address bar problems

[Guest]

i recently installed new printer software for an hp 2710.

my win xp, ie 6 sp 2 worked fine before but now:

when i type in the toolbar, and this goes for any address: www.google.com
it take approx. 3-4 min to go to the page

when i type in: http://www.google.com
it goes straight there. also my homepage comes right up and my favorites
all come right up.

it appears that it will only take the formal usage of the address to include
http://.....
it never did that before. i think that the printer software, since it is a
network used printer, may have edited something in the reg. but im not sure.

i would appreciate any help. thanks

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

i recently installed new printer software for an hp 2710.

my win xp, ie 6 sp 2 worked fine before but now:

when i type in the toolbar, and this goes for any address:
www.google.com it take approx. 3-4 min to go to the page

when i type in: http://www.google.com
it goes straight there. also my homepage comes right up and my
favorites all come right up.

it appears that it will only take the formal usage of the address to
include http://.....
it never did that before. i think that the printer software, since
it is a network used printer, may have edited something in the reg.
but im not sure.

i would appreciate any help. thanks

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"

You may have to Restart the computer.

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[Guest]

i made the changes and it only completes the address if i hit ctrl-enter.
but if i go to an org address or edu... etc. it always types in the .com at
the end.

it still will not complete the formal address if i just type www.???.org
(enter)

i recently installed new printer software for an hp 2710.

my win xp, ie 6 sp 2 worked fine before but now:

when i type in the toolbar, and this goes for any address:
www.google.com it take approx. 3-4 min to go to the page

when i type in: http://www.google.com
it goes straight there. also my homepage comes right up and my
favorites all come right up.

it appears that it will only take the formal usage of the address to
include http://.....
it never did that before. i think that the printer software, since
it is a network used printer, may have edited something in the reg.
but im not sure.

i would appreciate any help. thanks

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"

You may have to Restart the computer.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
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[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

i made the changes and it only completes the address if i hit
ctrl-enter. but if i go to an org address or edu... etc. it always
types in the .com at the end.

it still will not complete the formal address if i just type
www.???.org (enter)

Check the below Registry entries vs. yours:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPrefix]
Default="http://"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://"

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[Guest]

yes it is identical. still no luck

i made the changes and it only completes the address if i hit
ctrl-enter. but if i go to an org address or edu... etc. it always
types in the .com at the end.

it still will not complete the formal address if i just type
www.???.org (enter)

Check the below Registry entries vs. yours:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPrefix]
Default="http://"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://"

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

yes it is identical. still no luck

I'm out of ideas. Sorry.

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