Adding Google to search providers in IE9

kingbal · 6 Jul 2011 at 22:45

I almost feel embarassed asking this; I'm a web developer and i'm struggling.

I click on the magnifying glass in address bar, click 'Add' to visit the Internet Explorer gallery however the only Google related plugin i can find on there is the Google Accelerator (not the Search Provider install).

I think the term for that gallery site is 'counter-intuitive' (or just anti-google)

Help.

*sobs*

Malicious · 6 Jul 2011 at 23:03

well that was harder than it needed to be lol

Anyway, in IE visit http://www.iegallery.com/us/addons/detail.aspx?id=813 and that should allow you to install google

From what I found depending on your region it doesn't offer google in the addon gallery :S

HangTime · 6 Jul 2011 at 23:39

Correct, this drove me round the bend for a few days as well after a reinstall of windows.

Basically the key is to make sure you are set to be using the US region, not UK when browsing the iegallery site.

kingbal · 6 Jul 2011 at 23:39

Nice one Malicious you saved the day. I bet you googled it right?

That's poor from microsoft; They'll do anything to try and make bing a success.