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How can I change default search engine in address bar? (I prefer Excite)
I use Win XP Home SP2.
Thanks
fc
I use Win XP Home SP2.
Thanks
fc
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Jan Il
Hi fc 
Open IE and click on View | Explorer Bar | Search. This opens a side panel
for searches. If your side panel has the animated search character, select
Change Preferences and then select Change Internet Search Behavior. A list
of popular search engines appears, and you can select your favorite from the
list.
This new default setting applies only to searches done from the side panel.
Entering keywords into the address bar will still trigger an MSN search. But
if you leave the side panel open, you can search with your favorite engine
without having to navigate to its site first. And you'll get search
refinement suggestions in the sidebar along with your engine's results.
If you'd rather search from the address bar, after selecting Change Internet
Search Behavior select With Classic Internet Search. Then close IE and
reopen it. The side panel will now contain a Customize selection on the menu
bar. Click on that to open the Customize Search Settings dialog. Click on
the Autosearch settings button and you'll see a second dialog that lets you
change the default engine for searches from the address bar itself. Once
you've chosen the engine you prefer, you can close the side panel. Searches
entered in the address bar will now be sent to your preferred search engine.
If you don't see your favorite search engine among those listed in IE you
may be able to add yours anyway. AllTheWeb, for example, lets you click on
an option to make it the default search engine in IE
or..........
Change the Internet Explorer Search Engine (All Windows)
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/289
CAUTION! Be sure to back up your registry before making any changes!
also...
How do I add more search engines to IE?
Go to Search on the Toolbar
This will open the Search in the side panel
Click "Customize" on the Search top bar (pull out the side panel to show the
Customize if necessary. This will open a window with a list of the other
serach engines that are listed for your system. Select one and click ok.
If the one you want is not in the list, then you will need to add it.
Hope this helps.
Jan
MS MVP - Windows IE [AumHa]
Data/Comp Technology
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Open IE and click on View | Explorer Bar | Search. This opens a side panel
for searches. If your side panel has the animated search character, select
Change Preferences and then select Change Internet Search Behavior. A list
of popular search engines appears, and you can select your favorite from the
list.
This new default setting applies only to searches done from the side panel.
Entering keywords into the address bar will still trigger an MSN search. But
if you leave the side panel open, you can search with your favorite engine
without having to navigate to its site first. And you'll get search
refinement suggestions in the sidebar along with your engine's results.
If you'd rather search from the address bar, after selecting Change Internet
Search Behavior select With Classic Internet Search. Then close IE and
reopen it. The side panel will now contain a Customize selection on the menu
bar. Click on that to open the Customize Search Settings dialog. Click on
the Autosearch settings button and you'll see a second dialog that lets you
change the default engine for searches from the address bar itself. Once
you've chosen the engine you prefer, you can close the side panel. Searches
entered in the address bar will now be sent to your preferred search engine.
If you don't see your favorite search engine among those listed in IE you
may be able to add yours anyway. AllTheWeb, for example, lets you click on
an option to make it the default search engine in IE
or..........
Change the Internet Explorer Search Engine (All Windows)
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/289
CAUTION! Be sure to back up your registry before making any changes!
also...
How do I add more search engines to IE?
Go to Search on the Toolbar
This will open the Search in the side panel
Click "Customize" on the Search top bar (pull out the side panel to show the
Customize if necessary. This will open a window with a list of the other
serach engines that are listed for your system. Select one and click ok.
If the one you want is not in the list, then you will need to add it.
Hope this helps.
Jan
MS MVP - Windows IE [AumHa]
Data/Comp Technology
www.datacomptech.com
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.
Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other readers.
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