Searching in IE

[killermink]

I am really confused about all the search options in IE6, so I thought I'd ask for help!

Ok, I want to be able to search from the address bar WITHOUT putting any prefix and for IE6 to search Google rather than MSN. So I type "whatever", press enter and it searches Google for "whatever". Also when I mistype a url, I want it again to go to google and search rather than msn.

However, I also want to keep the prefixes so that I can search other engines, like "ask whatever" to search ask for "whatever". (I already know how to do this.)

I am not interested in all the sidebar searching options at all.

I'm sorry if there is a reallly obvious answer, but I couldn't work out what reg change or otherwise did what and I could't get it to search google from the address bar.

Many thanks,

Killermink

[JakeHaze]

Here ya go...</font color=blue>[/b] (http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1065/>[b]<font)

[killermink]

Thanks, but that is for when you want to use the prefix method, as in you type the shortcut name first then the search query, wereas I would like to have it to search google without any prefix.

Do you know how to do this?

Killermink

[JakeHaze]

Hmmm...I see that now. Sorry.

Well, I've done some searching and I've dug up this</font color=blue>[/b] (http://www.google.com/options/defaults.html#default><font) from Google and this</font color=blue> (http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/37400.html>[b]<font) from Computing.net. I'll keep looking as I would like to do the same. It's just never been a priority for me...

[DanK]

Would the Google Toolbar</font color=red> (http://toolbar.google.com/><font) help?

or maybe make Google your default search engine

<a target="_blank" href=http://www.google.com/options/defaults.html#default>http://www.google.com/options/defaults.html#default</a>

[DanK]

Sorry Jake, you must be a fast typer

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[JakeHaze]

Heh. Yeah, actually. I haven't been timed since high school, but my officemates are always ragging me about the rapid clicking from my cube...

[killermink]

Hello and Thanks. I tried the Google page solution before, but all it appeared to do was change the sidebar setiings to a google side bar, which I am not really interested in. Also, with the google bar, it wouldnt allow mistyped urls to default to google, which is the main thing I want it to do.

I found this http://searchenginewatch.com/sereport/02/04-ie.html (http://www.bobjohnson.cc/news/web12.htm>http://www.bobjohnson.cc/news/web12.htm</a>,) and this lengthy discussion <a target="_blank" href=http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Win2000/Q_20289312.html>http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Win2000/Q_20289312.html</a>, but on following the advice I dont have any other engine in autosearch settings other than msn, though there is space for more. Has anyone else got these methods to work?

killermink