Address bar doesn't work

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Mo

Hi
When I type in any URL in the address bar and hit enter
or click Go nothing happens. I think I accidently turned
off something, can anyone help?
 
Hi Mo :-)
Hi
When I type in any URL in the address bar and hit enter
or click Go nothing happens. I think I accidently turned
off something, can anyone help?
Click to expand...

Try the following and see if it helps:

Unable to search from IE 6.0 Address Bar

From Internet Explorer click on tools>internet options>advanced. Scroll down
to "search from the address bar" and check appropriate boxes. Another way is
to put the Google tool bar on I.E. Go to www.google.com and click on
"services and tools" then click "google toolbar".

Also, check the Registry to see if this file is there. Sometime during
removal of hijackers or spyware files in the Registry can get corrupted or
removed as well. If not, try adding this line to this part of the registry.

(watch for the wrap, it should be all on one line)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
Click to expand...
"{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"=""

or .......

Restore default Search functions:

In order to restore you default Search functions, download and run the
program below. You will have to redo any customized features you may have
added afterward.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG

or....................

Courtesy of Tony Klein, MS MVP:

This will restore the Windows defaults for a whole lot of Search related
registry entries.

CAUTION: BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY FIRST!

Close IE, copy the bold to Notepad, save as Search.reg (save as 'all files',
and doubleclick. Answer 'yes' when prompted to add the contents of
Search.reg to the Registry:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://ie.search.msn.com/{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchasst.
htm"
"CustomizeSearch"="http://ie.search.msn.com/{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchcust.
htm"
"Default_Search_URL"="http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&ar=ies
earch"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl]
""="http://home.microsoft.com/access/autosearch.asp?p=%s"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\main]
"Search Page"="http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&ar=iesearch"
"Search Bar"="http://search.msn.com/spbasic.htm"

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

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL]

[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://

or.............................

Restrore Search:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG
This will restore your default Search functionality. You will, however,
have to restore any custom setups you may have had before.

Download the fix - Reset Search:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/IEFIX.reg

This will restore your default Search functionality. However, if you had
any custom adjustments you have made will have to re-select them.


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


Hope this helps

Jan :)
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None of these worked for me.
-----Original Message-----
Hi Mo :-)
Hi
When I type in any URL in the address bar and hit enter
or click Go nothing happens. I think I accidently turned
off something, can anyone help?
Click to expand...

Try the following and see if it helps:

Unable to search from IE 6.0 Address Bar

From Internet Explorer click on tools>internet options>advanced. Scroll down
to "search from the address bar" and check appropriate boxes. Another way is
to put the Google tool bar on I.E. Go to www.google.com and click on
"services and tools" then click "google toolbar".

Also, check the Registry to see if this file is there. Sometime during
removal of hijackers or spyware files in the Registry can get corrupted or
removed as well. If not, try adding this line to this part of the registry.

(watch for the wrap, it should be all on one line)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Click to expand...
Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
"{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"=""

or .......

Restore default Search functions:

In order to restore you default Search functions, download and run the
program below. You will have to redo any customized features you may have
added afterward.
http://www.kellys-korner- xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG

or....................

Courtesy of Tony Klein, MS MVP:

This will restore the Windows defaults for a whole lot of Search related
registry entries.

CAUTION: BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY FIRST!

Close IE, copy the bold to Notepad, save as Search.reg (save as 'all files',
and doubleclick. Answer 'yes' when prompted to add the contents of
Search.reg to the Registry:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://ie.search.msn.com/
Click to expand...
{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchasst.
htm"
"CustomizeSearch"="http://ie.search.msn.com/
Click to expand...
{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchcust.
htm"
"Default_Search_URL"="http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir ..dll?prd=ie&ar=ies
earch"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl]
""="http://home.microsoft.com/access/autosearch.asp?p=%s"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Click to expand...
Explorer\main]
"Search Page"="http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll? prd=ie&ar=iesearch"
"Search Bar"="http://search.msn.com/spbasic.htm"

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

[-
Click to expand...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio
n\URL][HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\URL][HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\URL\DefaultPre
fix]
@="http://"
Click to expand...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://

or.............................

Restrore Search:
http://www.kellys-korner- xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG
This will restore your default Search functionality. You will, however,
have to restore any custom setups you may have had before.

Download the fix - Reset Search:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/IEFIX.reg

This will restore your default Search functionality. However, if you had
any custom adjustments you have made will have to re- select them.


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


Hope this helps

Jan :)
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.
Click to expand...
 
Hi J :-)
None of these worked for me.
Click to expand...

I'm sorry, but, you're not giving me much to go on with this response,
without any else to go on. If you are interested in some help, and these
steps did not resolve your problem, then please a open new post of your own
stating all the facts or your particular problem, which version of Windows
you have, and the exact wording of any error messages you are getting. Then
perhaps we can offer some helpful information that will resolve your
problem.

Thank you. :-)

Jan :)
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.

Please reply to the newsgroup so others may benefit.
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-----Original Message-----
Hi Mo :-)
Hi
When I type in any URL in the address bar and hit enter
or click Go nothing happens. I think I accidently turned
off something, can anyone help?
Click to expand...

Try the following and see if it helps:

Unable to search from IE 6.0 Address Bar

From Internet Explorer click on tools>internet options>advanced.
Scroll down to "search from the address bar" and check appropriate
boxes. Another way is to put the Google tool bar on I.E. Go to
www.google.com and click on "services and tools" then click "google
toolbar".

Also, check the Registry to see if this file is there. Sometime
during removal of hijackers or spyware files in the Registry can get
corrupted or removed as well. If not, try adding this line to this
part of the registry.

(watch for the wrap, it should be all on one line)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Click to expand...
Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
"{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"=""

or .......

Restore default Search functions:

In order to restore you default Search functions, download and run
the program below. You will have to redo any customized features you
may have added afterward.
http://www.kellys-korner- xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG

or....................

Courtesy of Tony Klein, MS MVP:

This will restore the Windows defaults for a whole lot of Search
related registry entries.

CAUTION: BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY FIRST!

Close IE, copy the bold to Notepad, save as Search.reg (save as 'all
files', and doubleclick. Answer 'yes' when prompted to add the
contents of Search.reg to the Registry:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://ie.search.msn.com/ {SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchasst.
htm"
"CustomizeSearch"="http://ie.search.msn.com/
Click to expand...
{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchcust.
htm"
"Default_Search_URL"="http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir
.dll?prd=ie&ar=ies earch"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl]
""="http://home.microsoft.com/access/autosearch.asp?p=%s"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\main]
"Search Page"="http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?
prd=ie&ar=iesearch" "Search Bar"="http://search.msn.com/spbasic.htm"

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

[- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio
n\URL][HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\URL][HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\URL\DefaultPre
fix]
@="http://"
Click to expand...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://

or.............................

Restrore Search:
http://www.kellys-korner- xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG
This will restore your default Search functionality. You will,
however, have to restore any custom setups you may have had before.

Download the fix - Reset Search:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/IEFIX.reg

This will restore your default Search functionality. However, if you
had any custom adjustments you have made will have to re- select
them.


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


Hope this helps

Jan :)
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that's why they're so contagious.

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Click to expand...
 
I was strugling with the same issue and tried the search option repair with
no success. I found that WIA was hanging at startup and I was receiving
messages in the event viewer relating to WIA when I was attempting to key in
the url without HTTP. WIA issue for me was due to a scanner driver issue.

Bob
Jan Il said:
Hi J :-)
None of these worked for me.
Click to expand...

I'm sorry, but, you're not giving me much to go on with this response,
without any else to go on. If you are interested in some help, and these
steps did not resolve your problem, then please a open new post of your
own
stating all the facts or your particular problem, which version of Windows
you have, and the exact wording of any error messages you are getting.
Then
perhaps we can offer some helpful information that will resolve your
problem.

Thank you. :-)

Jan :)
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.

Please reply to the newsgroup so others may benefit.
Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other readers.

How to make a good newsgroup post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

-----Original Message-----
Hi Mo :-)

Hi
When I type in any URL in the address bar and hit enter
or click Go nothing happens. I think I accidently turned
off something, can anyone help?

Try the following and see if it helps:

Unable to search from IE 6.0 Address Bar

From Internet Explorer click on tools>internet options>advanced.
Scroll down to "search from the address bar" and check appropriate
boxes. Another way is to put the Google tool bar on I.E. Go to
www.google.com and click on "services and tools" then click "google
toolbar".

Also, check the Registry to see if this file is there. Sometime
during removal of hijackers or spyware files in the Registry can get
corrupted or removed as well. If not, try adding this line to this
part of the registry.

(watch for the wrap, it should be all on one line)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
"{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"=""

or .......

Restore default Search functions:

In order to restore you default Search functions, download and run
the program below. You will have to redo any customized features you
may have added afterward.
http://www.kellys-korner- xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG

or....................

Courtesy of Tony Klein, MS MVP:

This will restore the Windows defaults for a whole lot of Search
related registry entries.

CAUTION: BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY FIRST!

Close IE, copy the bold to Notepad, save as Search.reg (save as 'all
files', and doubleclick. Answer 'yes' when prompted to add the
contents of Search.reg to the Registry:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://ie.search.msn.com/ {SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchasst.
htm"
"CustomizeSearch"="http://ie.search.msn.com/
Click to expand...
{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchcust.
htm"
"Default_Search_URL"="http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir
.dll?prd=ie&ar=ies earch"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl]
""="http://home.microsoft.com/access/autosearch.asp?p=%s"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\main]
"Search Page"="http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?
prd=ie&ar=iesearch" "Search Bar"="http://search.msn.com/spbasic.htm"

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

[- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio
n\URL][HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\URL][HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\URL\DefaultPre
fix]
@="http://"
Click to expand...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://

or.............................

Restrore Search:
http://www.kellys-korner- xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG
This will restore your default Search functionality. You will,
however, have to restore any custom setups you may have had before.

Download the fix - Reset Search:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/IEFIX.reg

This will restore your default Search functionality. However, if you
had any custom adjustments you have made will have to re- select
them.


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


Hope this helps

Jan :)
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.

Please reply to the newsgroup so others may benefit.
Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other
readers.

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