Google Problem

[NOX]

Hi, I've just noticed that if I try to search with google all I'm getting when I go to the google site is a page full of code. Likewise when I try to sign into either twitter or youtube- just a page of script something like below- anyone know how to sort that out- it's pretty irritating:( Many thanks in advance.

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[Buenchico]

Have you got any extensions (such as Adblock Plus) installed? If so, go to Tools > Add-ons and disable them, one by one, until the problem (hopefully) corrects itself. Then remove the offending extension. (If it's something that you really value, you can then try restarting your computer and re-installing it).

Chris

[ChuckFickens]

You say when you try and sign in to twitter or yourtube, both those sign in pages would be secure (https) pages, so are all the pages you're getting the problems with secure (i.e. the address starts with HTPS, rather than HTTP)...

I'll admit, I'm guessing here because I've never seen this before.

[ChuckFickens]

Actually... if you are a member of facebook, it will be easy to test if it's a problem with secure pages...

Does this link work?
https://www.facebook.com/

Or does this (or both) links work
http://www.facebook.com/

if the bottom one only works, I guess you could try the normal secure page problem fix, check the time and date on your computer.... not that I've ever seen it cause this problem.

[NOX]

Thank you both, both of chuck's links work and I already tried disabling add ons and also completely uninstalling and reinstalling firefox 'bare' so to speak. Also if I simply try to search anything in the google drop down search bar it does it, I've never seen anything like it and am fairly stuck. IE and Chrome and are both fine.
Thanks for your help so far.

[Ellipsis]

Ellipsis
Go to http://www.google.co.uk/preferences?hl=en

Click on "Languages" on the left

Make sure "English" is selected under "Which language should Google products use?"

Make sure only "English" is ticked under "Which other languages would you like to see in your search results?"

Click "Save"

[NOX]

Hi ellipsis thank you but it's only English ticked and it's still doing it. Seems only to be anything google related- all other sites are fine ( you tube is now a google site isn't it? Not sure about twitter- but those seem to be the only three things affacted).

[ChuckFickens]

You've not actually said which browser, but if it's any other one than IE then probably easiest fix to try is removing it and installing it again.

Make sure you back up all your favourites (bookmarks) first.

[NOX]

I've already done that chuck ( see my above answer)- and it's still doing it.

[NOX]

It's Firefox- sorry didn't mention that in my original post.

[Ellipsis]

> I've just noticed that if I try to search with google all I'm getting when I go to the google site is a page full of code

When you "go to the google site", what is the URL you see in the address bar at the top of the page?

And then you see "a page full of code", is this before you search (i.e. immediately you arrive at the site) or after you search?

[NOX]

Okay this happens when I either go to:-
https://www.google.co.uk/

or when I search using the search engine toolbar and happens immediately.

[Ellipsis]

Are you on XP, Vista or Windows 7?

[NOX]

Vista.

[237SJ]

By the way NOX, that link you`ve given to google on your previous post comes out completely normally on my computer.

[tonyav]

Works for me as well NOX.

[Jemisa]

Try to install 'Google' as your Home Page it will always be there for you then...

jem

[NOX]

It works for me too on my laptop and office computer, it's just the one I use most of the time at home and it's a very sudden thing it was fine the other day and haven't installed anything new.

[Ellipsis]

Try this link:

http://173.194.67.94/

Does that give you a better looking Google?

[NOX]

Now that is perfect ellipsis- so what is it then? lol

[Ellipsis]

Hmm, sounds like your DNS is messed up. Could be a virus or something just gone a bit wrong with your hosts file. I will leave Chuck to advise, he has a lot more experience in that than me. It was the word "Google" that caught my eye, as I know my way around that ...