Help with IE!

LeanWolf · Aug 27, 2004, 10:49 PM

OKay how do i get ie to search from the address bar using google?! I've searched all over the net and found the simple solution over and over: searchpanel(Ctrl+E)->customise->autosearch settings->choose a search provider for address bar searches->pick 'google pages'
My problem: there is no *%&#ing "google pages", there is only "MSN", nothing else! I tried the reg hacks but none of them affect this.
I don't want any bloody Googlebar either!

No_Style · Aug 27, 2004, 11:02 PM

I can tell you how to just type: "g <search string>" in the Address and it'll use Google. But I can't tell you how to just get it to search with Google by default.

LeanWolf · Aug 27, 2004, 11:07 PM

it just pisses me off that m$ put in the option, then don't give you a choice anyway. but apparently i'm the only one who doesn't get to choose google, according to my searches. try it yourself. do you get to chose?

No_Style · Aug 27, 2004, 11:14 PM

I wouldn't know. I don't use IE and if I do, it's MYIE2 which has a built in option, I believe. I just use the "g <search string>" way, since I can also add in other options like "gi" for Google Images, "d" dictionary.com.

LeanWolf · Aug 27, 2004, 11:23 PM

i've just gone back to ie because ff just didn't show things properly on various sites and it was quite slow to boot.
anyway i tried your g thing and it worked and actually searched for the g as well. 'odd' i thought and tried without the g. works fine now, searches from the address bar using google. wtf? stupid m$ crap!!! anyway thanks for the tip, if it did anything! who knows?

Nacht · Aug 27, 2004, 11:32 PM

i hit 'ctrl+e', and google is right there ready to search.

No_Style · Aug 28, 2004, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeanWolf

i've just gone back to ie because ff just didn't show things properly on various sites and it was quite slow to boot.
anyway i tried your g thing and it worked and actually searched for the g as well. 'odd' i thought and tried without the g. works fine now, searches from the address bar using google. wtf? stupid m$ crap!!! anyway thanks for the tip, if it did anything! who knows?

Crap? Maybe it's the MS Pixies doing a little repair behind the scenes

Sometimes I just don't understand it as well.

PangingJr · Aug 28, 2004, 10:51 AM

" wtf? stupid m$ crap!!! ".
Hmm, because of what?

LeanWolf · Aug 28, 2004, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nacht

i hit 'ctrl+e', and google is right there ready to search.

yeah that's two keys more than i want to hit, not to mention the wasted screen space, and then you have to close the panel again..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Net

Hmm, because of what?

all other browsers do this simply and without a hitch..
the option m$ provide is hidden and doesn't work, and then when i finally give up it magically fixes itself, but god only knows why! wasted time and unnecessary frustration = m$

Nacht · Aug 28, 2004, 02:42 PM

uh...try changing it to one engine...i bet you have it selected to use "msn search" for pages? if thats not it, then i have no clue.

PangingJr · Aug 28, 2004, 05:35 PM

LeanWolf · Aug 29, 2004, 12:33 PM

yes but like i said in post#1, I don't get that, i get:

how come i don't have all the other providers listed?
anyway, as i stated in post#5, it doesn't matter because my search from the address bar now uses google, but god knows why!

~~squall Leonhart~~ · Aug 29, 2004, 02:08 PM

anyone tried downloading the google searchbar.

like seriously

its alot easier... and doesn't contain crappy spywayre like the yahoo one... also has a extra popups stopper

http://toolbar.google.com/

and it allows you to set google in as the ie searcher as well. as the creator of this thread was loookng for

PangingJr · Aug 29, 2004, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeanWolf

how come i don't have all the other providers listed?

Okay, here is how to get other providers...

To change the Search Companion and address bar search to Google, you
must disable the Search Companion, change the AutoSearch URL, and then
re-enable Search Companion.

To disable the Search Companion feature and use the Classic Internet
Search feature from IE open Internet Explorer, click the Search button on
the toolbar. Click Change Preferences, and then click Change Internet search
behavior. Click With Classic Internet Search, and then click OK. Restart
Internet Explorer for the changes to take effect.

To change the autosearch URL, open the Search sidebar again and click
Customize. Then click AutoSearch settings and select "Google Sites".

To re-enable the Search Companion feature, click Customize on the Search
bar. Click Use Search Companion in the Customize Search Settings dialog box,
and then click OK. Restart Internet Explorer for the changes to take effect.

~~HawK~~ · Aug 29, 2004, 02:51 PM

IE search change to Google:
press search button, press change preferences, press change internet search behavior & choose the prefered search engine.

Edit: should learn to type faster

LeanWolf · Aug 29, 2004, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squall Leonhart

anyone tried downloading the google searchbar.

like seriously

like seriously, read post#1. i don't want the toolbar, waste of space since you can search from the address bar

Quote:

Originally Posted by Net

To change the autosearch URL, open the Search sidebar again and click Customize. Then click AutoSearch settings and select "Google Sites".

thanks, one small problem. when i do that, "Google sites" isn't there, nothing's there but MSN, even now that it magically works anyway. see posts#1 & 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawK

press search button, press change preferences, press change internet search behavior & choose the prefered search engine.

Yes that works! for the search sidebar only, no effect on the address bar search - for me anyway.

and now i'd like to reiterate that it works for me now regardless of how and i really don't care anymore

PangingJr · Aug 29, 2004, 08:16 PM

sorry didn't read your post well. anyway, how you do that?
and care to have more Quick Search from address bar? if so, check this out - http://searchy.protecus.de/en/

LeanWolf · Aug 29, 2004, 08:57 PM

i don't know maybe the reg tweaks i tried take a while to settle in..

i'm pretty happy with google, but thanks!

~~squall Leonhart~~ · Sep 4, 2004, 02:07 PM

why us a stupid inbuilt search, when the toolbar works better has extra features and doesn't require to load a search page each time you search

Aug 27, 2004, 11:02 PM	#2
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	I can tell you how to just type: "g <search string>" in the Address and it'll use Google. But I can't tell you how to just get it to search with Google by default. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Aug 27, 2004, 11:07 PM	Thread Starter #3
LeanWolf alpha male Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skyrim Posts: 5,714 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	it just pisses me off that m$ put in the option, then don't give you a choice anyway. but apparently i'm the only one who doesn't get to choose google, according to my searches. try it yourself. do you get to chose? __________________

Aug 27, 2004, 11:14 PM	#4
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	I wouldn't know. I don't use IE and if I do, it's MYIE2 which has a built in option, I believe. I just use the "g <search string>" way, since I can also add in other options like "gi" for Google Images, "d" dictionary.com. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Aug 27, 2004, 11:23 PM	Thread Starter #5
LeanWolf alpha male Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skyrim Posts: 5,714 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	i've just gone back to ie because ff just didn't show things properly on various sites and it was quite slow to boot. anyway i tried your g thing and it worked and actually searched for the g as well. 'odd' i thought and tried without the g. works fine now, searches from the address bar using google. wtf? stupid m$ crap!!! anyway thanks for the tip, if it did anything! who knows? __________________

Aug 29, 2004, 12:33 PM	Thread Starter #12
LeanWolf alpha male Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skyrim Posts: 5,714 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	yes but like i said in post#1, I don't get that, i get: how come i don't have all the other providers listed? anyway, as i stated in post#5, it doesn't matter because my search from the address bar now uses google, but god knows why! __________________

Aug 27, 2004, 10:49 PM	#1
LeanWolf alpha male Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skyrim Posts: 5,714 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	Help with IE! OKay how do i get ie to search from the address bar using google?! I've searched all over the net and found the simple solution over and over: searchpanel(Ctrl+E)->customise->autosearch settings->choose a search provider for address bar searches->pick 'google pages' My problem: there is no *%&#ing "google pages", there is only "MSN", nothing else! I tried the reg hacks but none of them affect this. I don't want any bloody Googlebar either! __________________

Aug 27, 2004, 11:32 PM	#6
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	i hit 'ctrl+e', and google is right there ready to search.

Aug 28, 2004, 10:51 AM	#8
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	" wtf? stupid m$ crap!!! ". Hmm, because of what?

Aug 28, 2004, 02:42 PM	#10
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	uh...try changing it to one engine...i bet you have it selected to use "msn search" for pages? if thats not it, then i have no clue.

Aug 28, 2004, 05:35 PM	#11
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71

Aug 29, 2004, 02:08 PM	#13
~~squall Leonhart~~ The Gunblade Master Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: um.... here Posts: 938 Rep Power: 0	anyone tried downloading the google searchbar. like seriously its alot easier... and doesn't contain crappy spywayre like the yahoo one... also has a extra popups stopper http://toolbar.google.com/ and it allows you to set google in as the ie searcher as well. as the creator of this thread was loookng for

Aug 29, 2004, 02:51 PM	#15
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	IE search change to Google: press search button, press change preferences, press change internet search behavior & choose the prefered search engine. Edit: should learn to type faster Last edited by HawK; Aug 29, 2004 at 02:56 PM. Reason: typo

Aug 29, 2004, 08:16 PM	#17
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	sorry didn't read your post well. anyway, how you do that? and care to have more Quick Search from address bar? if so, check this out - http://searchy.protecus.de/en/

Aug 29, 2004, 08:57 PM	Thread Starter #18
LeanWolf alpha male Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skyrim Posts: 5,714 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	i don't know maybe the reg tweaks i tried take a while to settle in.. i'm pretty happy with google, but thanks! __________________

Sep 4, 2004, 02:07 PM	#19
~~squall Leonhart~~ The Gunblade Master Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: um.... here Posts: 938 Rep Power: 0	why us a stupid inbuilt search, when the toolbar works better has extra features and doesn't require to load a search page each time you search