IE6 requires full URL

[Bob M]

All of a sudden IE^ requires the full url
including "http://www." is required for all addresses.
This was never required before. Any thoughts?

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

All of a sudden IE^ requires the full url
including "http://www." is required for all addresses.
This was never required before. Any thoughts?

Check the below Registry entries vs. yours:

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

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

 

[Brandon Johnson]

-----Original Message-----

All of a sudden IE^ requires the full url
including "http://www." is required for all addresses.
This was never required before. Any thoughts?

Check the below Registry entries vs. yours:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers
ion\URL\DefaultPre

fix]
Default="http://"

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

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com

.
Frank,

Thank you for your input although I am not the original
person who posted the problem I was having the same
problem and your answer cured it Thank you again

Brandon

 

[Bob M]

Thanks so much. Registry apparently was "attacked" by
something.

-----Original Message-----

All of a sudden IE^ requires the full url
including "http://www." is required for all addresses.
This was never required before. Any thoughts?

Check the below Registry entries vs. yours:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\URL\DefaultPre

fix]
Default="http://"

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

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com

.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

-----Original Message-----

All of a sudden IE^ requires the full url
including "http://www." is required for all addresses.
This was never required before. Any thoughts?

Check the below Registry entries vs. yours:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers
ion\URL\DefaultPre

fix]
Default="http://"

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

Frank,

Thank you for your input although I am not the original
person who posted the problem I was having the same
problem and your answer cured it Thank you again

Brandon

You're welcome.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Thanks so much. Registry apparently was "attacked" by
something.

-----Original Message-----

All of a sudden IE^ requires the full url
including "http://www." is required for all addresses.
This was never required before. Any thoughts?

Check the below Registry entries vs. yours:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\URL\DefaultPre

fix]
Default="http://"

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

You're welcome.
I have no idea what causes this sometimes.