Oklahoma Howdy to Willowbirch,
First, what browser are you using, and under what operating system?
(i.e. Windows 98, Microsoft Explorer)
I had a search setup once that tried to take over the computer. I went to the Google Home Page and installed their search assistant. It's great, and it acts just like another browser window. It doesn't come up unless I do a search, and it is extremely fast.
It is:
http://www.google.com/Just go to their tools page and Google should be able to install it automatically for you. It takes about one minute. You should have a question about making it the primary search engine, and you should click "Yes".
Holler if this doesn't fix the problem for you.
In Christ,
Tom