Re: Can only get to URLs that begin with "www"

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From: Jan Il (abuse_at_localhost.com)
Date: 01/18/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 08:49:05 -0500

Hi Mark :-)

Try the following and see if it helps:

Resets all the IE functions - for windows, hangups,

Start> Run> Paste this
regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll

and then do the same with each one of the following..

regsvr32 Shell32.dll
regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 Mshtml.dll
regsvr32 Urlmon.dll

or.....open an ms-dos prompt window and type the following hitting enter
after each line.

regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll
regsvr32 Shell32.dll
regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 Mshtml.dll
regsvr32 Urlmon.dll

 It works for Windows XP pro and IE6.

If still no joy, then try the following:

Repair corrupted or altered HTTP prefixes (spyware)
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/RepairDefaultPrefix.reg

Fix URLSearchHooks
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/IEFIX.reg

How to fix HTTP problems

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/RepairDefaultPrefix.reg
After downloading, right-click and merge.

If these steps do not resolve your problem, or you need help with the above,
please post back to this thread with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan :)
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> I've got a strange problem with IE. I had the about:blank virus. I finally
> got rid of it using an application called Adware Away. But since that
time,
> IE will only go to URLs if they begin with "www." For instance, if I type
> "yahoo.com" in the browser window, I get this error message:
>
> "Cannot find '#yahoo.com'. Make sure the path or Internet address is
correct.
>
> Similarly, if I try to go to "mail.yahoo.com," I get the same error.
>
> It doesn't seem like a major problem, but I'm wondering what got changed.
Is
> there still a lingering problem from the about:blank virus?
>
> Thanks.
>

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