Re: Percent 20's when trying to search from Addy Bar
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:
Originally posted by Tim_Myth
I recently installed Windows XP on a brand new machine. The installation is less than a month old. When I try to search from my address bar, I get a "Page Cannot Be Displayed" error and the address bar displays a funky URL. For example, typing the following in the address bar:
search from address bar
results in the error page and the following in the address bar:
http:///?%20search%20from%20address%20bar
I've downloaded adaware 6 and updated it. That didn't change anything. I've gone to classic internet search instead of the search companion, nothing changed. I checked my internet options, and searching from the address bar is enabled, but it still doesn't work. I've restored my system defaults. I've checked through my registry, but found nothing that looks obviously wrong. I've checked my Auto Search settings under advanced search settings, but to no avail.
Is it normal for IE 6 and XP Pro to not search from the address bar?