THE FIX FOR IE's AUTO SEARCH {from the address bar}

I cannot search from IE 6 Address Bar any longer, The defaults are set, and it used to display results in the main window; I can still go to a specific web site, example: I can typewww.microsoft.com and it will go to that site, but if I just type in "x", where x is my search name of an item, I get a page cannot be displayed and the address changes to:http:///?%x

Any suggestions to reset this and make it clean?

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# 1

Are you saying that this behavior changed after installing Windows Desktop Search with Toolbar?

MaxSlade-MSFT at 2007-9-8 >

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# 2

Would you mind trying the instructions listed below. Start with option 1. Option 3 i believe is for Win98/W2k

1. To change the default Internet search service
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/find_change_search_engine.mspx

2. How to Restore the Default AutoSearch Search Page
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/179402/

3. How to change the default AutoSearch search page in Win98/W2K
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;198279

Ikhan at 2007-9-8 >

# 3

Did you get an answer or a fix for this? I am having the same problem. I have other users on this computer and XP the are not having the same issues. Any help would be appreciated.

golfkeelo at 2007-9-8 >

# 4

Win XP & MSIE 6 - the same problem. Resetting Web Settings and configuring the search using Customize button at the "search" panel doesn't work... After I typing something like "adfdf" in the address bar, it converts to http:///?%20adfdf.... How to return the address bar search ability?

StaC at 2007-9-8 >

# 5

I had the same problem, here's the fix.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378/EN-US

Read carefully as there are instructions for

Windows XP Service Pack 1 and

Windows XP Service Pack 2

Kana at 2007-9-8 >

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