Avoid typing "http://" when typing a URL

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Brian Cooper

I have 2 computers. On one, I can type www.microsoft.com
and it adds the "http://"

On the other, it doesn't add. I know thie is NOT the
autocomplete feature.

How do I get the second system setup to pervent
typing "http://" each time?
 
Perhaps here Brian. Look for these Registry entries:

Regedit (Start>run>regedit) and look for the following:
[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://"

If you need to modify (edit) these, *Export* the registry key(s) first so as
to have a back-up in case a mistake is made. Then you can import the key,
and begin again.

Otherwise:

From Mike Burgess Windows Help site:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

RepairDefaultPrefix.reg [right-click and select: Save As]
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/RepairDefaultPrefix.reg
Repairs the corrupted or altered (spyware) HTTP prefixes
Note: HijackThis can also repair the DefaultPrefix entry [more info]

To "install" - Right-Click and merge into registry. A nice tool for seeing
what is contained in any Registry fix before actually changing the Registry
is from this site (from the Jim Eshelman Aumha/WSC web site):
http://www.aumha.org/regfiles.htm

<paste>
Change Default Action of REG Files to "Edit.
http://aumha.org/downloads/editreg.zip

" (Works in Windows XP also. However, if you have any problems in XP after
you apply it, use the EditRegXP patch instead.) DOWNLOAD THIS ONE FIRST. (It
's also included with each of the others below, along with extra
instructions.) I recommend you change the default action of Registry files
to Edit rather than Merge, so that when you click them they will open in
Notepad instead of merging immediately into your Registry. This protects you
better. To merge them, right click on the REG file and select Merge from the
context menu. Several Microsoft MVPs were sitting around discussing this,
and Frank Saunders threw this simple beauty together. If you want to undo
EditReg or EditRegXP, use UnEditReg.
http://aumha.org/downloads/uneditreg.zip
</paste>

At any rate, if the change was due to a Spyware/Malware glitch, you are
advised to do a complete scan of the PC using the common tools that are
posted in this newsgroup on a daily basis.
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