Search option change in Explorer 5

[MARKBLACK]

Hi does anybody know how the search "http://search.msn.co.uk" in the address bar can be changed to another search engine such as "http://www.yahoo.msn.co.uk and so on, I have had a looked in Tools/internet/option/advance but there only seems to be tick box options.
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[iisbob]

Go here, IEinfohome (http://www.ieinfosite.co.uk/tip_view.asp?id=182) for a registry tip to change the default search option.

Warning! fooling with your registry can have severe consequences if you don't know what you're doiing! Always back it up before you attempt any changes!!

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just a friendly reminder to be careful! http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif

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iisbob
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[MARKBLACK]

Hi iibob
I tried your linked and I followed the instructions
Changing the Search button site, with difference

To change the site that IE4 loads when you press the Search button, open Regedit and go to this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Goto the Edit menu and choose New... then String Value. Call it "Search Bar" (without the quotes) then double click it and enter the full URL of the Search Engine you want to use for the value data.

The default is http://home.microsoft.com/search/search.asp

its still runs MSN from the "search" option in regedit, and not the new Search Bar I have added



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[MARKBLACK]

Hi, I tried
Changing the Search button site
"To change the site that IE4 loads when you press the Search button, open Regedit and go to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Goto the Edit menu and choose New... then String Value. Call it "Search Bar" (without the quotes) then double click it and enter the full URL of the Search Engine you want to use for the value data.
The default is http://home.microsoft.com/search/search.asp

the address bar options dosn't change anything the search in explorer still uses the default "Address Bar" and it ignores the new string called "search Bar"


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If we can't find the answer we keep on trying....never afraid to ask again.

[iisbob]

Hmm, sorry that didn't work for you; personally i just installed the google search toolbar-i never really use the search function of IE's address bar.

I'll look into this some more and see if i can find some other posible solutions, and maybe one of the other guys here will have a possible fix. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif

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iisbob
"Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." --Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

[wiltrot]

Hi there,
I'm using IE 5.5 don't know about IE4 but just click on the search button
and then in the search window on the left at top, there's a custom button
click on it and another little window will open. Inside there you will
have a selection to change the search button.

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What's up with that?