IE6 hangs when typing in a webpage address

[AManley]

I have had recent problems with XP involving
the "UNMOUNTABLE BOOT VOLUME", and now when I type in a
webpage address (like www.google.com), it not only does
not fill in the "http://" for me, but it hangs up IE6
entirely, forcing me to CTRL-ALT-DEL out of the active
window. What's happenng here? Thanks.

AManley

 

[H Leboeuf]

Can you get to the site if your add http:// yourself?
If yes then you have been hacked by some parasites.

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Also,

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://"