Can't customize search options

[Barb Sobkowiak]

I was hijacked ... have run CW Shredder, AdWare (checked for updates),
Spybot (checked for updates) and PestPatrol ... all items fixed, but when I
try to customize my search options IE 6.0.2800 running XP Home Edition ...
all I get is Google search with ShopNavSearch - DRSN Search.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Barb S.

 

[Jan Il]

Hi Barb

Try the following Courtesy of Tony Klien - MS MVP.

Close IE, copy the bold to Notepad, save as Search.reg (save as 'all files',
and doubleclick.
Answer 'yes' when prompted to add the contents of Search.reg to the
Registry:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://ie.search.msn.com/{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchasst.
htm"
"CustomizeSearch"="http://ie.search.msn.com/{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchcust.
htm"
"Default_Search_URL"="http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&ar=ies
earch"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl]
""="http://home.microsoft.com/access/autosearch.asp?p=%s"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\main]
"Search Page"="http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&ar=iesearch"
"Search Bar"="http://search.msn.com/spbasic.htm"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
"{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"=""

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPre
fix]
@="http://"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://"

This will restore the Windows defaults for a whole lot of Search related
registry entries.

HTH

Jan

 

[Barb Sobkowiak]

Jan:

I copied the info and pasted it into notepad, saved as directed then
answered yes
but I still get the same thing when I hit the search button in IE ....
Google search with ShopNavSearch - DRSN Search.

Any other ideas ... or did I do something wrong?
Thanks,
B

Hi Barb

Try the following Courtesy of Tony Klien - MS MVP.

Close IE, copy the bold to Notepad, save as Search.reg (save as 'all files',
and doubleclick.
Answer 'yes' when prompted to add the contents of Search.reg to the
Registry:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://ie.search.msn.com/{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchasst.

htm"

"CustomizeSearch"="http://ie.search.msn.com/{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchcust.

htm"

"Default_Search_URL"="http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&ar=ies
earch"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl]
""="http://home.microsoft.com/access/autosearch.asp?p=%s"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\main]
"Search Page"="http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&ar=iesearch"
"Search Bar"="http://search.msn.com/spbasic.htm"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
"{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"=""

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPre

fix]
@="http://"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://"

This will restore the Windows defaults for a whole lot of Search related
registry entries.

HTH

Jan

 

[Jim Byrd]

Hi Barb - Download and run:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG to restore
your default Search functionality. You'll have to manually re-select any
Customizations you may have had, however.

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Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



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[Barb Sobkowiak]

Thanks so much ... it worked just fine.

B

Hi Barb - Download and run:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG to restore
your default Search functionality. You'll have to manually re-select any
Customizations you may have had, however.

--
Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



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[Jim Byrd]

YW, Barb - Glad it fixed it for you.

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Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



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