"google<Ctrl><Enter>" will open "http://www.google.com"

Typing in your Address Bar:

google<Ctrl><Enter>

will open:

http://www.google.com

which will make a good workaround for your particular problem
(while of course, for other problems, it won't replace
the real cures others offerred first)

Paris, Wed 7 Jun 2006 11:25:50 +0200


----- Parent Message (links are clickable) -----
From: "Paranoid" <donovan.colbert@xxxxxxxxx>
Newsgroup: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser
Message: news://msnews.microsoft.com/1149445417.892456.285410@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun 4 Jun 2006 11:23:37 -0700 (18:23:37 GMT)
Subject: Re: IE 6 hangs without http:// header in URL

Nobody else is experiencing this issue, really?!?

I figured being that I was experiencing it, and I had a client
that was experiencing it, and there has been no software
exchange between the two machines, that at least someone else
must be having the same problem. What are the odds.


----- Parent Message (links are clickable) -----
From: <donovan.colbert@xxxxxxxxx>
Newsgroup: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser
Message: news://msnews.microsoft.com/1149211782.471429.260340@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu 1 Jun 2006 18:29:42 -0700 (Fri 2 Jun 01:29:42 GMT)
Subject: IE 6 hangs without http:// header in URL

I found the original post to this newsgroup, included below,
while recently trying to troubleshoot/resolve this issue. A
check of the registry values below confirmed that they did not
even exist in the registry where the original author,
Frank Saunders, indicated they would be. I added the keys listed
below, and rebooted, but the problem persists. A little
background history. My first encounter with this was with a
client. At startup he is getting a dialog that "The application
svchost.exe has been shut down or terminated abnormally"... or
something to that effect. It then creates an error report.
Regardless of your action (send, don't send), it repeats,
generally multiple times. Sometimes it quits kicking up this
error, sometimes it goes on endlessly. Once into
Windows XP Professional SP2, there are several other common
issues that show up. On opening Windows Explorer or browsing
My Computer, at the My Computer window you get a searching
flashlight and your drives and other resources do not show up
for a lengthy period. When opening Internet Explorer, the
default homepage comes up fine, and if you type in the FQDN with
the protocol prefix, it will resolve the name instantly. If you
leave off the protocol prefix, it takes a *long* period of time
and then finally resolves the correct hostname and displays the
page.

Several days after encountering this problem on the client
machine, I began to encounter the same problem on my machine.
As a matter of fact, it was shortly after I upgraded an expired
Norton Internet Security 2004 to Internet Security 2006.

To add a little more description of the issues I am
encountering...
The two machines are disseperate machines. One is a high end,
multi-media Sony Viao notebook. The other is a DIY P4 3.4ghz HT
desktop. The similarities between both machines are...

Both running HP iPaqs with Activesync
Both running HP Print and Scan utilities for a HP 7310
all in One officejet which is connected via ethernet.
Both running Norton Internet Security 2006

I believe one, two, or all three of these applications are
causing this issue, possibly in concert with a recent Windows
update.
Additionally, my c:\windows\pchealth\errorrep\userdumps folder
is filling with two files...
svchost.exe... .hdmp and svchost.exe.. .mdmp...
one is 3,465kb in size, the second is 48kb in size. If I delete
these files when I am getting the pop up dialog at startup, it
seems to suppress the dialog, but these .dmp files keep
populating in this directory even when the message has
disappeared. Spyware and Virusscans show no malware, trojans
or virus on these PCs... both PCs have legitimate, registered
and activated versions of XP Pro sp2 on them. Firefox resolves
fine, with or without the protocol prefix in the URL.

Any suggestions?


----- Parent Message (links are clickable) -----
From: "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" <franksaund...@xxxxxxxx>
Newsgroup: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser
Message:
Sent: Thurs, Jan 5 2006 3:54 pm
Subject:

Using Regedit, browse to the following registry key and make
sure the noted setting is correct:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoC­omplete]
"Append Completion"="yes"

also see the following values:
"Use AutoComplete"="yes"
"AutoSuggest"="no"

Click Start | Run and type control inetcpl.cpl
Select Content tab, and click AutoComplete button
In the Use AutoComplete for section, put a checkmark near
Web addresses
Click OK, OK to close the dialog.

Equivalent registry value for this setting

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoCo­mplete
Value named: AutoSuggest of type REG_SZ
Possible value-data: yes | no
You may have to Restart the computer.

See also: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/RepairDefaultPrefix.reg
--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
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----- Parent Message (links are clickable) -----
From: "T Illinois" <T Illin...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Newsgroup: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser
Message:
Sent: Thurs, Jan 5 2006 3:32 pm
Subject:

Hi,

When I type in a URL, I used to be able to type 'www.google.com'
and it would default to http and would immediately load the
page. However, now, I have to type in 'http://www.google.com'
or it sits there and waits (the top right corner logo spins),
but it waits for a while before it actually attempts to make a
connection to the site. Has anyone else experienced this problem
or know of a way to overcome the problem.

Thanks.

.