address bar won't work!

[brian]

my homepage loads fine, and links work as well, but if i
type an address into the address bar, it won't take me
anywhere... and it's really starting to irritate me? what
should i do?

 

[war17]

With IE open, go to Tools > Options > Advanced. Scroll down to Search. Check
"Just go to the most likely site." Click OK.

 

[nah]

Im having the same problem and "Just go to the most likely
site" is already checked
Anytime I try to use the address bar I get send to
www.smart-finder.biz/whatever address I typed or
www.nkvd.us/blahblah

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

my homepage loads fine, and links work as well, but if i
type an address into the address bar, it won't take me
anywhere... and it's really starting to irritate me? what
should i do?

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

Open Windows Explorer.
Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol and select it.
Click Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version.
Select 'open'.
Click Edit.

"Application used to perform this action" should read:

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\iexplore.exe" -nohome
(Check the path to iexplore.exe to make sure that is correct and use the
double quotes.)

DDE should be checked and in the boxes below it you should have:

#1:
"%1",,-1,0,,,,
#2
IExplore
#3 (blank)

#4
WWW_OpenURL

URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy should be the same.

Sometimes it is necessary to uncheck Use DDE.

If that doesn't fix it, go to Start | Run and type

regsvr32 urlmon.dll

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