To boost its Web search traffic, Microsoft corp. on Monday announced a deal that will make its Live Search the default on Hewlett-Packard Co. personal computers in the U.S. and Canada, starting in January.

The world’s largest PC maker, H.P. also calls for a deal to install Internet Explorer with an extra Live Search toolbar on those PCs.

The company has been under lot of pressure to prove that it has plans for attracting more people to Live Search since Microsoft called off its $47.2 billion offer to buy Yahoo Inc.

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