Re: Searching from Address Bar Stopped Working

From: Burnthot (burnthot_at_hotnospammail.com)
Date: 06/03/04 

Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 19:56:41 -0700

Thank you, Jan. I believe if you read my message again, you will seen that
I'd run those programs. Except for CWShredder and Hijack This. I've
received virus alerts when downloading them, so will not use them.

This is a function in IE that has obviously stopped working. I need to know
how to fix it. Thank you.

"Jan Il" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote in message
news:u8IespNSEHA.3140@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi Burnthot :-)
>
> "Burnthot" <burnthot@hotnospammail.com> wrote in message
> news:uU3%23rCKSEHA.2200@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Hi all. This was the only forum that looked like the right place for
this.
> > If I should post somewhere else, please let me know.
> >
> > I've run into a problem that I didn't see in the forum. Some time in the
> > last few days, the ability to search from the address bar in IE has
> stopped
> > working. For example, entering "lima beans" in the address bar and
> pressing
> > enter or clicking go gives me: http:///? "lima beans" in the address bar
> and
> > the "page cannot be displayed" result page.
> >
> > I've run Adaware, Spybot, and done a virus scan (all up to date), and
> > nothing came up. I'm running IE 6.02 (completely up to date) on Windows
> XP
> > Home (also completely up to date). I do have "just display results in
the
> > main window" checked under the advanced tab and have not changed any
> options
> > in IE. Also, I have not installed any new software or made any hardware
> > changes in the past couple of months.
> >
> > I'd really appreciate some thoughts on how to fix this. I really liked
> > entering the search terms in the address bar and just hitting enter, and
> > having the results come up in the main window. I am comfortable with
> > editing the registry, if that's what it takes.
> >
> > Thank you all for your time and help.
>
> Try the programs below and see if they will help:
>
> It is possible you may have parasites, spyware, adware,
> malware, or hijackware on your system causing the problem.
> Download and install, you *must* update the programs prior
> to running to be sure they have the latest definitions, then
> run the programs below. They are free and very effective. Be
> sure to run both SpyBot and Adaware, as what one does
> not detect the other may. It is important that you follow all
> directions carefully:
>
> CWShredder: Free
> http://tinyurl.com/2l9kl
> or
> http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html
>
> SpyBot Search & Destroy: Free
> http://download.com.com/3000-8022-10289035.html?tag=lst-0-2
> or
> http://majorgeeks.com/download2471.html
>
> AdAware: Free
> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
> or
> http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html
>
> AdAware Free:
> Manual updates: Scroll down to Updates Available -
> http://lavasoft.element5.com/support/download
>
> (Check for Product Updates http://tinyurl.com/23lv4)
>
>
> HiJackThis: - Free
>
> Go to
> http://computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html ,
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/2oce8
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/2atxk
>
> and download HiJackThis. Unzip to a folder other than your Desktop or the
> Temp folder, doubleclick HiJackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".
>
> When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
> button. Press that, save the log some place you remember where it is. Most
> of
> what it lists will be harmless or even required, so DO NOT fix anything
yet.
>
> Open a the copy of your log in NotePad and made a copy. Then you can go
here
> to post you log:
> http://forum.aumha.org/
>
> Go to the HiJackThis section on the forum list and click to open. You can
> post as a guest. It's also a good site to keep for reference. The experts
> there will analyze the log and report back the results. Please allow at
> least a few hours or a days time for a response.
>
> Remember, you must return to the HJT site to get your answer. It is a good
> idea to click the "Notify" box so that you will get an electronic
> notification by e-mail to let you know when a response has been posted.
> But, you must still return to the site of your answer
>
> Help with Hijackware & Scumware Information:
>
> HijackThis Quick Start Help
> http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/
>
> The Tutorial if you want to know more about the results or the .log file.
> http://www.merijn.org/htlogtutorial.html
> also
> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
> http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>
> Here is information on how to help protect your system:
>
> Practice Safe Hex
> http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
>
> This program helps control parasites, spyware, adware, and malware that
may
> get on your system:
>
> SpywareBlaster: Free
> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Jan :)
>
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