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How to change Google's country

  • 03-11-2007 10:19pm
    #1
    astrofool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,884 ✭✭✭✭


    So, Google is my default search provider, but every time I perform a search, the country option is always "Pages from the UK", and I can't find any options to change it to Ireland, which is really annoying as I have to change the url to .ie all the time to get that search, grrr.


    Sooo, does anyone know how to fix that? :)


Comments

  • #2
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    What I have done is load www.google.ie then use internet tools to set that as my default page et voila, je suis en irlande.


    ?<edit> That only makes sense if you know I live in France.


  • #3
    djmj
    Registered Users Posts: 133 ✭✭djmj


    When you tape quert in google type: query site:ie and this will be ok


  • #4
    astrofool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,884 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    Doesn't work for the quick search box. Also, "internet tools"?

    I'd also prefer not to have to type extra crap into the search query, as this will take longer than replacing the .co.uk!

    I can't believe Google haven't got an easy solution to this :)


  • #5
    djmj
    Registered Users Posts: 133 ✭✭djmj


    go to google.ie and install again toolbar maybe this can help


  • #6
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    astrofool wrote: »
    Doesn't work for the quick search box. Also, "internet tools"?

    Sorry

    IE6 Select Tools > Internet options > Set home page to www.google.ie

    Firefox Select Tools > Options > Set home page to www.google.ie.


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  • #7
    astrofool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,884 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    Thats only any good if you want Google as your home page :) I'm talking about the search box (top right in ie7).


  • #8
    sdanseo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,234 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    Google toolbar has an option for this. Download it from toolbar.google.ie, then set the settings, and then turn it off.


  • #9
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    astrofool wrote: »
    Thats only any good if you want Google as your home page :) I'm talking about the search box (top right in ie7).
    My mistake, I misunderstood your query.


  • #10
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,304 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Goto Google.com and click "Preferences". These preferences will apply to your search box as well.


  • #11
    astrofool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,884 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    You don't get to set preferences to anything other than "English" for your locale. Usually there's English(USA), English(Ireland) for most localized programs :)

    I found a solution by adding my own customer provider, rather than using the automatic Google provider, pity they don't have a proper solution for it.


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  • #12
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,387 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    What you can do is up in the top right click the little arrow, then click "Find More Providers..." then add google ireland yourself, using the little box thing in middle of page... I just checked it and it works fine...

    Edit: Just re-read what you said, you've already done that...


  • #13
    confussd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭confussd


    current way of doin this is given on the IE setup and is self explainatory but for the record this is what I just did

    Click Search options on the IE toolbar (down arrow beside the search magnifing glass)
    Click Find more providers
    Goto the create your own box
    into step 3 paste: 
    http://www.google.ie/search?rlz=1T4ADBR_enIE302IE303&hl=en&q=TEST&meta=
    into step 4 type Google Ireland
    click install


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