search prefix in TweakUI for Windows XP no longer works

[Xplorer]

I don't know what happened but the Search Prefix feature of TweakUI, under
the Internet Explorer submenu no longer works. I configured the prefix "g"
to start google whenever I would type "g <search string>" at the address
box. It used to work perfectly. Now I get cannot find server error messages.
Before i started getting these error messages, i've been redirected to
yoogle.com, instead of google.com.

This is my configuration for the "g" search prefix :
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&num=100&q=%s
Has anything in google.com changed?

Thanks in advance!

Frankie

 

[Kelly]

Hi Frankie,

Check your settings here: Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\g\
itemtype = "REG_SZ"
"http://www.google.com/search?q=%s"

My scripts:

addressgoogle.vbs - To use, type in: g followed by a space then the search
term.

kbgoogle.vbs - To use type, in: gk followed by a space then Q and then
number.

searchgkb.reg - To use type, in: gkb followed by a space then enter the
search term.

searchgtn.reg - To use type, in: gtn followed by a space then enter the
search term.

Search Google Address Bar , Q#'s , MS-KB , TechNet (Line 65)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

 

[Xplorer]

It still doesn't work. I get the same error messages "the page cannot be
displayed" "cannot find server" or "DNS error"

I also discovered I cannot start sfc /scannow, even if i'm logged in as
administrator.

 

[Xplorer]

It still doesn't work. I get the same error messages "the page cannot be
displayed" "cannot find server" or "DNS error"

I also discovered I cannot start sfc /scannow, even if i'm logged in as
administrator.

 

[GSV Three Minds in a Can]

It still doesn't work. I get the same error messages "the page cannot be
displayed" "cannot find server" or "DNS error"

I also discovered I cannot start sfc /scannow, even if i'm logged in as
administrator.

Call me paranoid, but at that point I'd want to run a full virus scan,
and also run 'spybot search & destroy', or ad-aware, or both.

 

[olee]

It might be that some malware hijacked the google.com in your machine to yoogle.com. The simplest I can think of is a new line in your Hosts file. Browse with Google for more info on the Hosts file.

It still doesn't work. I get the same error messages "the page cannot be
displayed" "cannot find server" or "DNS error"

I also discovered I cannot start sfc /scannow, even if i'm logged in as
administrator.



"Kelly" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi Frankie,
>
> Check your settings here: Start/Run/Regedit
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\g\
> itemtype = "REG_SZ"
> "http://www.google.com/search?q=%s"
>
> My scripts:
>
> addressgoogle.vbs - To use, type in: g followed by a space then the search
> term.
>
> kbgoogle.vbs - To use type, in: gk followed by a space then Q and then
> number.
>
> searchgkb.reg - To use type, in: gkb followed by a space then enter the
> search term.
>
> searchgtn.reg - To use type, in: gtn followed by a space then enter the
> search term.
>
> Search Google Address Bar , Q#'s , MS-KB , TechNet (Line 65)
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> --
> All the Best,
> Kelly
>
> MS-MVP Win98/XP
> [AE-Windows® XP]
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
>
>
> "Xplorer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:%[email protected]...
> > I don't know what happened but the Search Prefix feature of TweakUI,
under
> > the Internet Explorer submenu no longer works. I configured the prefix
"g"
> > to start google whenever I would type "g <search string>" at the address
> > box. It used to work perfectly. Now I get cannot find server error
> messages.
> > Before i started getting these error messages, i've been redirected to
> > yoogle.com, instead of google.com.
> >
> > This is my configuration for the "g" search prefix :
> > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&num=100&q=%s
> > Has anything in google.com changed?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Frankie
> >
> >
>

 

[olee]

Check my article on setting up prefix search from the Address bar in Internet Explorer at foxpop.com:
http://foxpop.com/imre/2005/addressbarsearchg/addressbarsearchg.html