IE 6 search problem

[thinman]

Did a clean install of Win98 and then added the update patches as
provided by Gary Terhune. Loaded the following programs :

Software firewall
Cookie filter
Trojan Hunter
SpyBot & Destroy
Spyware Blaster
AVG anti-virus

-- all of which I had been using prior to the reinstall of the OS.

When I click on the "Search" button, the "Search" window pane
on the left opens as usual. I type in the "keyword(s)" that I'm looking
for and it returns the found links.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand main
window as it has done forever! ( Same as what Searay is experiencing
in his 09-30-07 post).

The one thing I noticed is that right above the search field , it displays
a "Windows Live" logo, which has not been displayed previously.
Any way to get this back to normal operation ??

thanks
ray

 

[PA Bear]

See if an overinstall of IE6 SP1 fixes it:

First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Windows Explorer (includes
your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going offline). Start >
Run > (type in) IE6Setup.exe > [OK]. Select Minimal - Custom; Select all
the parts you use (e.g., Outlook Express) but none that you didn't
originally download, and overinstall. Should take about 2 minutes. Reboot
the computer.

Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in at
Windows Update for additional updates and patches you may need.

 

[thinman]

Didn't work....I'm still getting a "Live Search" plus the Windows Logo
above the search field, just as what appears in WinXP Pro.

Is MS forcing updates to Win98SE without the users approval ???

thanks

ray

See if an overinstall of IE6 SP1 fixes it:

First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Windows Explorer (includes
your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going offline). Start >
Run > (type in) IE6Setup.exe > [OK]. Select Minimal - Custom; Select all
the parts you use (e.g., Outlook Express) but none that you didn't
originally download, and overinstall. Should take about 2 minutes. Reboot
the computer.

Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in at
Windows Update for additional updates and patches you may need.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

Did a clean install of Win98 and then added the update patches as
provided by Gary Terhune. Loaded the following programs :

Software firewall
Cookie filter
Trojan Hunter
SpyBot & Destroy
Spyware Blaster
AVG anti-virus

-- all of which I had been using prior to the reinstall of the OS.

When I click on the "Search" button, the "Search" window pane
on the left opens as usual. I type in the "keyword(s)" that I'm looking
for and it returns the found links.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand main
window as it has done forever! ( Same as what Searay is experiencing
in his 09-30-07 post).

The one thing I noticed is that right above the search field , it displays
a "Windows Live" logo, which has not been displayed previously.
Any way to get this back to normal operation ??

thanks
ray

 

[PA Bear]

Live Search is the new default for IE, not matter what Windows version.

Does the above behavior persist?

[Do you understand that MS support for Win98 ended over a year ago?]
--
~PA Bear

Didn't work....I'm still getting a "Live Search" plus the Windows Logo
above the search field, just as what appears in WinXP Pro.

Is MS forcing updates to Win98SE without the users approval ???

thanks

ray

See if an overinstall of IE6 SP1 fixes it:

First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Windows Explorer
(includes your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going
offline). Start > Run > (type in) IE6Setup.exe > [OK]. Select Minimal -
Custom; Select all the parts you use (e.g., Outlook Express) but none
that
you didn't originally download, and overinstall. Should take about 2
minutes. Reboot the computer.

Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in at
Windows Update for additional updates and patches you may need.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

Did a clean install of Win98 and then added the update patches as
provided by Gary Terhune. Loaded the following programs :

Software firewall
Cookie filter
Trojan Hunter
SpyBot & Destroy
Spyware Blaster
AVG anti-virus

-- all of which I had been using prior to the reinstall of the OS.

When I click on the "Search" button, the "Search" window pane
on the left opens as usual. I type in the "keyword(s)" that I'm looking
for and it returns the found links.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand
main
window as it has done forever! ( Same as what Searay is experiencing
in his 09-30-07 post).

The one thing I noticed is that right above the search field , it
displays
a "Windows Live" logo, which has not been displayed previously.
Any way to get this back to normal operation ??

thanks
ray

 

[thinman]

Still not displaying like it should. Yes, I am well aware of the fact
that WIN98 support died off a while back.

Am going to do another clean install (delete/set partitions & format)
and only install the Windows files. I've got the IE6 w/SP1 CD , so
I'll install it then connect to the MS update site for the cummulative
update package.

thanks
ray

Live Search is the new default for IE, not matter what Windows version.

Does the above behavior persist?

[Do you understand that MS support for Win98 ended over a year ago?]
--
~PA Bear

Didn't work....I'm still getting a "Live Search" plus the Windows Logo
above the search field, just as what appears in WinXP Pro.

Is MS forcing updates to Win98SE without the users approval ???

thanks

ray

See if an overinstall of IE6 SP1 fixes it:

First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Windows Explorer
(includes your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going
offline). Start > Run > (type in) IE6Setup.exe > [OK]. Select Minimal -
Custom; Select all the parts you use (e.g., Outlook Express) but none
that
you didn't originally download, and overinstall. Should take about 2
minutes. Reboot the computer.

Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in at
Windows Update for additional updates and patches you may need.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


thinman wrote:
Did a clean install of Win98 and then added the update patches as
provided by Gary Terhune. Loaded the following programs :

Software firewall
Cookie filter
Trojan Hunter
SpyBot & Destroy
Spyware Blaster
AVG anti-virus

-- all of which I had been using prior to the reinstall of the OS.

When I click on the "Search" button, the "Search" window pane
on the left opens as usual. I type in the "keyword(s)" that I'm looking
for and it returns the found links.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand
main
window as it has done forever! ( Same as what Searay is experiencing
in his 09-30-07 post).

The one thing I noticed is that right above the search field , it
displays
a "Windows Live" logo, which has not been displayed previously.
Any way to get this back to normal operation ??

thanks
ray

 

[thinman]

Well, deleted/set partitions again and then formatted. Loaded Win98SE .
Installed IE6 w/SP1. Setup Internet connection. Connected to Windows
update. Downloaded all the critical updates listed. Rebooted.

Same deal. When I click on the Search button, the Search pane opens
on the left side. If I type in a word to search for, it returns links.
Clicking
on a link causes the link to open in the left pane. Nothing in the right
pane.

ray

Live Search is the new default for IE, not matter what Windows version.

Does the above behavior persist?

[Do you understand that MS support for Win98 ended over a year ago?]
--
~PA Bear

Didn't work....I'm still getting a "Live Search" plus the Windows Logo
above the search field, just as what appears in WinXP Pro.

Is MS forcing updates to Win98SE without the users approval ???

thanks

ray

See if an overinstall of IE6 SP1 fixes it:

First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Windows Explorer
(includes your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going
offline). Start > Run > (type in) IE6Setup.exe > [OK]. Select Minimal -
Custom; Select all the parts you use (e.g., Outlook Express) but none
that
you didn't originally download, and overinstall. Should take about 2
minutes. Reboot the computer.

Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in at
Windows Update for additional updates and patches you may need.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


thinman wrote:
Did a clean install of Win98 and then added the update patches as
provided by Gary Terhune. Loaded the following programs :

Software firewall
Cookie filter
Trojan Hunter
SpyBot & Destroy
Spyware Blaster
AVG anti-virus

-- all of which I had been using prior to the reinstall of the OS.

When I click on the "Search" button, the "Search" window pane
on the left opens as usual. I type in the "keyword(s)" that I'm looking
for and it returns the found links.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand
main
window as it has done forever! ( Same as what Searay is experiencing
in his 09-30-07 post).

The one thing I noticed is that right above the search field , it
displays
a "Windows Live" logo, which has not been displayed previously.
Any way to get this back to normal operation ??

thanks
ray

 

[Alan]

Well, deleted/set partitions again and then formatted. Loaded Win98SE .
Installed IE6 w/SP1. Setup Internet connection. Connected toWindows
update. Downloaded all the critical updates listed. Rebooted.

Same deal. When I click on theSearchbutton, theSearchpaneopens
on the left side. If I type in a word tosearchfor, it returns links.
Clicking
on a link causes the link to open in the leftpane. Nothing in the rightpane.

ray

LiveSearchis the new default for IE, not matter whatWindowsversion.

Does the above behavior persist?

[Do you understand that MS support for Win98 ended over a year ago?]

Didn't work....I'm still getting a "LiveSearch" plus theWindowsLogo
above thesearchfield, just as what appears in WinXP Pro.
Is MS forcing updates to Win98SE without the users approval ???
thanks
ray
See if an overinstall of IE6 SP1 fixes it:
First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL exceptWindowsExplorer
(includes your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going
offline). Start > Run > (type in) IE6Setup.exe > [OK]. Select Minimal -
Custom; Select all the parts you use (e.g., Outlook Express) but none
that
you didn't originally download, and overinstall. Should take about 2
minutes. Reboot the computer.
Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in at
WindowsUpdate for additional updates and patches you may need.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows(IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Adminhttp://aumha.net
DTS-Lhttp://dts-l.org/
thinman wrote:
Did a clean install of Win98 and then added the update patches as
provided by Gary Terhune. Loaded the following programs :
Software firewall
Cookie filter
Trojan Hunter
SpyBot & Destroy
Spyware Blaster
AVG anti-virus
-- all of which I had been using prior to the reinstall of the OS.
When I click on the "Search" button, the "Search" windowpane
on the left opens as usual. I type in the "keyword(s)" that I'm looking
for and it returns the found links.
When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in thesearchwindow itself instead of the right-hand
main
window as it has done forever! ( Same as what Searay is experiencing
in his 09-30-07 post).
The one thing I noticed is that right above thesearchfield , it
displays
a "WindowsLive" logo, which has not been displayed previously.
Any way to get this back to normal operation ??
thanks
ray- Hide quoted text -

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I have the same problem it started yesterday.

 

[Jon Kennedy]

Get the .reg file at the bottom of this page to reset the default IE 6
search registry entries. Follow the instructions to unzip the file, read it
in text format, then change the extension to .reg and merge with your
registry. http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/42.html

If no joy, then the behavior of the site set as the one for the search pane
is not coded correctly, perhaps.

I use Google for my searches, and the search pane still behaves correctly.
Try installing the Google toolbar - http://toolbar.google.com If you'd
rather not use it, Google has .reg files to make it the default here:
http://www.google.com/options/defaults.html - scroll down to the "Make
Google Your Default Search Engine" section and use the second linked .reg
file mentioned in the sentence:
"By default, Google will show results in the search channel window, leaving
the main window for browsing. If you prefer seeing the search results in the
main window, try this file instead."

Situations like this have happened over the years going back to the IE 4
days when changes have been made via Windows Updates to the default IE
search settings.

--

Jon Kennedy, MS MVP/IE
Charlotte, NC, USA
(e-mail address removed)

Well, deleted/set partitions again and then formatted. Loaded Win98SE .
Installed IE6 w/SP1. Setup Internet connection. Connected to Windows
update. Downloaded all the critical updates listed. Rebooted.

Same deal. When I click on the Search button, the Search pane opens
on the left side. If I type in a word to search for, it returns links.
Clicking
on a link causes the link to open in the left pane. Nothing in the right
pane.

ray

Live Search is the new default for IE, not matter what Windows version.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand
main
window...

Does the above behavior persist?

[Do you understand that MS support for Win98 ended over a year ago?]
--
~PA Bear

Didn't work....I'm still getting a "Live Search" plus the Windows Logo
above the search field, just as what appears in WinXP Pro.

Is MS forcing updates to Win98SE without the users approval ???

thanks

ray


See if an overinstall of IE6 SP1 fixes it:

First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Windows Explorer
(includes your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going
offline). Start > Run > (type in) IE6Setup.exe > [OK]. Select Minimal -
Custom; Select all the parts you use (e.g., Outlook Express) but none
that
you didn't originally download, and overinstall. Should take about 2
minutes. Reboot the computer.

Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in at
Windows Update for additional updates and patches you may need.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


thinman wrote:
Did a clean install of Win98 and then added the update patches as
provided by Gary Terhune. Loaded the following programs :

Software firewall
Cookie filter
Trojan Hunter
SpyBot & Destroy
Spyware Blaster
AVG anti-virus

-- all of which I had been using prior to the reinstall of the OS.

When I click on the "Search" button, the "Search" window pane
on the left opens as usual. I type in the "keyword(s)" that I'm looking
for and it returns the found links.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand
main
window as it has done forever! ( Same as what Searay is experiencing
in his 09-30-07 post).

The one thing I noticed is that right above the search field , it
displays
a "Windows Live" logo, which has not been displayed previously.
Any way to get this back to normal operation ??

thanks
ray

 

[Rob ^_^]

Hi Jon,

The Live coders have screwed up.
Here is the head section from a ninemsn side search bar

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
xmlns:Web="http://schemas.live.com/Web/" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><head><meta
http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><!-- TN:
123750FC77B037D5A9314C1A3015740F --><title>ninemsn Search:
branding</title><link rel="icon" href="/s/wlflag.ico" />

They are missing the <base target="_main"> in the head section.

Regards.

Get the .reg file at the bottom of this page to reset the default IE 6
search registry entries. Follow the instructions to unzip the file, read
it in text format, then change the extension to .reg and merge with your
registry. http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/42.html

If no joy, then the behavior of the site set as the one for the search
pane is not coded correctly, perhaps.

I use Google for my searches, and the search pane still behaves correctly.
Try installing the Google toolbar - http://toolbar.google.com If you'd
rather not use it, Google has .reg files to make it the default here:
http://www.google.com/options/defaults.html - scroll down to the "Make
Google Your Default Search Engine" section and use the second linked .reg
file mentioned in the sentence:
"By default, Google will show results in the search channel window,
leaving the main window for browsing. If you prefer seeing the search
results in the main window, try this file instead."

Situations like this have happened over the years going back to the IE 4
days when changes have been made via Windows Updates to the default IE
search settings.

--

Jon Kennedy, MS MVP/IE
Charlotte, NC, USA
(e-mail address removed)

Well, deleted/set partitions again and then formatted. Loaded Win98SE .
Installed IE6 w/SP1. Setup Internet connection. Connected to Windows
update. Downloaded all the critical updates listed. Rebooted.

Same deal. When I click on the Search button, the Search pane opens
on the left side. If I type in a word to search for, it returns links.
Clicking
on a link causes the link to open in the left pane. Nothing in the right
pane.

ray

Live Search is the new default for IE, not matter what Windows version.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand
main
window...

Does the above behavior persist?

[Do you understand that MS support for Win98 ended over a year ago?]
--
~PA Bear


thinman wrote:
Didn't work....I'm still getting a "Live Search" plus the Windows Logo
above the search field, just as what appears in WinXP Pro.

Is MS forcing updates to Win98SE without the users approval ???

thanks

ray


See if an overinstall of IE6 SP1 fixes it:

First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Windows Explorer
(includes your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going
offline). Start > Run > (type in) IE6Setup.exe > [OK]. Select Minimal -
Custom; Select all the parts you use (e.g., Outlook Express) but none
that
you didn't originally download, and overinstall. Should take about 2
minutes. Reboot the computer.

Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in
at
Windows Update for additional updates and patches you may need.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


thinman wrote:
Did a clean install of Win98 and then added the update patches as
provided by Gary Terhune. Loaded the following programs :

Software firewall
Cookie filter
Trojan Hunter
SpyBot & Destroy
Spyware Blaster
AVG anti-virus

-- all of which I had been using prior to the reinstall of the OS.

When I click on the "Search" button, the "Search" window pane
on the left opens as usual. I type in the "keyword(s)" that I'm looking
for and it returns the found links.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the
left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the
right-hand
main
window as it has done forever! ( Same as what Searay is experiencing
in his 09-30-07 post).

The one thing I noticed is that right above the search field , it
displays
a "Windows Live" logo, which has not been displayed previously.
Any way to get this back to normal operation ??

thanks
ray

 

[Rob ^_^]

See
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2222725&SiteID=1&mode=1

Regards.

Get the .reg file at the bottom of this page to reset the default IE 6
search registry entries. Follow the instructions to unzip the file, read
it in text format, then change the extension to .reg and merge with your
registry. http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/42.html

If no joy, then the behavior of the site set as the one for the search
pane is not coded correctly, perhaps.

I use Google for my searches, and the search pane still behaves correctly.
Try installing the Google toolbar - http://toolbar.google.com If you'd
rather not use it, Google has .reg files to make it the default here:
http://www.google.com/options/defaults.html - scroll down to the "Make
Google Your Default Search Engine" section and use the second linked .reg
file mentioned in the sentence:
"By default, Google will show results in the search channel window,
leaving the main window for browsing. If you prefer seeing the search
results in the main window, try this file instead."

Situations like this have happened over the years going back to the IE 4
days when changes have been made via Windows Updates to the default IE
search settings.

--

Jon Kennedy, MS MVP/IE
Charlotte, NC, USA
(e-mail address removed)

Well, deleted/set partitions again and then formatted. Loaded Win98SE .
Installed IE6 w/SP1. Setup Internet connection. Connected to Windows
update. Downloaded all the critical updates listed. Rebooted.

Same deal. When I click on the Search button, the Search pane opens
on the left side. If I type in a word to search for, it returns links.
Clicking
on a link causes the link to open in the left pane. Nothing in the right
pane.

ray

Live Search is the new default for IE, not matter what Windows version.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand
main
window...

Does the above behavior persist?

[Do you understand that MS support for Win98 ended over a year ago?]
--
~PA Bear


thinman wrote:
Didn't work....I'm still getting a "Live Search" plus the Windows Logo
above the search field, just as what appears in WinXP Pro.

Is MS forcing updates to Win98SE without the users approval ???

thanks

ray


See if an overinstall of IE6 SP1 fixes it:

First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Windows Explorer
(includes your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going
offline). Start > Run > (type in) IE6Setup.exe > [OK]. Select Minimal -
Custom; Select all the parts you use (e.g., Outlook Express) but none
that
you didn't originally download, and overinstall. Should take about 2
minutes. Reboot the computer.

Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in
at
Windows Update for additional updates and patches you may need.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


thinman wrote:
Did a clean install of Win98 and then added the update patches as
provided by Gary Terhune. Loaded the following programs :

Software firewall
Cookie filter
Trojan Hunter
SpyBot & Destroy
Spyware Blaster
AVG anti-virus

-- all of which I had been using prior to the reinstall of the OS.

When I click on the "Search" button, the "Search" window pane
on the left opens as usual. I type in the "keyword(s)" that I'm looking
for and it returns the found links.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the
left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the
right-hand
main
window as it has done forever! ( Same as what Searay is experiencing
in his 09-30-07 post).

The one thing I noticed is that right above the search field , it
displays
a "Windows Live" logo, which has not been displayed previously.
Any way to get this back to normal operation ??

thanks
ray

 

[Jon Kennedy]

Good job, Rob. Thought that may have been the case. This has happened
before, when they change default search sites - going back to when the first
search pane came out in IE 4.0.

 

[thinman]

Thanks for the confirmation that this is a problem created
by MS. Now, I just hope that they decide to fix it soon.

ray

See
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2222725&SiteID=1&mode=1

Regards.

Get the .reg file at the bottom of this page to reset the default IE 6
search registry entries. Follow the instructions to unzip the file, read
it in text format, then change the extension to .reg and merge with your
registry. http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/42.html

If no joy, then the behavior of the site set as the one for the search
pane is not coded correctly, perhaps.

I use Google for my searches, and the search pane still behaves correctly.
Try installing the Google toolbar - http://toolbar.google.com If you'd
rather not use it, Google has .reg files to make it the default here:
http://www.google.com/options/defaults.html - scroll down to the "Make
Google Your Default Search Engine" section and use the second linked ..reg
file mentioned in the sentence:
"By default, Google will show results in the search channel window,
leaving the main window for browsing. If you prefer seeing the search
results in the main window, try this file instead."

Situations like this have happened over the years going back to the IE 4
days when changes have been made via Windows Updates to the default IE
search settings.

--

Jon Kennedy, MS MVP/IE
Charlotte, NC, USA
(e-mail address removed)

Well, deleted/set partitions again and then formatted. Loaded Win98SE .
Installed IE6 w/SP1. Setup Internet connection. Connected to Windows
update. Downloaded all the critical updates listed. Rebooted.

Same deal. When I click on the Search button, the Search pane opens
on the left side. If I type in a word to search for, it returns links.
Clicking
on a link causes the link to open in the left pane. Nothing in the right
pane.

ray



Live Search is the new default for IE, not matter what Windows version.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand
main
window...

Does the above behavior persist?

[Do you understand that MS support for Win98 ended over a year ago?]
--
~PA Bear


thinman wrote:
Didn't work....I'm still getting a "Live Search" plus the Windows Logo
above the search field, just as what appears in WinXP Pro.

Is MS forcing updates to Win98SE without the users approval ???

thanks

ray


See if an overinstall of IE6 SP1 fixes it:

First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Windows Explorer
(includes your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going
offline). Start > Run > (type in) IE6Setup.exe > [OK]. Select
Minimal -
Custom; Select all the parts you use (e.g., Outlook Express) but none
that
you didn't originally download, and overinstall. Should take about 2
minutes. Reboot the computer.

Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in
at
Windows Update for additional updates and patches you may need.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


thinman wrote:
Did a clean install of Win98 and then added the update patches as
provided by Gary Terhune. Loaded the following programs :

Software firewall
Cookie filter
Trojan Hunter
SpyBot & Destroy
Spyware Blaster
AVG anti-virus

-- all of which I had been using prior to the reinstall of the OS.

When I click on the "Search" button, the "Search" window pane
on the left opens as usual. I type in the "keyword(s)" that I'm
looking
for and it returns the found links.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the
left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the
right-hand
main
window as it has done forever! ( Same as what Searay is experiencing
in his 09-30-07 post).

The one thing I noticed is that right above the search field , it
displays
a "Windows Live" logo, which has not been displayed previously.
Any way to get this back to normal operation ??

thanks
ray

 

[PA Bear]

What happens if you make Google the default?
http://www.google.com/options/defaults.html
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

Well, deleted/set partitions again and then formatted. Loaded Win98SE .
Installed IE6 w/SP1. Setup Internet connection. Connected to Windows
update. Downloaded all the critical updates listed. Rebooted.

Same deal. When I click on the Search button, the Search pane opens
on the left side. If I type in a word to search for, it returns links.
Clicking
on a link causes the link to open in the left pane. Nothing in the right
pane.

ray

Live Search is the new default for IE, not matter what Windows version.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand
main
window...

Does the above behavior persist?

[Do you understand that MS support for Win98 ended over a year ago?]
--
~PA Bear

Didn't work....I'm still getting a "Live Search" plus the Windows Logo
above the search field, just as what appears in WinXP Pro.

Is MS forcing updates to Win98SE without the users approval ???

thanks

ray


See if an overinstall of IE6 SP1 fixes it:

First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Windows Explorer
(includes your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going
offline). Start > Run > (type in) IE6Setup.exe > [OK]. Select
Minimal -
Custom; Select all the parts you use (e.g., Outlook Express) but none
that
you didn't originally download, and overinstall. Should take about 2
minutes. Reboot the computer.

Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in at
Windows Update for additional updates and patches you may need.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


thinman wrote:
Did a clean install of Win98 and then added the update patches as
provided by Gary Terhune. Loaded the following programs :

Software firewall
Cookie filter
Trojan Hunter
SpyBot & Destroy
Spyware Blaster
AVG anti-virus

-- all of which I had been using prior to the reinstall of the OS.

When I click on the "Search" button, the "Search" window pane
on the left opens as usual. I type in the "keyword(s)" that I'm
looking
for and it returns the found links.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand
main
window as it has done forever! ( Same as what Searay is experiencing
in his 09-30-07 post).

The one thing I noticed is that right above the search field , it
displays
a "Windows Live" logo, which has not been displayed previously.
Any way to get this back to normal operation ??

thanks
ray

 

[Rob ^_^]

Hi Bear,

Google will work fine in IE6 but loads the search result link in the Side
Pane in IE7 'cause they have <base target=_main> outsite the <head> block.
MSN/Live Sidebars load search result links in all versions of IE 'cause they
have completely omited the <base> tag.

Regards.

What happens if you make Google the default?
http://www.google.com/options/defaults.html
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

Well, deleted/set partitions again and then formatted. Loaded Win98SE .
Installed IE6 w/SP1. Setup Internet connection. Connected to Windows
update. Downloaded all the critical updates listed. Rebooted.

Same deal. When I click on the Search button, the Search pane opens
on the left side. If I type in a word to search for, it returns links.
Clicking
on a link causes the link to open in the left pane. Nothing in the right
pane.

ray

Live Search is the new default for IE, not matter what Windows version.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand
main
window...

Does the above behavior persist?

[Do you understand that MS support for Win98 ended over a year ago?]
--
~PA Bear


thinman wrote:
Didn't work....I'm still getting a "Live Search" plus the Windows Logo
above the search field, just as what appears in WinXP Pro.

Is MS forcing updates to Win98SE without the users approval ???

thanks

ray


See if an overinstall of IE6 SP1 fixes it:

First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Windows Explorer
(includes your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going
offline). Start > Run > (type in) IE6Setup.exe > [OK]. Select
Minimal -
Custom; Select all the parts you use (e.g., Outlook Express) but none
that
you didn't originally download, and overinstall. Should take about 2
minutes. Reboot the computer.

Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in at
Windows Update for additional updates and patches you may need.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


thinman wrote:
Did a clean install of Win98 and then added the update patches as
provided by Gary Terhune. Loaded the following programs :

Software firewall
Cookie filter
Trojan Hunter
SpyBot & Destroy
Spyware Blaster
AVG anti-virus

-- all of which I had been using prior to the reinstall of the OS.

When I click on the "Search" button, the "Search" window pane
on the left opens as usual. I type in the "keyword(s)" that I'm
looking
for and it returns the found links.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand
main
window as it has done forever! ( Same as what Searay is experiencing
in his 09-30-07 post).

The one thing I noticed is that right above the search field , it
displays
a "Windows Live" logo, which has not been displayed previously.
Any way to get this back to normal operation ??

thanks
ray

 

[PA Bear]

OP here is using IE6 in Win98 so let's not confuse the issue by bringing IE7
into the equation.

That being said, Google's my default here (IE7/WinXP) and the results do not
open in a "Side Pane" nor have I ever seen such a Search "Side Pane" since
IE7 Beta1. Of course, IE's default Search has never been enabled nor is
anything Windows Live installed on this machine short of WLMessenger (which
has hardly ever used).
--
~PA Bear

Hi Bear,

Google will work fine in IE6 but loads the search result link in the Side
Pane in IE7 'cause they have <base target=_main> outsite the <head> block.
MSN/Live Sidebars load search result links in all versions of IE 'cause
they
have completely omited the <base> tag.

Regards.

What happens if you make Google the default?
http://www.google.com/options/defaults.html
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

Well, deleted/set partitions again and then formatted. Loaded Win98SE .
Installed IE6 w/SP1. Setup Internet connection. Connected to Windows
update. Downloaded all the critical updates listed. Rebooted.

Same deal. When I click on the Search button, the Search pane opens
on the left side. If I type in a word to search for, it returns links.
Clicking
on a link causes the link to open in the left pane. Nothing in the right
pane.

ray



Live Search is the new default for IE, not matter what Windows version.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand
main
window...

Does the above behavior persist?

[Do you understand that MS support for Win98 ended over a year ago?]
--
~PA Bear


thinman wrote:
Didn't work....I'm still getting a "Live Search" plus the Windows Logo
above the search field, just as what appears in WinXP Pro.

Is MS forcing updates to Win98SE without the users approval ???

thanks

ray


See if an overinstall of IE6 SP1 fixes it:

First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Windows Explorer
(includes your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going
offline). Start > Run > (type in) IE6Setup.exe > [OK]. Select
Minimal -
Custom; Select all the parts you use (e.g., Outlook Express) but none
that
you didn't originally download, and overinstall. Should take about 2
minutes. Reboot the computer.

Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in
at
Windows Update for additional updates and patches you may need.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


thinman wrote:
Did a clean install of Win98 and then added the update patches as
provided by Gary Terhune. Loaded the following programs :

Software firewall
Cookie filter
Trojan Hunter
SpyBot & Destroy
Spyware Blaster
AVG anti-virus

-- all of which I had been using prior to the reinstall of the OS.

When I click on the "Search" button, the "Search" window pane
on the left opens as usual. I type in the "keyword(s)" that I'm
looking
for and it returns the found links.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the
left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the
right-hand
main
window as it has done forever! ( Same as what Searay is experiencing
in his 09-30-07 post).

The one thing I noticed is that right above the search field , it
displays
a "Windows Live" logo, which has not been displayed previously.
Any way to get this back to normal operation ??

thanks
ray

 

[thinman]

It works as it should !! Am sticking with Google for searching.

thanks
ray

What happens if you make Google the default?
http://www.google.com/options/defaults.html
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

Well, deleted/set partitions again and then formatted. Loaded Win98SE .
Installed IE6 w/SP1. Setup Internet connection. Connected to Windows
update. Downloaded all the critical updates listed. Rebooted.

Same deal. When I click on the Search button, the Search pane opens
on the left side. If I type in a word to search for, it returns links.
Clicking
on a link causes the link to open in the left pane. Nothing in the right
pane.

ray

Live Search is the new default for IE, not matter what Windows version.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand
main
window...

Does the above behavior persist?

[Do you understand that MS support for Win98 ended over a year ago?]
--
~PA Bear


thinman wrote:
Didn't work....I'm still getting a "Live Search" plus the Windows Logo
above the search field, just as what appears in WinXP Pro.

Is MS forcing updates to Win98SE without the users approval ???

thanks

ray


See if an overinstall of IE6 SP1 fixes it:

First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Windows Explorer
(includes your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going
offline). Start > Run > (type in) IE6Setup.exe > [OK]. Select
Minimal -
Custom; Select all the parts you use (e.g., Outlook Express) but none
that
you didn't originally download, and overinstall. Should take about 2
minutes. Reboot the computer.

Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in at
Windows Update for additional updates and patches you may need.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


thinman wrote:
Did a clean install of Win98 and then added the update patches as
provided by Gary Terhune. Loaded the following programs :

Software firewall
Cookie filter
Trojan Hunter
SpyBot & Destroy
Spyware Blaster
AVG anti-virus

-- all of which I had been using prior to the reinstall of the OS.

When I click on the "Search" button, the "Search" window pane
on the left opens as usual. I type in the "keyword(s)" that I'm
looking
for and it returns the found links.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand
main
window as it has done forever! ( Same as what Searay is experiencing
in his 09-30-07 post).

The one thing I noticed is that right above the search field , it
displays
a "Windows Live" logo, which has not been displayed previously.
Any way to get this back to normal operation ??

thanks
ray

 

[PA Bear]

YW & thanks for posting back!
--
~PA Bear

It works as it should !! Am sticking with Google for searching.

thanks
ray

What happens if you make Google the default?
http://www.google.com/options/defaults.html
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

Well, deleted/set partitions again and then formatted. Loaded Win98SE .
Installed IE6 w/SP1. Setup Internet connection. Connected to Windows
update. Downloaded all the critical updates listed. Rebooted.

Same deal. When I click on the Search button, the Search pane opens
on the left side. If I type in a word to search for, it returns links.
Clicking
on a link causes the link to open in the left pane. Nothing in the right
pane.

ray



Live Search is the new default for IE, not matter what Windows version.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the right-hand
main
window...

Does the above behavior persist?

[Do you understand that MS support for Win98 ended over a year ago?]
--
~PA Bear


thinman wrote:
Didn't work....I'm still getting a "Live Search" plus the Windows Logo
above the search field, just as what appears in WinXP Pro.

Is MS forcing updates to Win98SE without the users approval ???

thanks

ray


See if an overinstall of IE6 SP1 fixes it:

First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Windows Explorer
(includes your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going
offline). Start > Run > (type in) IE6Setup.exe > [OK]. Select
Minimal -
Custom; Select all the parts you use (e.g., Outlook Express) but none
that
you didn't originally download, and overinstall. Should take about 2
minutes. Reboot the computer.

Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in
at
Windows Update for additional updates and patches you may need.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


thinman wrote:
Did a clean install of Win98 and then added the update patches as
provided by Gary Terhune. Loaded the following programs :

Software firewall
Cookie filter
Trojan Hunter
SpyBot & Destroy
Spyware Blaster
AVG anti-virus

-- all of which I had been using prior to the reinstall of the OS.

When I click on the "Search" button, the "Search" window pane
on the left opens as usual. I type in the "keyword(s)" that I'm
looking
for and it returns the found links.

When I click on a link in the returned list of links in the
left-hand
search
window it opens in the search window itself instead of the
right-hand
main
window as it has done forever! ( Same as what Searay is experiencing
in his 09-30-07 post).

The one thing I noticed is that right above the search field , it
displays
a "Windows Live" logo, which has not been displayed previously.
Any way to get this back to normal operation ??

thanks
ray