Wes,
Thanks again for the response. Did that and didn't work. Have
tried many different things including sfc and reinstalling IE. None
worked. I finally did a web search (using google) and found this
page
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm
The reg fix worked.
Robert
Robert,
Try this...
To reset Internet Explorer settings
If you installed another Web browser after installing Internet
Explorer and Internet Tools, some of your Internet Explorer
settings may have changed. You can reset your Internet Explorer
settings to their original defaults, including your home page and
search pages, and choice of default browser, without changing your
other browser's settings.
1.. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2.. Click the Programs tab.
3.. Click the Reset Web Settings button.
Web Settings button
[[Click this to reset the default Internet Explorer settings for
your home and search pages, and prompt to make Internet Explorer
your default browser.
Note: This only resets these settings if you have installed another
Web browser after installing Internet Explorer and Internet Tools,
and that browser has changed the default settings.]]
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In Mr. Newt <lektrikpuke@_yahoo.com> hunted and pecked:
Wes,
Thanks for the quick response. Unfortunately, I tried all that
(meaning "just display results in main window" & "display most
likely") before coming here, and it is of no use. The program I
installed had a browser buddy (I don't remember what it called
itself). It wanted to help me with all kinds of stuff, which I
turned off, then decided to completely uninstall. After that, no
search, nada.
Any other ideas? I guess I could uninstall IE and then reinstall,
but I'm trying to avoid that.
Thanks.
Robert
To search from the Address bar
In Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
Click the Advanced tab.
Under Search from the Address bar, select one of the following:
To view a list of likely matches in the Search bar, and display
the most likely Web page in the main window, select Display the
results, and go to the most likely site.
To view a list of likely matches in the main window so that you
can choose which Web page to display, select Just display the
results in the main window.
To view only the most likely Web page, select Just go to the most
likely site.
To turn off searching from the Address bar, select Do not search
from the Address bar.
Notes
When you search from the Address bar, Internet Explorer can
automatically display the Web page that most likely matches what
you are searching for and
list other likely sites as well. Just type common names or words
in the Address bar, and then click Go.
No matter which option you choose, you can still search for Web
sites by clicking the Search button on the toolbar.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In Mr. Newt <lektrikpuke@_yahoo.com> hunted and pecked:
Hi y'all,
I think a program I installed corrupted something in my
webrowser (IE6xxx). I am lazy and will just type something in
the address bar for my first search. If the results are not
useful, I'll go to google or something like that. Now, I type
something in the address bar and it gives me an error message
(because it's trying to find a webpage instead of searching).
I've tried resetting everything in Tools, Advanced, but that
did nothing.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
Robert
