David Nebenzahl wrote:

So you're saying that installing Java somehow makes Yahoo! the default
address for certain Firefox functions?

Lovely, just lovely.


IIRC, when you install Java, one of the decision points will, by
default, make Yahoo! your default search engine. If you uncheck the box
on the page, nothing changes.

Pretty simple fix, but you have to be paying attention to the questions
you're being asked and not just blindly click "Yes/Accept" to every prompt.

Bob Pownall