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Google Toolbar

Scott Manning
June 20, 2002 | Comments (114)


Company: Google
Price: Free
Official Website
System details: Windows XP, 1200 Mhz Celeron, 512 MB, IE 6, DVD, CD-RW

I've downloaded some crappy browser plug-ins over the past couple of years. Although these plug-ins are always advertised as being a "enhancement to the user's experience", 90% of the time they are nothing more than an advertisement for the company. To top it off, the plug-ins typically take up too much space on the screen and are a pain to uninstall.

Google has decided to change the tradition of company-sponsered, useless plug-ins with the Google Toolbar:


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What makes the toolbar different?
There are plenty of features in the Google Toolbar that sets it apart from previous plug-ins. What the toolbar ultimately accomplishes is adding some key, missing features for browsing and searching the Internet that browsers have been lacking since they were created. The Toolbar also offers Google's vast database and searching technology for the Internet and any website.

The Google Toolbar fits right under the address bar. The user immediately has access to everything related to Google on the Internet (Home page, Images, directory, etc). Users can also access the toolbar's options, help notes, and a link to uninstall it. The options allow you to add or remove buttons and change which Google database to search from (Google has several databases for different countries).

The main feature of the toolbar is the search box. With the search box, you can search the Internet. This already saves the time of having to type g-o-o-g-l-e-.-c-o-m in the address bar. Upon clicking the "Search Web" button, the user is taken to a results page on Google's site.


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Searching a specific website
The ability to search a specific website is definitely the best feature of the toolbar. A lot of websites out there do not have search engines and if they do, they're usually lacking in precision. Also, no website search engine is the same. Some website search engines sort by date, by relevance, by shoe size, or by any number of categories. With the Google Toolbar, users have the ability to use one standard search engine on any site and get similar results every time.


googletoolbar_searchsite (3k image)


But wait - There's more to this feature. Google has also added an optional highlighting feature. When searching a site with the toolbar, the user has the option of highlighting the searched word or term on any page the user goes to. This saves time by allowing the user to scan through the text and find the info they need quickly.

In the sample below, I did a search for Nintendo. Notice the bright yellow highlights inserted by Google's highlighting feature. How quick did you find all the instances of "Nintendo" in this page?


googletoolbar_highlight (24k image)


Moving up in a website's directory
A browser's navigating structure relies heavily on the "Back" and "Forward" buttons. The mentality is to follow a trail of breadcrumbs back to where the user came from and towards where the user was just at. This is a very key element to the concept of hyper linking and the Internet.

Sometimes this mentality needs to be over-ridden by a hierarchy browsing method. On desktop operating systems, users have the ability to move up to the next folder they are within using an "Up" button. Although this is a key element to operating systems and their folder structures, these same operating systems use the trail of breadcrumbs to allow the user to navigate backward and forward.

If desktop operating systems can have both navigating methods, why can't browsers have them too? The Google Toolbar adds this missing feature in browsers.


googletoolbar_up (5k image)


If the user is viewing a website at:

http://www.digitalsurvivors.com/archives/

they can easily navigate to:

http://www.digitalsurvivors.com/

This is all done with the toolbar's "Up" button. This saves users the trouble of having to highlight "reviews/", cut it, and hit enter. A three step process is shortened to the click of a mouse.

The Unavoidable Downside
There is a downside to the Google Toolbar. Although Google has over 2 billion web pages archived, there are more than 2 billion web pages out there. Also, these 2 billion archived web pages get updated. The result of these two facts can lead to not being able to find any results when searching a website.

This downside has nothing to do with the program's performance and can never be fully rectified. But Google currently has the largest, most in-depth database of web pages out there and they know how to find results in those pages.

Get the Google Toolbar. It's small and quick to install. It's free. It saves time. And it gives you tons of great features that you can't get anywhere else.

Don't browse without it.


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Comments (114):
1) Posted by: Megan Jones
November 4, 2002 9:13 PM

how do you add the google search engine toolbar to your computer?
Thanks


2) Posted by: Andy
March 27, 2003 2:02 PM

go to http://toolbar.google.com ;)


3) Posted by: persians_4
September 14, 2003 6:38 AM

unsubcribe google toolbar it seems to be in my browser even after i uninstall google


4) Posted by: George Feeney
October 3, 2003 11:28 AM

I would like to uninstall Google Toolbar from my computer, but nothing happens when I select unsubscribe. I even provided a reason that I would like to unsubscribe. We have a conflict with a web based Billing Software data entry screen. The toolbar was installed to block pop up adds until we found out that we need to allow 1 or 2 pop ups through in order for the software to work correctly. We were able to allow the necessary popups through, but now when we attempt to look something up, the page freezes up on us. I would rather have a fix to this or some advice on how to correct it, but if there is no fix, I would like to remove it from the computer.
Thank-you

George Feeney
MIS Director
Lamoille County Mental Health Services, Inc.
520 Washington Highway
Morrisville, Vermont 05661
(802) 888-5026 x165
(802) 888-6393 fax
georgef@lamoille.org


5) Posted by: Donna
October 4, 2003 10:02 PM

I would like to unstall Google too,without paying a fee. Takes up too much space


6) Posted by: CW94
October 25, 2003 3:07 PM

Ha ha to uninstall right click and click on google ;)


7) Posted by: maureen thorpe
November 12, 2003 10:59 AM

i hate google and want it off my pc


8) Posted by: jacob
November 30, 2003 3:09 PM

what idiot said to right click on the toolbar and click "google" to uninstall. I wanna slap that idiot in the face for being that computer illiterate, that just doesn't show it. If you wanna get rid of it go to your control panel, go to install/uninstall programs, find Google Toolbar, and click uninstall... should get rid of it.

P.S. google is gay


9) Posted by: CW94
December 2, 2003 1:34 PM

You are gay jacob google is better than u if you don't like it y did you install it eh?


10) Posted by: homer's hair
December 7, 2003 8:41 PM

Even after I go to add/remove programs, the reference to google toolbar will not go away. I highlight the entry, click remove and nothing happens. All other programs disappear. Anyone have a clue?


11) Posted by: Her
December 30, 2003 9:39 PM

to delete the google toolbar Click the google Icon on your toolbar, scroll down to uninstall. Click. Click Again ;)


12) Posted by: nathaniel
January 10, 2004 10:10 PM

i loved it at first but now it has ruiend the itternet for me i want it gone!!!!


13) Posted by: Dan
January 26, 2004 11:50 AM

I HATE the google toolbar. I installed it, and along with I got some crap, that's completely messed up my browsing. It's some frikkin chinese company smartCWS, that adds links to my favourites that you cannot get rid of as they always come back, and it chnges the home page to their crappy page, smartsearch.ws. What more, it seems that to get anywhere you have to go through this site. Unfortunatelly, I was left with it even after unistalling the google toolbar. To top it all of, one cannot contact these bastards electronically, and any contact has to be in chinese. Fuck you smartCWS I hope you die!


14) Posted by: Aaron
February 2, 2004 4:48 PM

Dan - sounds like you have spyware running in the background.

Try something like Ad Aware from Lavasoft (www.lavasoft.de). Be sure to run the updater after installing, and then have it scan your computer. I run the Google toolbar on multiple systems (100+ in labs) and have never had it do what you are describing.


15) Posted by: Charlie Harrison
February 12, 2004 3:09 AM

This toolbar is rubish i want you to tell me how to get rid of it!!!!!!!
from
Charlie Harrison
Age 39


16) Posted by: William Turner
March 4, 2004 2:07 PM

I wanted to have Google on my desktop. when I installed it it took up my whole screen. Everything is dimmed out & the only thing I can click on is google please remove it.
Thank You William Turner


17) Posted by: brian cooper
March 18, 2004 1:02 PM

i want to unsubscribe to this stupid google task bar thingy.


18) Posted by: angel
March 24, 2004 4:09 PM

I went to work came home someone installed that stupid google tool bar, it used up all my space and now I can't get rid of it someone help!!!!!!!!!!


19) Posted by: seareid
March 31, 2004 9:32 AM

I use the google search engine feature almost all the time, so I thought that the toolbar would be an improvement. After installation, I went to ebay to check some stuff. Now, I don't get any pictures. At the bottom address bar, it says 15 items remaining, downloading picture, blah, blah. Unfortunately, it freezes at this point. It won't show a picture, even this page isn't finished! It just stops trying to retrieve any pictures! I'm fixing to dump this mess.


20) Posted by: seareid
March 31, 2004 9:46 AM

I forgot to mention in the previous comment how much my machine slowed down after adding the toolbar. Anywho, I went to control panel, add/remove programs, and removed the toolbar. My system is back to normal now!


21) Posted by: google bar rocks
April 21, 2004 10:34 AM

cant beleive that so many of you are having such problems with this toolbar..... i have installed on at least 50 machines and have had no problems...... as for most of the problems i read in here sounds like a bunch of you dont know how to get rid of spyware and may even have a virus on your machines....... only ever seen this kind of problems caused by them..... oh ya and by the way Google bar rocks!


22) Posted by: kermit-de-fr0g
May 17, 2004 5:46 AM

toolbar = evil
..google can suck the business end of my cock


23) Posted by: karen
May 22, 2004 9:29 PM

don't like it


24) Posted by: val sherlock
May 31, 2004 2:58 PM

i would like google best of the web


25) Posted by: val sherlock
May 31, 2004 2:58 PM

i would like google best of the web


26) Posted by: Adam
June 6, 2004 11:34 PM

Are you guys stupid? It takes up to much space? are you running in 640x480? Mabey its your computer thats the piece of crap,I only use it for blocking popups which it blocks around 85% or more.


27) Posted by: Rob van Reenen
June 8, 2004 7:51 AM

How a can unstall search the web.???????

Thanks for your time....
greeting Rob


28) Posted by: Alice
June 11, 2004 4:11 PM

I can't get on the internet, now that i installed your toolbar??????????????????????


29) Posted by: Spongebob
June 16, 2004 8:23 AM

I also think Google is gay Jacob, because Google gave Hotmail 0/10 for the page rank. How GAY is that.


30) Posted by: Spongebob
June 16, 2004 8:24 AM

It is not 8.23AM here, it is 13.23PM, can't you get with the British programme?


31) Posted by: I'm a Dentist
June 16, 2004 8:27 AM

Well, what can I say....I'm a dentist!


32) Posted by: Mark
June 21, 2004 5:47 PM

Google toolbar sucks bigtime. ever since i installed it in a moment of weakness, it's made the pc slower, I don't get pictures on some webpages, etc. I wish google to hell. It's impossible to uninstall.

good luck to y'all.


33) Posted by: DFireman
July 6, 2004 9:21 AM

"It sucks" is a very smooth term to use. The only thing this application reduces is the time available to do something else. I use Google a lot, but I will continue to use it as always! www.google.com


34) Posted by: Mary
July 16, 2004 9:51 PM

google it's the best thing !!! yeah!!!


35) Posted by: lisa
July 30, 2004 12:31 AM

I can't get this stupid google toolbar off my pc. have tried everything from add/remove to http addresses.is still there! The only responses i get when trying is "this page cannot be found, were you looking for such & such sites?"These sites have nothing to do with what i want. I agree with everyone above who says THIS SUCKS!!!!!


36) Posted by: crystalhalliwell
August 3, 2004 1:13 AM

Noone has made a decent answer. All of you who haven't had trouble with the google toolbar, you just wait. It DOES make the computer slower. I'll laugh when you figure that out.


37) Posted by: Tiny Titan
August 7, 2004 4:16 PM

How can you say it takes too much space? It is only like 400 KB so on a 10 GB hard drive, you could fit over 100,000 of these toolbars. And they don't even slow it down. It's just a toolbar!


38) Posted by: Kim
August 13, 2004 6:58 PM

How do you get rid of Google toolbar ???? It is still on my listing of programes even after activating add/remove ???

Pls. some advice asap


39) Posted by: microsoft faggot
August 30, 2004 10:43 PM

YAY look at me i'm MICROSOFT lets make it so any drooling perverted computer nerd can make a toolbar and easily install it on my pc...while i'm surfin the net..... OH i"M so COOL i don't even add an uninstaller to get rid of them....I"M microsoft....LOOK i hvae brains and intelligence.... if my xp gets any more shit...like it literally does every fuckin week i will go personally shoot bill gates....and spre4ad the word about the crappy...but better apple platforms.....better as they can surf the net for a day without beeing stuck with unwanted shit software that makes my computer crash.....i'm SICK OF REFORMATING


40) Posted by: rae
September 9, 2004 1:16 AM

okay i installed it by accident. they worked it into another installation i was doing and i guess i didn't read the fine print. i've tried to uninstall it by clicking the google logo then help then uninstall. when i get to the page it says please give a reason why and then there's a button to click to uninstall. i clicked on it and got that the page was down...i tried to giving a reason.. the page is still not working. i tried add/remove programs..and the thing is still not gone. what else is there to get rid of it?


41) Posted by: wot is that-->
September 15, 2004 3:41 AM

wot is that thing next to ppl's handle's... IS THAT A FRIGIN IP ADDRESS so hacks with no lives can INVADE OUR COMPUTER PRIVACY!!!?


42) Posted by: Helpdesk guy
September 22, 2004 5:20 PM

Try using Mozilla firefox, it has a google search built-in and an effective popup blocker, you also won't get nearly as much spyware as with IE. BTW I have never seen the google toolbar cause the problems people seem to be having, most likely you have spyware.


43) Posted by: Karen C
September 22, 2004 5:32 PM

I want to uninstall google toolbar for Security reasons. I went to remove/add and removed it but couldn't uninstall it. Any other toolbar if you don't want it you can uninstall it easily.


44) Posted by: steve zimmett
October 11, 2004 10:13 AM

How do I remove the Google toolbar. I installed it about 2 weeks ago and get more popups now than ever before. I tried Conrol Panle Add/Remove but it still appears on my toolbars, thanks, Steve


45) Posted by: Joe
October 12, 2004 12:25 PM

losers


46) Posted by: NAme
October 17, 2004 1:28 PM

i just hide the google toolbar..it doesnt bother me a bit..neigher does it help...how do you get rid of it...and i need a strait answer..eveyone whos asked that had insulted or whatever i just need to know


47) Posted by: NAme
October 17, 2004 1:28 PM

i just hide the google toolbar..it doesnt bother me a bit..neigher does it help...how do you get rid of it...and i need a strait answer..eveyone whos asked that had insulted or whatever i just need to know


48) Posted by: techguy
November 4, 2004 10:39 AM

For those of you having problems with your Google toolbar, try this before uninstalling.

Click on the down arrow next to GOOGLE on the toolbar.
Choose Options.
On the Options page:
DO NOT CHECK "Page Rank" or "Page Info".... they report info back to Google and, although Google promises that they only use it for statistical purposes, it worries me.
DO CHECK "Popup blocker"... it stops just about all popups.

Any other options are up to you but I check the following:
Open a new window...
Drop-down history...
Highlight button
Word-find buttons
Options buttons

Now, on the "MORE" page I check ONLY
Save search history....
Automatically search..
Use Google as default...
(Under "Extras") Selective text only
Automatically highlight...
Play a sound....

If you follow this, I think your browsing (and searching) will be much more pleasant.

Also, if your PC is slowing down, download Adaware and SpyBlocker. You likely have spyware. They are both excellent and free.


49) Posted by: techguy
November 4, 2004 10:51 AM

Oh yeah, if you think it is taking up too much screen real estate, move the google toolbar to the right of your other toolbars.

If it won't move, right click on toolbars and uncheck "lock toolbars.

Try eliminating some crap up there. Right click on toolbars and
uncheck "Links".

Finally, try resizing icons. Right click on toolbars and click customize. Under icon options, choose "Smalll icons". Also, try "Selective text on right" under Text options.... you might like this.

Then resize your toolbars (yes, they can be resized as well as moved) so that only two rows are present.
Then right click toolbars and check "Lock Toolbars".

Hope that helps.
Techguy


You can also increase your screen resolution.


50) Posted by: Vee
November 23, 2004 2:32 PM

We've installed Google toolbar on a work computer connected to a network. The computers all use Win2000. After installation the server (which was already slow) now runs at the speed of molasses. Programs which are using data on the server often freeze and ctl+alt+del is the only way to clear things up. Suffice to say, this makes working difficult.

One of our techs claims that Google is incompatible with something in our system. Even after uninstalling the toolbar, however, the server is still slow on this machine. Are there any additional hidden registries or files that I have to manually delete to completely remove this thing? Is our tech on acid?

Arg.


51) Posted by: Jack Neoff
December 3, 2004 2:24 PM

I love this toolbar. Man, it's the best thing since sliced bread. I want to get a sticker of it and slap it on my blow-up doll.


52) Posted by: Brooke
December 11, 2004 6:52 AM

I have four google desktop winsock entries in my hijack this scan, and I've had virus problems and spyware over the past few months. I can't seem to delete those with hijack. I've gone in the registry also, why would there be four entries for google as BHO? Does not look good. Hijack this says "can't delete old winsock entries, you have to get lsp remover" etc which I've tried also. It says googledesktopnetwork1.dll, and there are four exactly alike.

Brooke


53) Posted by: loonychoons
January 5, 2005 10:45 PM

Someone else installed Google toolbar as a favour, But since then I am plagued with (iexplore exe. Application Error) warrnings with a couple of memory locations that can not be found or read (press X to terminate programe)what a nusence can anyone shed any light on this oddity THANKS


54) Posted by: alex
January 12, 2005 5:13 AM

I had the same prob: even after clicking "disable google toolbar" and deleting it from add/remove programs, it was still there. Then I searched 4 it and found that there is still a .dll file, probably installed in C:\Program Files\Google. That's nog the only thing, in my PC i also had to delete it from C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\GToolbar, where I also found 2 .dll files concerning this Google Toolbar. If you remove that .dll files, you're prob will be solved. If you don't find them, just search for "google toolbar" and uninstall or remove the files.

greetz
alex


55) Posted by: gary
February 12, 2005 5:36 AM

it's fucking hilarious that the uninstall button doesn't link up to what it's supposed to. I want to get rid of this stupid thing. I'd like to know how. Thanks for your help.


56) Posted by: Bijou
February 15, 2005 1:18 PM

I successfully removed the Google toolbar in about 15 seconds. Here is how I did it:

1. Make sure that the Google toolbar is visible in your browser. If you don't see it, RIGHT click in the toolbar area of your browser and click on Google. The toolbar should appear.

2. Click GOOGLE. It should be on the leftmost part of the Google toolbar. A drop down menu will pop up.

3. Click HELP.

4. Click UNINSTALL.

5. You should get a message letting you know that you are about to uninstall the toolbar. There is a comments section where you can bitch Google folks out...or not. Submit and CLOSE ALL BROWSER WINDOWS. If you do not close all of your browser windows the toolbar WILL NOT uninstall.

That should do it! :) Hope this helps. I didn't have a chance to read all of the comments so I am not sure if this answer has been given previously, but I read the last few and it seems like people were still having trouble removing this worthless toolbar. GOOD LUCK!


57) Posted by: sinch
February 17, 2005 3:51 AM

You all sound like your installing some backend malware crap off some third party web site and trying to pass it off on google b.c you're too stupid to know what malware is. If you can't handle a simple add-on to MSIE, then maybe you should rethink your actions before you download it. Furthermore, there are numerous (NUMEROUS) docs on uninstalling and remove support for google toolbar, its just ashame that instead of (RTFM), you seem to want to be lazy and complain to a forum to a bunch of people who really don't give a rats ass who you are, the trouble you are having, or helping you out. I suggest, if you REALLY want to waste time, invest in some slinkies and throw them down the nearest stairwell.

Toodle =)

- You don't know do YOU? -


58) Posted by: sinch
February 17, 2005 3:51 AM

You all sound like your installing some backend malware crap off some third party web site and trying to pass it off on google b.c you're too stupid to know what malware is. If you can't handle a simple add-on to MSIE, then maybe you should rethink your actions before you download it. Furthermore, there are numerous (NUMEROUS) docs on uninstalling and remove support for google toolbar, its just ashame that instead of (RTFM), you seem to want to be lazy and complain to a forum to a bunch of people who really don't give a rats ass who you are, the trouble you are having, or helping you out. I suggest, if you REALLY want to waste time, invest in some slinkies and throw them down the nearest stairwell.

Toodle =)

- You don't know do YOU? -


59) Posted by: Larry D. Luckert
February 23, 2005 3:10 AM

Dear cooment@google.com
how are you doing so well!!... i am just doing so far form now sowell i am just asking you and i am circious to you about the google toolbar and how come that you removwe it from your toolbar on my screen howcome that you remove it on my screen the windows why did you wanted to remove howe come and u did not set it up back to my screen and leave it alone because i lovwe it the google that it my favorite google toolbar on it and how come that u did remove and why you don't like it my idea how come that way you took it away from toolbar and i wanted you to put it back that toolbar and leave it alone i prefer that way


60) Posted by: ALLMYHUBCAPS
March 1, 2005 5:24 PM

WOW GOOGLE SUCKS MY GIANT HAIRY BALLSACK, I JUST PWND THAT PIECE OF SHIT GOOGLE TOOLBAR OFF MY COMPUTER AFTER IT SPYWARE'D ITS WAY ONTO IT


61) Posted by: Ian Reid
March 24, 2005 5:32 PM

Whatever you do..DO NOT use google as a web page. You will never get rid of the crappy thing. Add/remove will not work. Neither will right clicking etc. It is a curse to all computer users.


62) Posted by: Nunu
April 11, 2005 4:35 AM

THANK U SO MUCH Bijou U R MY HERO!


63) Posted by: fag
April 21, 2005 10:01 AM

DAMN DANGIT MAN, IM TRYING TO GET RID OF THIS BASTAGE IT PLAGUES ME DANGIT. fuggin i tried to uninstall the whore through add/remove programs, but the nigel still doesn't budge, i need NAMES of .dlls and registry strings that are safe to delete to get rid of the fookin gayness...PLZ HELP YAY


64) Posted by: LOAN
April 27, 2005 9:46 PM

ok i installed the toolbar and hwen i exited the interent. and then when i webnt on the interent thingy again the toolbar wasnt there. why is this happenig? i installed it like five tiimes and it keeps on doing the same thing over and over again.


65) Posted by: JONKE
May 1, 2005 11:39 PM

I FUCKING HATE THE ANGLO-SAXON TURDS AT GOOGLE THAT DEVELOPED THIS HORRIBLE APP.

I HOPE YOU ALL HORRIBLE CAUCASION DEATHS.

I FUCKING HATE WHITE PEOPLE FOR BEING TUD EATING SHIT SNIFFING GOOGLE TOOLBAR USERS.


66) Posted by: ace hilpp
May 11, 2005 8:44 PM

I want to delete Google tool bar


67) Posted by: Google Removed
May 12, 2005 6:36 PM

I too had the same problem has many of you do with the Google tool bar. I seem to have fixed my problem.The Google toolbar icon in my add/remove programs list is finally gone!!! This is what I did, I hope it works for some of you. At least I'm offering a solution,more then I can say for alot of those stupid ppl out there that think Google is the best.GOOGLE SUCKS BIG TIME!!! Try this---Start-run-regedit-ok-Hkey_Local_Machine-Software-microsoft-windows-uninstall. Then click on each folder in the list individually until u see google toolbar mentioned in the left side.When u find it,Right click the folder on the left and Delete-then ok.. Google Toolbar should be gone from ur control panel. Worked for me! :D


68) Posted by: gordon smith
May 14, 2005 11:28 AM

i dont want new goggle tool bar
gordon smith
gn16smith@shaw.ca


69) Posted by: jake
May 15, 2005 12:07 AM

fuck google toolbar /// it's the shit and i got rid of it for good.


70) Posted by: jake
May 15, 2005 12:13 AM

fuck google toolbar /// it's the shit and i got rid of it for good.


71) Posted by: Thomas Kent
June 9, 2005 12:13 AM

I am trying to uninstall the google toolbar


72) Posted by: tigz
June 19, 2005 7:33 PM

i just dont want it


73) Posted by: Bob Dobolina
July 9, 2005 12:18 PM

"I HATE the google toolbar. I installed it, and along with I got some crap, that's completely messed up my browsing. It's some frikkin chinese company smartCWS, that adds links to my favourites that you cannot get rid of as they always come back, and it chnges the home page to their crappy page, smartsearch.ws."

Dan--Check your hosts file. It's been modified. You spelled a word wrong when you typed it into your address bar at some point (like "gogle" instead of "google"), and it took you to a page that ran a script that modified your hosts file. It has nothing to do with the Google Toolbar. It has to do with assholes who register misspelled domain names so they can fuck with peoples' computers.


74) Posted by: Bill Dill
July 9, 2005 12:23 PM

Unbelievable dumbasses: Look in the Help file. Instructions for uninstall are written in English. If you need it written in Retard, no one can help you.


75) Posted by: Sir Seek
July 10, 2005 3:42 AM

http://www.best-toolbar.com I use the most (it uses Google search engine even), its free and helps search over 200 search engins! Even URL submits for those web masters!


76) Posted by: Jack
July 15, 2005 4:41 PM

I hate the Google toolbar, it's awful. I have it for Firefox and there's nothing in the program files related to Google. I also can't uninstall through the add/remove programs. It's not in the list, but the damn thing is definetly on my browser! Any suggestions?


77) Posted by: Jack
July 15, 2005 4:46 PM

Nevermind guys... I got it removed and all problems disappeared. That toolbar really sucks!


78) Posted by: Big One
July 15, 2005 7:04 PM

Step 1. Go to "Add or Remove Programs" at "Settings" Menu nad proceed normal

Step 2. Go to "Start -> Run" type "regedit"

Step 3. Search for the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

Step4. Delete de "Google Toolbar" key

Step 5. Close the RegEdit

Step 6. Repeat Step 1. the corresponding items has gone !!!

Thanks.


79) Posted by: dalia
July 21, 2005 9:47 AM

i want to uninstall google toolbar..but its not uninstalling


80) Posted by: Abirdinthehand Isworth2inthebush
July 21, 2005 9:48 PM

What a bunch of idiots, Man just repack those computers and ship them back to where you got them from with a note attached saying:
I'm too stupid for this technology mumbo jumbo, besides my VCR is still blinking 12:00, that how stupid I are, it's too confusing for Britney and me, Please send all the money I spent on this here computer thingy to support the War on Trailer Park Terror.
Thank Y'All
Kevin Federline (aka Mr. Britney Spears)
http://www.britneyspy.com/

There, now wasn't that easy, no need to thank me, your smile is all i need, now get out there and milk those friggin cows!
Enjoy


81) Posted by: namrata kang
July 24, 2005 1:54 PM

i m not asking about the toolbar near the menu toolbar i m asking about the toolbar that occurs when u go on google.com & then u click on the search window to type , that has all the things that u have typed in there & looked for

pease help me
namrata


82) Posted by: nina
July 25, 2005 3:30 PM

right click on google, and click on google and it will uninstall..... (hehe) it works


83) Posted by: �UNINSTALL GOOGLE TOOLBAR!
July 30, 2005 9:58 PM

to uninstal click "Google" (left click) then ---> help and Uninstall THATS ALL!


84) Posted by: Gregory R. Panakkal
August 25, 2005 7:30 AM

what i hate about Google Toolbar is that when it blocks a popup, that IE-Window tends to come into focus. For eg:- if you have just opened multiple IE windows [still loading], and you reading material on IEWin1.. and then IEWin2 has some popup & Google toolbar blocks it, IEWin2 comes as the foreground window. Can play on your nerves. :)


85) Posted by: Asia
August 26, 2005 10:41 AM

If you want to uninstall google toolbar and you're using Mozilla Firefox, click tools,choose Extentions, the google toolbar should be there, click uninstall.


86) Posted by: RG
October 17, 2005 12:02 AM

Google Toolbar sucks. Useless Bloatware. I think it is ridiculous that companies like Gateway include the Google toolbar on new systems. They act like they are hooking you up when it's a free download. Useless Bloatware!


87) Posted by: RG
October 17, 2005 12:03 AM

Google Toolbar sucks. Useless Junk. Make Google your homepage or just use firefox. I think it is ridiculous that companies like Gateway include the Google toolbar on new systems. They act like they are hooking you up when it's a free download. Useless Bloatware!


88) Posted by: Jens Peter
October 24, 2005 5:11 AM

Jeg ville bare sig at jeg synes den er helt fin og fungerer for mig


89) Posted by: Emily
November 6, 2005 5:10 AM

I HATE THAT STUPID TOOLBAR!!!
WARNING IF U R THINKING OF DOWNLOADING IT DONT ITS A VIRUS TRUST ME I GOT IT! STUPID FUCKIN TOOLBAR


90) Posted by: BACON
November 20, 2005 12:43 PM

THis toolbar is proper spyware stuff it slows the comp down mega style and it cannot go away. Google are a second rate pirate company.


91) Posted by: Brian
November 21, 2005 9:32 PM

I wonder if there isn't two versions of the Google toolbar. My daughter got it on her computer even though she swore she didn't download or install it. I deleted it correctly w/ "add/remove progam". When it booted back up there was NOTHING on the desktop. This is a XP SP2 machine w/software and hardware firewall, virus protection and is checked regularly with Adaware. I had to restore the registry from an earlier date. Unfortunately, the toolbar was back. Is there some malware out there masquerading as the official google toolbar?


92) Posted by: Phil Jolly
November 25, 2005 8:58 AM

Mac OSX users. I got rid of this pain of a toolbar (it just crashed Firefox instantly) by doing a search on my Mac for 'Google'. You'll find a few folders in User/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/
Just delete those folders that are named in your search results and restart firefox. No more problems!
Do it. You know it makes sense!


93) Posted by: Yura Ashpole
December 7, 2005 1:02 PM

If you don't like the Googlebar then try Googlebar Lite.


94) Posted by: arctic_elephent
December 9, 2005 4:43 AM

A lot of people obviously have the bogus toolbar from a fake google pirate company, I'm not saying that i love google or anything but some of the problems listed above, such as adding more pop-ups & redirecting your homepage, slowing down the comp are not a product of the legit goggle toolbar, search the web & u will see it's an obvious bogus addition which is circulating
I installed the legit version of the toolbar & although it had no problems I did find it rather useless. I mean the only reason I downloaded it was to save me opening the google page every time I wanted to make a new search; the google toolbar lists the results of your search in the current window you�re viewing so it defeats the purpose of having it. When it gives you the option of opening the search results in a new tab/window then i may re-install it.
But for all those whom abuse google & even threaten them, wake up, google make enough money without needing to abuse users with adware / spyware, search the web for answers before making yourself sound like an idiot.
Oh and I had NO trouble uninstalling it, even though it wasn�t listed in my add/remove programme list, (for the legit version click the google logo and go to options, I think, then find the uninstall button) though I did find it rather tasteless that google asked for a reason why I want to uninstall it & it even suggested I was one of the first people to do so, obviously from reading this post & a lot of others many people have uninstalled it. I can only assume google says this to make the uninstaller feel weird & unusual, a shallow & tactless psychological ploy from google, I didn�t expect that, but still that�s not enough for me abandon google, the google website & gmail rock! google toolbar � useless but still functional


95) Posted by: arctic_elephent
December 9, 2005 4:57 AM

"65) Posted by: JONKE ( xxx.117.138.216)
May 1, 2005 11:39 PM

I FUCKING HATE THE ANGLO-SAXON TURDS AT GOOGLE THAT DEVELOPED THIS HORRIBLE APP.

I HOPE YOU ALL HORRIBLE CAUCASION DEATHS.

I FUCKING HATE WHITE PEOPLE FOR BEING TUD EATING SHIT SNIFFING GOOGLE TOOLBAR USERS."

u win the "most retarded braindead Racsist google hater award"

firstly - do u really think everyone who works for google is anglo-saxon &
secondly - you've obviously become a victim of the non-legit non-google pirate version of the toolbar, u dumb fuck, you deserve it for bing an ignorant racist pig who cant read or astleast to lazy to check what there installing.


96) Posted by: me
January 19, 2006 8:55 AM

their is a trojan that takes over the google toolbar, it's not bogus toolbar from a fake google pirate company, and it wonn't let you uninstall it.


97) Posted by: pissedoff
January 24, 2006 9:06 AM

I had no idea the bloody thing was on my machine ubtil I poked around in the registry and saw 'Google' as a folder!!
I found other references to 'toolbar' and a sub folder called 'nav' some bloody thing or other. No way did I download the bastard thing, so how the hell is it on my machine..I DO NOT USE Mr Gates Explorer, I use Opera, so why would I want the bloody thing?? I found a ref to it in control panel/remove and the second I clicked on the bastard, it disappeared from the list!!! now I am going to waste MY time to find any trace of the shit!
A list of ALL the files the crap installs or alters would be at least a start to reviving my lost faith in Google!


98) Posted by: pissedoffmore
January 24, 2006 10:32 PM

I posted a large explanatory about 5 mins ago but it aint here as far as I can see, so.. the short version...it is downloaded inside DivX521ME98.exe.
Tekfacts Watch System shows a bucket load of entries. Check after you delete/reboot then reload.


99) Posted by: pissdoffplus
January 24, 2006 10:39 PM

Here is the proof if it posts?
Create folder: C:\Program Files\DivX\AutoUpdate
Create folder: C:\Program Files\DivX\Artwork
Output folder: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\dpv10.dll
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\dpu10.dll
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\dpus10.dll
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\dpuGUI10.dll
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\qt-mt331.dll
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\unicows.dll
Output folder: C:\Program Files\DivX\AutoUpdate
Extract: AutoUpdate.ico
Create folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\Check for DivX Updates.lnk
Remove folder: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Codec
Remove folder: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Pro Codec
Remove folder: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Pro Codec Adware
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Pro Codec
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Pro Codec Adware
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Pro Codec
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Pro Codec Adware
Create folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec\Decoder Configuration Utility.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec\License.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec\README.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec\Register DivX Pro.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec\Remove the DivX Codec.lnk
Create folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec\Links
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec\Links\Visit DivX.com.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec\Links\Learn about DivX Pro.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec\Links\Learn about Dr. DivX.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec\Links\DivX User Forums.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec\Links\DivX Support.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec\Links\DivX User Guide.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec\Links\DivX Hardware.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec\Links\DivX Movies.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec\Links\DivX Licensing.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Codec\Links\DivX Certification.lnk
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\codecSettings.reg
Execute: regedit.exe /s "C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\codecSettings.reg"
Created uninstaller: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivXCodecUninstall.exe
Create folder: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX
Output folder: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX
Extract: config.exe
Extract: bgregister.exe
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\README_en.txt
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\README_fr.txt
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\README_de.txt
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\README_ja.txt
Copy to C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX\README.txt
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\License_en.txt
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\License_fr.txt
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\License_de.txt
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\License_ja.txt
Copy to License.txt
Output folder: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DivX.dll
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\PSIKey.dll
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\divx_xx0c.dll
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\divx_xx07.dll
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\divx_xx11.dll
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\divxdec_040c.dll
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\divxdec_0407.dll
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\divxdec_0411.dll
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\divxdec.ax
Registering: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\divxdec.ax
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player 2.0 Alpha
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player 2.0
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player 2.1
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player 2.1 Beta
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player 2.0 Alpha
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player 2.0
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player 2.1
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player 2.1 Beta
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player
Create folder: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Player
Create folder: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Player\Skins
Copy to C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Player\Skins
Copy failed
Output folder: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Player\Skins
Extract: Default.dps
Output folder: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP
Extract: lang_fr.qm
Extract: lang_de.qm
Extract: lang_ja.qm
Output folder: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Player
Extract: README.txt
Output folder: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Player
Extract: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Player\DivXPlay.exe
Extract: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Player\libeay32.dll
Extract: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Player\ssleay32.dll
Extract: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Player\DivXPlayerATIPlugin.dll
Extract: DivX.com.url
Extract: DivX Player Help.url
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\License_en.txt
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\License_fr.txt
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\License_de.txt
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\License_ja.txt
Copy to License.txt
Copy to C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Player
Copy failed
Remove folder: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\Skins
Create folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player\DivX Player.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player\License.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player\README.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player\Visit DivX.com.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player\DivX Player Help.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\DivX Player\Remove the DivX Player.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\All Users\Desktop\DivX Player.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\All Users\Desktop\DivX Movies.lnk
Created uninstaller: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivXPlayerUninstall.exe
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\GoogleToolbarInstallerME98.exe
Installing Google Toolbar, this may take a moment...
Execute: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\nsp1F2.TMP\GoogleToolbarInstallerME98.exe /q /d
Created uninstaller: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivXBundleUninstall.exe
Create shortcut: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\DivX\Remove the DivX Bundle.lnk
Completed

try again to post this


100) Posted by: paris
January 29, 2006 12:51 AM

i love google serch its the most advance serch sistum iv ever new of, i fort yahoo ws good but nothink can beat google serch, i have it on my homepage


101) Posted by: may
February 14, 2006 2:32 AM

lol i hate computers...........

sry computer freaks out there..


102) Posted by: jeramy
March 2, 2006 12:47 AM

hmmm ive read most of these comments and t5ried most suggestions but im kinda confused...

the tool bar i get is blue 6 options on the left

=money making =music =casino
=investing =travel =mortgage

on the right it has drop down options which are

dating travel careers
credit computers insurance

it also has a search option on the right...

it used to have a little red X button in the top right corner to close it but that has recently dissapeared an i have to use taskmanager to switch windows...

can anyone tell me how to remove it??

im not that much of a computer wizz so yeah...

i would be forever gratefull...

jeramy


103) Posted by: JAI
March 11, 2006 3:35 PM

I WANT TO UNSTALL MY GOOGLE TOOLBAR PLEASE AND NOW.


104) Posted by: SMARTEST ONE HERE
March 15, 2006 9:36 PM

1. Have the GOOGLE TOOLBAR showing.
2. Click the GOOGLE button on the left.
3. Choose UNINSTALL from the list.
4. Don't answer their questions, just UNINSTALL.
5. Close your browser.
6. Open your browser... (w/out the GOOGLE TOOLBAR)

I guess that was hard to figure out for all you 'computer geeks'! Sheesh!


105) Posted by: pedro fonseca
March 28, 2006 4:17 PM

google is just one of those that slipped under the radar...i installed the google tool bar and just decided to uninstall one day. boy...what a cluster, i uninstalled and then it asked me to restart, fine, boy it crashed my computer. i had to reboot everything with the factory pc cd's. google? i don't know like the government as long as you play their game you are good, you beging to have your own opinion and ....crunch!


106) Posted by: junub
April 27, 2006 10:17 PM

http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/scraper.htm

for smart people


107) Posted by: Jim
April 29, 2006 1:23 PM

I caught the google toolbar virus and cant find any way to delete it. There is no option to uninstall anywhere and it is not on the populated list to uninstall with control panel. Spyware does not remove it. Crud


108) Posted by: danny from hp
May 19, 2006 8:04 PM

start your computer in safemode with networking >>login as administrator>>start>contrl panl>>add/remove prgms> highlight google toolbar>remove ... it is working

daniel-j@hp.com
99456 41414


109) Posted by: Daniel
June 8, 2006 12:46 AM

I guess Yahoo toolbar sucks too right?


110) Posted by: miss helpful
July 6, 2006 1:11 PM

to uninstall have the google toolbar showing. click on the google button and go to HELP- uninstall the toolbar.


111) Posted by: Toolbars = Pain
August 2, 2006 4:42 PM

Yes, toolbars are a pain for more advanced users. Unfortunatly, I was forced to have it as preloaded on my computer. Just to let you know, there is no easy way to completely uninstall the google toolbar. I uninstalled it first, then removed it from my program list-but the problem is that traces of the toolbar are still left in the system. Very difficult to remove-I do not advise toolbars to anybody. Simply going to google.com will get the key benefits of the toolbar, while if you click fast enough it'll be just as fast. Other benefits are pointless and mute.


112) Posted by: eric
August 29, 2006 8:13 PM

click on google icon on the toolbar. click on help.click on uninstall. after uninstalling ,close all windows . toolbar will go away


113) Posted by: eric
August 29, 2006 8:24 PM

miss helpful,sorry about that. did'nt see your post. you already had it figured out.


114) Posted by: darrell meadows
September 8, 2006 7:28 PM

hey champ


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