How to change defualt search in IE?

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How to change defualt search in IE?

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IS there a way to change what search page IE uses if the address doens't exist? Maybe by editing the registry? If so how?

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Post by fac51 »

dont worry if your still using IE it wont be much longer before some malware changes it for you ;)

seriously though i dont know, have you tried google?
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lol

I really have to google before i ask :oops:. Sorry was in a rush and thought if i post maybe somone would know and it would save me time :)
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nah post away, maybe someone here will know.
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you can do it using TuneUp Utilities 2004
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Post by Vacant »

This might help:

http://windows.about.com/od/tipsarchive/l/bltip568.htm

It shows you how to change the "page cannot be displayed" pages etc, which I think is what you mean.

I haven't tried the instructions though, and so I dont know how useful they are :roll:

Yum, registry.

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Post by vinnieza »

no, i like the the page cannot be displayed errors. But before i used to get them when a site doesn't exist but now it uses the stupid msn search which i don't like

Well at least i could change it to google rather than msn :P

ty (although i hate editing the regestry as i know i will mess somthing up :P)

Edit: Just checked and they all seem to be right anyway
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have you tried tools > options > advanced and looking under 'search from address bar'?
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