IE6 and XP SP2- address issue

[Guest]

Ever since Home XP SP2 was installed I ahve the following issues with my
IE.

Clicking the down arrow on the address bar (to go to a previously visited
site) seems to lock the computer with the hour glass spinning endlessly
and have to use End Task.
I CAN type in the address of a website and it works. Except that I have
to type in the whole format, http://www.<site>.com. It will not name
resolve when typing in just <site>.com or even www.<site>.com.
In a cmd window it does resolve <site>.com or even www.<site>.com.
Firewall and pop-up blocker turned off doesn't seem to fix it.
Any ideas?
Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Jake,

See my post below (by pinkoos). I, too, have the same problem with the
address bar hour glass issue.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Ever since Home XP SP2 was installed I ahve the following issues with
my IE.

Clicking the down arrow on the address bar (to go to a previously
visited site) seems to lock the computer with the hour glass spinning
endlessly and have to use End Task.
I CAN type in the address of a website and it works. Except that I
have to type in the whole format, http://www.<site>.com. It will not
name resolve when typing in just <site>.com or even www.<site>.com.
In a cmd window it does resolve <site>.com or even www.<site>.com.
Firewall and pop-up blocker turned off doesn't seem to fix it.
Any ideas?
Thanks.

Using Regedit, browse to the following registry key and make sure the noted
setting is correct:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoComplete]
"Append Completion"="yes"

also see the following values:

"Use AutoComplete"="yes"
"AutoSuggest"="no"

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