From a previous post.
Verify the following entries are correct in the Registry:
[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://"
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Browser Capabilities Test Page:
https://www.cyscape.com/showbrow.asp
If needed visit the above, and paste the output into your next message
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Mike Burgess
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
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If this is the cure then some parasites may have caused this.
Try this: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing
Uncheck the Enable 3rd party browser extensions
If this clears your problem then find out who the culprit is with these
tools.
Let AD-Aware Scan your system for advertising Spyware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com
or:
SpyBot-S&D
http://security.kolla.de/
p.s Reset the 3rd party browser setting.
Henri Leboeuf
Web page:
http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/index.htm