've still got the IE icon on my desktop, but I run everything thru Firefox.

One thing, however, I noticed with FF, is that if you save a website to your desktop after getting it thru FF, when you go back to it, you are now in IE. So I deleted all my desktop web icons {IE} and BOOKMARKED them thru FF and no problems now. Another step, but no popups.

I think there was a recent post about other folks having troubles with Google popup - like it's just not working anymore.

Anyway, Wiz, thanks again for the 'How Do You' answer. You can lock this one up, if you want.

Chip