Can't search from address bar

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Many thanks...

I just wanted to extend a great big thanks to those of you who replied to this thread with the solutions... somehow my browser was hijacked and I came across this site while searching for answers! This site was quite valuable in correcting the problem. Thanks so much everyone!
 
Slimphatdaddy said:
When attempting to search from the address bar, this happens.

"The page cannot be displayed" web page appears and "http:///?%20cats"

Go to the location http://www.google.com/options/defaults.html Look down to IE select wheather u want Google or Microsoft Default. It will update your registry to either.

Set Search to Microsoft Default.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Use Search Asst"="yes"
"Search Page"="http://home.microsoft.com/access/allinone.asp"
"Search Bar"="http://home.microsoft.com/search/lobby/search.asp"

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

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://ie.search.msn.com/{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchasst.htm"

Set Default search to Google

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Use Search Asst"="no"
"Search Page"="http://www.google.com"
"Search Bar"="http://www.google.com/ie"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL]
""="http://www.google.com/keyword/%s"
"provider"="gogl"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://www.google.com/ie"

Then go to the following location in the registry [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
and add a new string value with the name {CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497} including the blocks {} and leave the value empty/blank...

the fix was to correct the Registry by adding the following...

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]

String Value: "{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"
Value:


Great info, what is the info I would need to use yahoo as my default? Used to be google, but now I have found that google is evil, so I must switch :)

http://www.google-watch.org/

good read
 
Can't Search from the Address Bar

For the first time ever I have had some good advise which worked like a treat.

Simphatdaddy and Opchee's answers are correct and work perfectly and everyone who has this problem should follow their advise. Thanks Guys.
 
Thanks Slimphatdaddy's... what is the cause?

I searched a long time for a sollution to this issue and Slimphatdaddy's post solved it. I just wanted to say thanks and ask if Slimphatdaddy or anyone else has any idea what is causing this issue.
 
Same problem here

Hi everyone,

I read all the posts and followed the instructions to modify the registry as given by Slimphatdaddy but I could not add

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://ie.search.msn.com/{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchasst.htm"
as I do not have the search assistant field in the registry.

I also added the additional info posted by opchee.

Unfortunately..........

I still cannot search from the address bar.

Does anyone here have any other ideas?

BTW.... I have used xoftspy, adaware and spybot. My system shows it is clear. I did have to reinstall XP the other day and installed a new hard drive because I did have major problems.

Thanks you all!

Lori
 
cannot use address bar to search

I have the same problem but when I try to search something it says us.yhs.search.yahoo.com/avg/search?fr=yhs-avgb and then a page comes up that says avg Please enter a query string
 
can't find some stuff

hi I've tried Slimphatdaddy's solution but i can't seem to find some of the entries to change:[the bolded underlined text]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Search Bar"="google.com/ie" the http: // www . is removed because i have less than 5 posts

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL]
"provider"="gogl"

does anyone know whether or not i'm supposed to create these and then add the values? If so, do i create it as a boolean or as a string?
 
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