Address bar searches stuck on MSN???

[Guest]

I just reinstalled my operating system and I can't get the autosearch setting
to go to google. It's stuck on MSN. When I select anything other than MSN
and then go right back into the autosearch settings it's right back on MSN.
What could be the problem, cause it worked before I reinstalled the operating
system. I have SP2 if that makes a difference, had it before as well.

 

[Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]]

I just reinstalled my operating system and I can't get the autosearch
setting to go to google. It's stuck on MSN. When I select anything
other than MSN and then go right back into the autosearch settings it's
right back on MSN. What could be the problem, cause it worked before I
reinstalled the operating system. I have SP2 if that makes a difference,
had it before as well.

This .vbs file from MVP Kelly sets Google:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/addressgoogle.vbs
http://www.google.com/options/defaults.html
"Make Google Your Default Search Engine".

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Windows - Internet Explorer 2003/2004/2005
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[Guest]

I'm referring to when you do a search from the address bar. Does that VBS
dealy fix it?

 

[Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]]

I'm referring to when you do a search from the address bar. Does that VBS
dealy fix it?

Yes sir

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Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer 2003/2004/2005
My home:
My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/

 

[Guest]

Before I could just type in whatever into the addressbar, like "microsoft is
the best" and it would bring it up in google. There's a part in the search
settings entitle autosearch where you can set the adress bar search. Why
would it change and why would I now have to put the g before any search? I
also tried using the google reg edit file and that gave me an erroe sayign
that some of the registry keys were in use.

 

[Viktor Krammer]

Hi Drew,

You may also give Quero Toolbar a try, which is an alternative and more
powerful address bar. It adds a drop down menu next to the address field
where you can choose the desired search engine on a per search basis.

http://www.quero.at/

Viktor

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

Before I could just type in whatever into the addressbar, like "microsoft is
the best" and it would bring it up in google. There's a part in the search
settings entitle autosearch where you can set the adress bar search.

Be more specific. Where are you seeing this option?

Why
would it change and why would I now have to put the g before any search?

What happens if you start your search request with a question mark (?)
or one of the words find or go?


If you have installed the IE5 Web Accessory Quick Search.exe
you could see the extra search commands you have active such as g
BTW g is not one of the default ones installed by that tool;
so you much have picked that up in some other way.

I
also tried using the google reg edit file and that gave me an erroe sayign
that some of the registry keys were in use.

Perhaps you have some other program active trying to prevent such
registry modifications. Try rebooting in safe mode and doing it then.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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