switching from AOL and have a weird question

[Christine]

I am switching back to using IE6 from using AOL. I have
noticed that I need to type the http:// as part of the
address in addition to the www part. Is this normal? I
don't remember this. Thanks

 

[H Leboeuf]

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://"
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Browser Capabilities Test Page:
https://www.cyscape.com/showbrow.asp


But this may have been caused by a parasite. Check it out.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm