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Uninstall Search Bars

 

Having an Internet search bar installed on your PC can wreak havoc with WebCT Vista. If you find that you are having trouble logging into WebCT or using some of its features, please check to make sure you do not have a search bar installed. If you do, you will need to uninstall it.

The search bars listed below* may interfere with your access to WebCT Vista. You may need to uninstall it if you are encountering problems with WebCT. An alternative solution may also be to install and use a different browser to access WebCT. For example, if you regularly Internet Explorer and like using an installed search bar, you may consider installing Netscape on your PC for accessing WebCT (or vice versa).

*This is not an exclusive list. There may be other search bars that might interfere with WebCT. New search bars will be added to this page as they are discovered.

Click the image of the toolbar to see a larger, full size copy.

 

Ask Jeeves

Click for a larger image of this search bar.

To uninstall this toolbar, use the following instructions:

  1. Close any open programs you may have running, especially your web browser
  2. Click Start > Control Panel
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Control Panel
  3. Open Add or Remove Programs
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, open Add/Remove Programs
  4. Search for "Ask Jeeves Toolbar" in the list of installed programs and click on it
  5. Click Change/Remove to uninstall the search bar
    • If you have Windows 98, click Add/Remove
    • If you have Windows 2000, click Remove
  6. Follow any prompts that appear
  7. The toolbar should now be uninstalled

 

AltaVista

Click for a larger image of this search bar.

  1. Close any open programs you may have running, especially your web browser
  2. Click Start > Control Panel
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Control Panel
  3. Open Add or Remove Programs
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, open Add/Remove Programs
  4. Search for "AltaVista Toolbar" in the list of installed programs and click on it
  5. Click Change/Remove to uninstall the search bar
    • If you have Windows 98, click Add/Remove
    • If you have Windows 2000, click Remove
  6. Follow any prompts that appear
  7. The toolbar should now be uninstalled

 

CNET Search Bar

Click for a larger image of this search bar.

  1. Close any open programs you may have running, especially your web browser
  2. Click Start > Control Panel
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Control Panel
  3. Open Add or Remove Programs
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, open Add/Remove Programs
  4. Search for "CNET SearchBar" in the list of installed programs and click on it
  5. Click Change/Remove to uninstall the search bar
    • If you have Windows 98, click Add/Remove
    • If you have Windows 2000, click Remove
  6. Follow any prompts that appear
  7. The toolbar should now be uninstalled

 

Google

Click for a larger image of this search bar.

  1. Close any open programs you may have running, especially your web browser
  2. Click Start > Control Panel
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Control Panel
  3. Open Add or Remove Programs
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, open Add/Remove Programs
  4. Search for "Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer (or Netscape)" in the list of installed programs and click on it
  5. Click Change/Remove to uninstall the search bar
    • If you have Windows 98, click Add/Remove
    • If you have Windows 2000, click Remove
  6. Follow any prompts that appear
  7. The toolbar should now be uninstalled

 

Hippo

Click for a larger image of this search bar.

  1. Close any open programs you may have running, especially your web browser
  2. Click Start > Control Panel
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Control Panel
  3. Open Add or Remove Programs
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, open Add/Remove Programs
  4. Search for "SearchHippo Toolbar" in the list of installed programs and click on it
  5. Click Change/Remove to uninstall the search bar
    • If you have Windows 98, click Add/Remove
    • If you have Windows 2000, click Remove
  6. Follow any prompts that appear
  7. The toolbar should now be uninstalled

 

Hotbar

Iamge of Hotbar toolbar

  1. Close any open programs you may have running, especially your web browser
  2. Click Start > Control Panel
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Control Panel
  3. Open Add or Remove Programs
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, open Add/Remove Programs
  4. Search for "Hotbar Web Tools" in the list of installed programs and click on it
  5. Click Change/Remove to uninstall the search bar
    • If you have Windows 98, click Add/Remove
    • If you have Windows 2000, click Remove
  6. Follow any prompts that appear
  7. The toolbar should now be uninstalled
  8. You may also want to remove the other Hotbar components

 

My Search

Click for a larger image of this search bar.

  1. Close any open programs you may have running, especially your web browser
  2. Click Start > Control Panel
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Control Panel
  3. Open Add or Remove Programs
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, open Add/Remove Programs
  4. Search for "My Search Bar" in the list of installed programs and click on it
  5. Click Change/Remove to uninstall the search bar
    • If you have Windows 98, click Add/Remove
    • If you have Windows 2000, click Remove
  6. Follow any prompts that appear
  7. The toolbar should now be uninstalled

 

My Web Search (Smiley Central/Popular Screensavers)

Click for a larger image of this search bar.

  1. Close any open programs you may have running, especially your web browser
  2. Click Start > Control Panel
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Control Panel
  3. Open Add or Remove Programs
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, open Add/Remove Programs
  4. Search for "My Web Search" in the list of installed programs and click on it
  5. Click Change/Remove to uninstall the search bar
    • If you have Windows 98, click Add/Remove
    • If you have Windows 2000, click Remove
  6. Follow any prompts that appear
  7. The toolbar should now be uninstalled

 

tafbar

Click for a larger image of this search bar.

  1. Close any open programs you may have running, especially your web browser
  2. Click Start > Control Panel
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Control Panel
  3. Open Add or Remove Programs
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, open Add/Remove Programs
  4. Search for "tafbar" in the list of installed programs and click on it
  5. Click Change/Remove to uninstall the search bar
    • If you have Windows 98, click Add/Remove
    • If you have Windows 2000, click Remove
  6. Follow any prompts that appear
  7. The toolbar should now be uninstalled

 

Teoma

Click for a larger image of this search bar.

  1. Close any open programs you may have running, especially your web browser
  2. Click Start > Control Panel
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Control Panel
  3. Open Add or Remove Programs
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, open Add/Remove Programs
  4. Search for "Teoma Search Bar" in the list of installed programs and click on it
  5. Click Change/Remove to uninstall the search bar
    • If you have Windows 98, click Add/Remove
    • If you have Windows 2000, click Remove
  6. Follow any prompts that appear
  7. The toolbar should now be uninstalled

 

Webcrawler

Click for a larger image of this search bar.

  1. Close any open programs you may have running, especially your web browser
  2. Click Start > Control Panel
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Control Panel
  3. Open Add or Remove Programs
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, open Add/Remove Programs
  4. Search for "Webcrawler Toolbar (remove only)" in the list of installed programs and click on it
  5. Click Change/Remove to uninstall the search bar
    • If you have Windows 98, click Add/Remove
    • If you have Windows 2000, click Remove
  6. Follow any prompts that appear
  7. The toolbar should now be uninstalled

 

Yahoo

Click for a larger image of this search bar.

  1. Close any open programs you may have running, especially your web browser
  2. Click Start > Control Panel
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Control Panel
  3. Open Add or Remove Programs
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, open Add/Remove Programs
  4. Search for "Yahoo! Companion" in the list of installed programs and click on it
  5. Click Change/Remove to uninstall the search bar
    • If you have Windows 98, click Add/Remove
    • If you have Windows 2000, click Remove
  6. Follow any prompts that appear
  7. The toolbar should now be uninstalled

 

Zipclix

Click for a larger image of this search bar.

  1. Close any open programs you may have running, especially your web browser
  2. Click Start > Control Panel
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Control Panel
  3. Open Add or Remove Programs
    • If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, open Add/Remove Programs
  4. Search for "Zipclix" in the list of installed programs and click on it
  5. Click Change/Remove to uninstall the search bar
    • If you have Windows 98, click Add/Remove
    • If you have Windows 2000, click Remove
  6. Follow any prompts that appear
  7. The toolbar should now be uninstalled