[acesongs]

All of a sudden, I need to type in the full address including protocol. I
used to be able to type "www.cnn.com", but now that does nothing. If I type
in "http://www.cnn.com" it works fine. How do I fix it?

[D@annyBoy]

try tying cnn and the then crtl + enter

While sipping a glass of wine, I read that acesongs wrote in
news:73818BF3-8FD0-43EF-B92C-E4D3F76F91BA@microsoft.com


> All of a sudden, I need to type in the full address including protocol. I
> used to be able to type "www.cnn.com", but now that does nothing. If I type
> in "http://www.cnn.com" it works fine. How do I fix it?

[acesongs]

That works, thx. I guess now I'll only have to do a lot of typing when
websites don't begin with "www" and end with ".com".

"D@annyBoy" wrote:

> try tying cnn and the then crtl + enter
>

[oops!!]

This registry patch may help:

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/RepairDefaultPrefix.reg
Repairs the corrupted or altered (spyware) HTTP prefixes

Download, right-click and select merge.

Reboot and test.

Zee







"acesongs" <acesongs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:73818BF3-8FD0-43EF-B92C-E4D3F76F91BA@microsoft.com...
> All of a sudden, I need to type in the full address including protocol. I
> used to be able to type "www.cnn.com", but now that does nothing. If I type
> in "http://www.cnn.com" it works fine. How do I fix it?

[PA Bear]

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

acesongs wrote:
> All of a sudden, I need to type in the full address including protocol. I
> used to be able to type "www.cnn.com", but now that does nothing. If I
> type in "http://www.cnn.com" it works fine. How do I fix it?

[acesongs]

The registry fix didn't solve the problem. I can start with a blank address
bar and type in "www.cnn.com" and the little Explorer icon will show up in
the leftmost part of the bar, but nothing else happens. I think that was
happening before the registry fix. But I still have to type the protocol
prefix "http://" before Explorer actually goes there.

"PA Bear" wrote:

> 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
>
> acesongs wrote:
> > All of a sudden, I need to type in the full address including protocol. I
> > used to be able to type "www.cnn.com", but now that does nothing. If I
> > type in "http://www.cnn.com" it works fine. How do I fix it?
>

[PA Bear]

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html or http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
for expert analysis, not here.**

--
~PA Bear

acesongs wrote:
> The registry fix didn't solve the problem. I can start with a blank
> address bar and type in "www.cnn.com" and the little Explorer icon will
> show up in the leftmost part of the bar, but nothing else happens. I
> think that was happening before the registry fix. But I still have to
> type the protocol prefix "http://" before Explorer actually goes there.
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> > acesongs wrote:
> > > All of a sudden, I need to type in the full address including
> > > protocol. I used to be able to type "www.cnn.com", but now that does
> > > nothing. If I type in "http://www.cnn.com" it works fine. How do I
> > > fix it?

[Jim Byrd]

Hi Ace - Download and run:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG to restore
your default Search functionality and reset your prefixes. You'll have to
manually re-select any Search Customizations you may have had, however.

--
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
My, Blog Defending Your Machine, here:
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

"acesongs" <acesongs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D7E276E9-1A22-4FD4-AB73-7F75612DDAEA@microsoft.com
> The registry fix didn't solve the problem. I can start with a blank
> address bar and type in "www.cnn.com" and the little Explorer icon
> will show up in the leftmost part of the bar, but nothing else
> happens. I think that was happening before the registry fix. But I
> still have to type the protocol prefix "http://" before Explorer
> actually goes there.
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> acesongs wrote:
>>> All of a sudden, I need to type in the full address including
>>> protocol. I used to be able to type "www.cnn.com", but now that
>>> does nothing. If I type in "http://www.cnn.com" it works fine. How
>>> do I fix it?