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Glad you got it figured out. Keep having fun.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:C605AB43-9754-4334-9E6D-B34F580A19E8@microsoft.com,
digijack <digijack@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Hi beamish,
> Thank for your contribution, but in my efforts to sort out the problem
> and, with the assistance of Wes Vogel, I tried a number of things and got
> the message that said that 'An Internet Explorer Start Page URL change
> requires your approval'. This was in bold text. Because I was unsure, I
> did not click 'Allow' I clicked 'Block' and tried putting in
> 'Crosswords' in the address bar. The result was 'This page cannot be
> displayed'. The next time the 'An Internet Explorer Start Page etc came
> up, I clicked 'Allow'. BINGO! it worked. I can now put anything in the
> Address bar without the prefix www. which is the way it was before. I'm
> happy with that.
> I may have gone all around the world to explain the position, but if it
> helps, I'm happy with that too.
> Best regards to all
> digijack
>
>
>
> "beamish" wrote:
>
>> Hello, There may be a problem with the default search engine "MSN" on
>> your unit. There should be several search engines listed, change to
>> another one as default and see if problem remains.
>> Take Care.
>> beamish.
>>
>> "digijack" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Wes,
>>> Yes, I did click Apply and no, Search doesn't work on the toolbar or
>>> Ctrl+E. Unfortunately, nothing has worked that has been suggested.
>>> In the proces of checking the settings this is what happens.
>>> When I click Search the page splits into 2. To the left of the Windows
>>> Discussions Page a search engine appears.
>>> View is clicked again, and Customize is in the Toolbar dropdown. When
>>> this is clicked it brings up Customize Toolbar which shows all
>>> Available/Current buttons. This was closed.
>>> At the head of the search engine is a Customize button. When this is
>>> clicked, Customize Search Settings comes up and in the bottom L/H
>>> corner is Autosearch Settings. In the page that appears are 2 fields.
>>> In the top field is MSN, while in the bottom one is Display results,
>>> and go to the most likely sight. I clicked ok.
>>> There is no change in the Address bar.
>>> It is a problem that has existed since Monday 26th July. Suspecting
>>> that Spyware could be the possible cause, I downloaded the free MSN
>>> Anti Spyware software.
>>> Is there anything else that might rectify the problem?
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Did you click Apply to Apply the changes?
>>>>
>>>> Does Search work from the Search button on the Toolbar?
>>>>
>>>> Or Ctrl + E?
>>>>
>>>> Check your settings here...
>>>> IE | View | Explorer Bar | Search | Customize | Autosearch settings
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news:1ED0E735-5116-4DDB-AAED-7DB489EAF13B@microsoft.com,
>>>> digijack <digijack@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> Hi Wesley,
>>>>> I tried all the options available to search from the address bar.
>>>>> Unfortunately it didn't resolve the problem. However, in the task bar
>>>>> at the bottom of the screen is the message 'Invalid syntax error'.
>>>>> This appears after the name of a place or country is clicked in the
>>>>> address bar. Any other suggestions will be welcome
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> This is what you would see if you typed: search from address bar
>>>>>> in Help and Support or in Internet Explorer Help...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To search from the Address bar
>>>>>>
>>>>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/url_fail.mspx
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wes
>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In news:9C30FAEF-6631-403B-8CAA-794C0141779C@microsoft.com,
>>>>>> digijack <digijack@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>> I am running XP Home with SP2 and have problems when I type into the
>>>>>>> browser. This is what happens. If I type a full address, i.e.
>>>>>>> www.etc I get right to where I want to go. Fine, that's ok. But if
>>>>>>> I want to find out something about a city or country for instance,
>>>>>>> I type in only the name of the city or country in the browser and
>>>>>>> click the hi-lited 'Search for...'
>>>>>>> In the past I have always had a response, but lately all I get is
>>>>>>> the message 'The page cannot be displayed'.
>>>>>>> I have checked my connection settings and they appear to be ok.
>>>>>>> Can someone out there help?
>>>>>>> Thanks.
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