Changing default search engine to Google UK

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hampshire
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Changing default search engine to Google UK

Post by hampshire »

In Chrome I can set the default search engine to "www.Google.co.uk" - I have copied the exact same settings into the Iron preferences but each time I search it automatically returns to "www.Google.com".

How do I get Iron to use the UK search rather than the US?
mapx
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Joined: Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:02 pm

Re: Changing default search engine to Google UK

Post by mapx »

try:

1.
Options - Basics - Manage Search Engines.

make a new search Engine via Options - Basics - Manage Search Engines,

Google (UK)
google.co.uk
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%s

Press "Make default"

or

2.
need to edit the "Local State" file

On Mac: /user/library/Application Support/Google/Chrome
On Windows 7: \Users\(username)\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data

First, close down Chrome. Open the file in a text editor. Search for google.xx where xx is the domain that keeps coming up when you search. Replace .xx with your domain (there are usually just two changes to make). Save the changes and re-open Chrome.
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