My dad was telling me that when he tries to open Google on his computer at home, it automatically redirects to the French version. And no matter how many times he switches it, it keeps coming back to French next time he opens it. Any idea why that happened/how to fix it? Is it a spyware thing?
Posted by Stephen Silver at May 1, 2006 01:34 PMI'm assuming he's using windows and IE here. He can try dumping the temporary internet files, those should be cleared out every so often anyway. He can go to tools, internet options, delete files.
It's likely a cookie though. He can try to identify the google cookie(s) under tools, internet options, settings, view files, but that may be tough. There's another option that he needs to think about before he does it and that is delete all cookies. The problem with that though is he would likely lose any saved passwords to websites that he might have and have to re-enter them the next time he visits. Shoot me an email if you want more details. If he's using a Mac or another browser I'm not sure what the process is but you can look for a similar process.