Explorer 6 Can't Find Site w/o http:// prefix - Registry seems OK?

[PR]

I recently updated an older Dell with XP home edition(s.pack1). If I
type in a site, www.anysite.com, it takes 1-2 minutes to find the site.
If I type in http://www.anysite.com, it finds the site right away. I
surfed Google groups and found references to registry entries that
could cause this. I checked the registry (it was OK)and also ran a
program that added entries to fix the problem but it persists. It is
unlikely that there is any spyware on the system as I formatted the
drive before installing the operating system and have not surfed the
web. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

PR

 

[PR]

Clarification to above posting. My site examples were interpreted as
links. The example is meant to illustrate that without the http://
prefix, Explorer can't find the site right away. Typing
"www.anysite.com" does not work but typing "http://www.anysite.com"
does.

PR

 

[Jim Byrd]

Hi PR - Download and run:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG to restore
your default Search functionality and reset your prefixes. You'll have to
manually re-select any Search Customizations you may have had, however.