customizing google?

[zimu]

google is pissing me off! if i go to google.com on my computer, it automatically takes me to google.com.hk and i get google in chinese or whatever. however my dad's computer on the same network witll go to the normal google.

for some reason i can't even get to just google.com on my computer. how the heck can i change this?!

 

[RagingBITCH]

http://www.google.com/preferences?hl=en

Try not to change it to Chinese next time, genius 😛

 

[johnjbruin]

delete teh cookies.

 

[Wallydraigle]

Mine changes to Google Canada spontaneously sometimes. I forget what I do to fix it but it's not hard.

 

[zimu]

tried the english thing. but then it just leads me to the english version of google hong kong!! it just automatically redirects, and it absolutely pisses me off.

 

[andrewjm]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
http://www.google.com/preferences?hl=en

Try not to change it to Chinese next time, genius 😛

heh, you did not do it, but i love when people insult someone and use the word "genius" in it, cause i see a lot of people spell it "genious" always makes me laugh

 

[oniq]

Time to learn Chinese 😉

 

[zimu]

think you could help me figure this out?

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: lirion
Mine changes to Google Canada spontaneously sometimes. I forget what I do to fix it but it's not hard.

So it's in Canadian English, eh?

 

[DumbGuy]

maybe spyware hijacked the hosts file?

 

[Amused]

Have you tried clearing all your cookies? Resetting your default search ?

 

[zimu]

Originally posted by: DumbGuy
maybe spyware hijacked the hosts file?

nope. hosts file is just fine, and i've run updated spyware programs without any findings.

 

[zimu]

Originally posted by: Amused
Have you tried clearing all your cookies? Resetting your default search ?

removed cookies, cleared cache, reset my web settings...

 

[Amused]

Ask here:

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=google.public.support.general

 

[Amused]

Try going here and typing in your location, then check "save location"

http://local.google.com/lochp

I'm just trying stuff, I dunno how to fix it.

 

[Amused]

BTW, what country do you have set in Windows?

 

[ndee]

http://www.google.com/ncr/ does it for me.

 

[zimu]

Originally posted by: Amused
BTW, what country do you have set in Windows?

its set to my time zone - i'm currently in pakistan.
but how come my dad's computer (same network, same house!) goes to the normal google.com site, no country site?

 

[zimu]

Originally posted by: ndee
http://www.google.com/ncr/ does it for me.

i get a 404 with that site...

 

[ndee]

try http://www.google.com/ncr only

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: ndee
try http://www.google.com/ncr only

That works.

 

[zimu]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: ndee
try http://www.google.com/ncr only

That works.

that gives me this:
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/zimu/logo.gif

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: zimu

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: ndee
try http://www.google.com/ncr only

That works.

that gives me this:
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/zimu/logo.gif

Bummer.

Did you look through those forums on Google?

 

[zimu]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: zimu

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: ndee
try http://www.google.com/ncr only

That works.

that gives me this:
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/zimu/logo.gif

Bummer.

Did you look through those forums on Google?

still searching through. loads of crap to sift through...
thanks for the continuous help!