address bar

[gary]

I used to be able to type:

john smith

in the address bar, press "Go" and the webpages containing
that phrase would get returned.

Now,

john smith

gets replaced by:

http:///? john smith

in the address bar and the

"The page cannot be displayed. The page you are looking
for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be
experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to
adjust your browser settings" page is always returned.

How can I restore the previous search ability?

Gary

 

[Hyung Jin Ro [MSFT]]

Gary,

It seems your address bar is turned off for web searching. Please try
Internet Options > Advanced, and make sure "Do not search from the address
bar" is unchecked or click Restore Defaults button. If that doesn't help,
try Reset Web Settings... in Programs and see if that works.


This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I used to be able to type:

john smith

in the address bar, press "Go" and the webpages containing
that phrase would get returned.

Now,

john smith

gets replaced by:

http:///? john smith

in the address bar and the

"The page cannot be displayed. The page you are looking
for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be
experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to
adjust your browser settings" page is always returned.

How can I restore the previous search ability?

Gary

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.
CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/