- Browser help
- Posted by laosey on October 13th, 2005
I used to type the address in the address bar and it'll take me there. For
instance, i'll just type "google.com" in the address bar and it'll just go.
Now, I have to type "http://www.google.com" just to go there. Basically, I
used to not have to type "http://www...." in the adddress bar. All of a
sudden I have to. Please help! Thanks!
- Posted by PA Bear on October 13th, 2005
Courtesy of MVP Mike Burgess:
Use this registry fix:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/RepairDefaultPrefix.reg
After downloading, right-click and merge.
Then, spend some time reading...
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
laosey wrote:
> I used to type the address in the address bar and it'll take me there. For
> instance, i'll just type "google.com" in the address bar and it'll just
> go.
> Now, I have to type "http://www.google.com" just to go there. Basically, I
> used to not have to type "http://www...." in the adddress bar. All of a
> sudden I have to. Please help! Thanks!
- Posted by Alias on October 14th, 2005
"laosey" <laosey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CA3080B6-CB41-4F19-976E-4FCD931847E9@microsoft.com...
>I used to type the address in the address bar and it'll take me there. For
> instance, i'll just type "google.com" in the address bar and it'll just
> go.
> Now, I have to type "http://www.google.com" just to go there. Basically, I
> used to not have to type "http://www...." in the adddress bar. All of a
> sudden I have to. Please help! Thanks!
Use Firefox and you will only have to type "Google" and then hit enter.
Alias
- Posted by Ashleigh on October 14th, 2005
There is also another nifty shortcut in most browsers, just type google into
the address bar then press CTRL-Enter and it will do the http://www. and the
..com even less typing!
Ashleigh
"PA Bear" wrote:
> Courtesy of MVP Mike Burgess:
>
> Use this registry fix:
>
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/RepairDefaultPrefix.reg
>
> After downloading, right-click and merge.
>
> Then, spend some time reading...
>
> Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>
>
> laosey wrote:
> > I used to type the address in the address bar and it'll take me there. For
> > instance, i'll just type "google.com" in the address bar and it'll just
> > go.
> > Now, I have to type "http://www.google.com" just to go there. Basically, I
> > used to not have to type "http://www...." in the adddress bar. All of a
> > sudden I have to. Please help! Thanks!
>
>
- Posted by PA Bear on October 14th, 2005
Um, Ashleigh, dear, that is Laosey's problem: (S)He *has* to type http://www
to get to http://www.google.com.
--
~PA Bear
Ashleigh wrote:
> There is also another nifty shortcut in most browsers, just type google
> into
> the address bar then press CTRL-Enter and it will do the http://www. and
> the
> .com even less typing!
>
> Ashleigh
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>> Courtesy of MVP Mike Burgess:
>>
>> Use this registry fix:
>>
>> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/RepairDefaultPrefix.reg
>>
>> After downloading, right-click and merge.
>>
>> Then, spend some time reading...
>>
>> Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
>> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>>
>>
>> laosey wrote:
>>> I used to type the address in the address bar and it'll take me there.
>>> For
>>> instance, i'll just type "google.com" in the address bar and it'll just
>>> go.
>>> Now, I have to type "http://www.google.com" just to go there. Basically,
>>> I
>>> used to not have to type "http://www...." in the adddress bar. All of a
>>> sudden I have to. Please help! Thanks!
- Posted by Ashleigh on October 14th, 2005
Not the point since around IE3 it has done it all for you as long as you
press ctrl-enter.
The problem (s)he is having is actually with DNS and not with IE.
"PA Bear" wrote:
> Um, Ashleigh, dear, that is Laosey's problem: (S)He *has* to type http://www
> to get to http://www.google.com.
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> Ashleigh wrote:
> > There is also another nifty shortcut in most browsers, just type google
> > into
> > the address bar then press CTRL-Enter and it will do the http://www. and
> > the
> > .com even less typing!
> >
> > Ashleigh
> >
> > "PA Bear" wrote:
> >
> >> Courtesy of MVP Mike Burgess:
> >>
> >> Use this registry fix:
> >>
> >> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/RepairDefaultPrefix.reg
> >>
> >> After downloading, right-click and merge.
> >>
> >> Then, spend some time reading...
> >>
> >> Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
> >> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
> >> --
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
> >>
> >>
> >> laosey wrote:
> >>> I used to type the address in the address bar and it'll take me there.
> >>> For
> >>> instance, i'll just type "google.com" in the address bar and it'll just
> >>> go.
> >>> Now, I have to type "http://www.google.com" just to go there. Basically,
> >>> I
> >>> used to not have to type "http://www...." in the adddress bar. All of a
> >>> sudden I have to. Please help! Thanks!
>
>
