Make Google My Homepage
This is a question I suspect a lot of people ask themselves – how do I make google my homepage?
The answer is – it depends – and it largely depends on which browser you are using. These are the steps you need to take in order to make gooogle your homepage for the most popular browsers available. Most people seem to prefer firefox nowadays, so we will start with that one.
Making google your homepage when using firefox 4
This is easy peasy. When you have google’s search page showing in your browser window, left click the icon on the left hand side, and holding the left mouse button down – drag the icon to the “home” icon. A dialog box will open asking you, “Do you want this document to be your new home page?” – click “yes,” and you are done.
How to make google your homepage in firefox 4
Firefox 4 also has the rather clever ability to run multiple home pages, which is explained – here.
How to make google your home page in Internet Explorer 9
The next most popular browser being Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 *spits” which requires you to be running Vista at least and is not quite as bad as the older versions is also pretty easy. Once again, while you have the google search page open in your browser, right click the “home” icon in the top right hand side of your browser and choose “add or change h0mepage.”
Then, a window will open and you will be asked, “Would you like to use the following as your home page?” Choose “Yes” and you are done.
How to make google your home page in Internet Explorer 9
How to make google your home page in Chrome:
Last, but not least is the latest browser from google – “Chrome.” Click the wrench icon 
on the top right hand side, choose, Options, then Basics, then add http://www.google.com in the box provided.
Setting google as your home page using Chrome.
You can download these browsers here:
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Comments on Make Google My Homepage
I want google as my homepage.
I like to have a google as my homepage.
Follow the tutorial – it’s easy as pie
Hi, I like google
I learnt a lot of knowledge from google, so any kind of doubts n questions I have I search google only. Thanks google
I BELEVE YOU THAT IT IS AS EASE AS A PIE
i want google my default browser
Deepak if you followed the instructions on this page, I can assure you that you should now have the Google homepage
lol Jordan … it sure is
Good to know Sandeep – I use Google too
I would like to make Google as my home page…
I want google as my homepage.
Guys just follow the google homepage guide above. It’s really easy to do
Make my search better!
I’m on google chome, I can still do this yes?
Easy guide, thanks.
I want the google homepage
im trying to make Google my home page but i have windows 7… can someone help me do this??
I want google to be my home sweet home
Hey Robin – Windows 7, which depends on which browser you’re using:
1. Google Crome – click on the ‘spanner’icon, found on the top right of your screen.
2. Click on ‘options’ in the drop-down box
3. the simply copy and paste http://www.google.com/ into the ‘homepage’ text box
1. To get the Google homepage on Mozilla Firefox – follow the tutorial above the comments
1. For I.E. follow the same instructions as for Internet Explorer.
Robin I can’t make it any easier than that – hope it helps
Thanks a lot for giving this homepage instructions. It is really good.
I like to have google as my homepage
@nuhun b:
You’re welcome and thanks
@fayez alzuraigat:
It’s the best place (IMO) to start surfing the internet from Fayez, that’s for sure!
I want to set google as home page in Internet Explorer. I use windoxs xp.
How do I do it?
I love browsing using Google
@Rampravesh:
If you read the article Rampravesh – see where it says “How to make google your home page in Internet Explorer 9″ ? – follow those instructions
I keep getting blocked when trying to use google why?
Are you related to James Francis?
@Rampravesh: I had always had Google as my homepage. I don’t know HOW MY INBOX became my homepage. I can’t get the INBOX off my homepage.
@norma j dickerson: Maybe you accidentally set you Gmail account as your homepage? Or if not Gmail, whatever email service you use? It is easy to do and if you want to change back to using the Google homepage, the above article guides you easily through the process