Search Page within IE

[Mike T.]

Hi,

I'm using IE6 SP1. When I click on the Search button on the toolbar, nothing
at all comes up. I've wanted to set my search bar and search page to google.
I attempted to do this by changing the registry hey
HKCU/Software/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Main/Search Bar and .../Search
Page. They had been set to
http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&ar=iesearch, but no luck. If
I type a search term in the address bar, I still get MSN search. If I clich
"Search" on the toolbar, nothing. I don't think it's spyware-related, but
one can never be absolutely certain. Any ideas? TIA.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Mike,

Try this fix:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/IEFIX.reg

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp

Hi,

I'm using IE6 SP1. When I click on the Search button on the toolbar, nothing
at all comes up. I've wanted to set my search bar and search page to google.
I attempted to do this by changing the registry hey
HKCU/Software/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Main/Search Bar and .../Search
Page. They had been set to
http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&ar=iesearch, but no luck. If
I type a search term in the address bar, I still get MSN search. If I clich
"Search" on the toolbar, nothing. I don't think it's spyware-related, but
one can never be absolutely certain. Any ideas? TIA.

 

[Mike T.]

Ramesh,

Thanks for the response. Unfortunately, they seem to be having server
problems at the moment. The weird part is that I checked the reg settings on
my wife's computer, and they're the same. However, her search does work.
Strange.

I'll be formatting/reinstalling next week anyway (I do it every year or so
to clean things up), so we can see then. Besides, after it's set up, I can
make an image of everything before I even consider playing with SP2.

Mike



Mike,

Try this fix:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/IEFIX.reg

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp

Hi,

I'm using IE6 SP1. When I click on the Search button on the toolbar, nothing
at all comes up. I've wanted to set my search bar and search page to google.
I attempted to do this by changing the registry hey
HKCU/Software/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Main/Search Bar and .../Search
Page. They had been set to
http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&ar=iesearch, but no luck. If
I type a search term in the address bar, I still get MSN search. If I clich
"Search" on the toolbar, nothing. I don't think it's spyware-related, but
one can never be absolutely certain. Any ideas? TIA.

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

Mike,

Try this fix:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/IEFIX.reg


Ramesh,

He's right. www.spywareinfo.com seems to be continually unavailable.
Google has a cached version of that reg file saved on Jul 12.

< http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cach...nfo.com/downloads/tools/IEFIX.reg+IEFIX&hl=en >


(Google Web search for
"IEFIX.reg"
)


FYI

Robert Aldwinckle
---

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Thanks Robert. Apart from the cached copy, here is another alternate:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG

I preferred IEFix.reg coz it removes the existing urlsearchhooks key and rebuilds it, thereby eliminating unwanted hooks (additional REG_SZ values).

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp

Mike,

Try this fix:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/IEFIX.reg


Ramesh,

He's right. www.spywareinfo.com seems to be continually unavailable.
Google has a cached version of that reg file saved on Jul 12.

< http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cach...nfo.com/downloads/tools/IEFIX.reg+IEFIX&hl=en >


(Google Web search for
"IEFIX.reg"
)


FYI

Robert Aldwinckle
---

 

[Mike T.]

Mike,

Try this fix:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/IEFIX.reg


Ramesh,

He's right. www.spywareinfo.com seems to be continually unavailable.
Google has a cached version of that reg file saved on Jul 12.

<

http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cach...nfo.com/downloads/tools/IEFIX.reg+IEFIX&hl=en >

(Google Web search for
"IEFIX.reg"
)

Thanks. From what I've been hearing, spywareinfo has been under a nonstop
DOS attack (gee, I wonder why?)

Mike T