Slow response if not using HTTP:// in URL

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I've just rebuilt my PC and RE-installed Windows XP SP1a and Internet
Explorer 6 SP1. Previously, whenever I typed a URL into the address bar
wihtout the HTTP:// prefix, the site would appear almost immediately but now
IE6 takes several minutes to work out that it needs to add the HTTP://
before starting to navigate to the site.

Does anybody know why this behaviour has just started? I can't think of
anything different about my configuration except that I started off with a
clean copy of WinXP SP1a.

This was previously raised on the following thread and one solution was to
use CTRL-Enter after typing in the first part of the domain name but if
anyone has any more detail then I'd be grateful for some help.

http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?q...TF-8&selm=#QmkYE$MCHA.2492@tkmsftngp10&rnum=1

Many thanks in advance,
John.
 
John,
Open Regedit to the following locations and verify the below default
entries:
Start | Run (type) "regedit" (no quotes)

[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://"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
"{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"=""

Note: edit as needed, *always* Export before editing.
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Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 04-15-04]
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Hi Mike, thanks for your response.

I have checked these registry keys and they all have the values you list.
Any other ideas? If it helps, I have noticed that "File, Save As" (when
pulling down the "Save In" droplist) and right click "Send To" functions are
also really slow (same problem?).

Also, I have recently noticed that the problem goes away when I set my IP
configuration to APIPA (169.254 addresses), although I have to use 192.168
addresses for Internet Connection Sharing. I may be way off the mark here
but thought I'd mention it just in case.

Many thanks in advance,
John.
-------------------
Mike Burgess said:
John,
Open Regedit to the following locations and verify the below default
entries:
Start | Run (type) "regedit" (no quotes)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPre
fix]
@="http://"
Click to expand...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
"{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"=""

Note: edit as needed, *always* Export before editing.
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 04-15-04]
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news.microsoft.com said:
I've just rebuilt my PC and RE-installed Windows XP SP1a and Internet
Explorer 6 SP1. Previously, whenever I typed a URL into the address bar
wihtout the HTTP:// prefix, the site would appear almost immediately but now
IE6 takes several minutes to work out that it needs to add the HTTP://
before starting to navigate to the site.

Does anybody know why this behaviour has just started? I can't think of
anything different about my configuration except that I started off with a
clean copy of WinXP SP1a.

This was previously raised on the following thread and one solution was to
use CTRL-Enter after typing in the first part of the domain name but if
anyone has any more detail then I'd be grateful for some help.
Click to expand...
http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?q...TF-8&selm=#QmkYE$MCHA.2492@tkmsftngp10&rnum=1
Many thanks in advance,
John.
Click to expand...
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Ignore my last post - I'm getting confused with another problem (slow
Windows Explorer). Anyway, confirmed registry keys IE still slow.
Thanks,
John.
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John said:
Hi Mike, thanks for your response.

I have checked these registry keys and they all have the values you list.
Any other ideas? If it helps, I have noticed that "File, Save As" (when
pulling down the "Save In" droplist) and right click "Send To" functions are
also really slow (same problem?).

Also, I have recently noticed that the problem goes away when I set my IP
configuration to APIPA (169.254 addresses), although I have to use 192.168
addresses for Internet Connection Sharing. I may be way off the mark here
but thought I'd mention it just in case.

Many thanks in advance,
John.
-------------------
Mike Burgess said:
John,
Open Regedit to the following locations and verify the below default
entries:
Start | Run (type) "regedit" (no quotes)
Click to expand...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPre
fix]
@="http://"
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
"{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"=""

Note: edit as needed, *always* Export before editing.
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 04-15-04]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
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news.microsoft.com said:
I've just rebuilt my PC and RE-installed Windows XP SP1a and Internet
Explorer 6 SP1. Previously, whenever I typed a URL into the address bar
wihtout the HTTP:// prefix, the site would appear almost immediately
Click to expand...
but
now
IE6 takes several minutes to work out that it needs to add the HTTP://
before starting to navigate to the site.

Does anybody know why this behaviour has just started? I can't think of
anything different about my configuration except that I started off
Click to expand...
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with
a
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was
to
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http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?q...TF-8&selm=#QmkYE$MCHA.2492@tkmsftngp10&rnum=1
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