Need a bit of help!

[maclf01]

When im on my internet browser, i type in the address at the top, then, hit enter. However it hasn't been working this past week and i don't know why, because i haven't doen anything different. ANyone know how to fix this, im not a big computer guy or else i could probably source the problem myself...

[UncleDave]

If you are using Internet Explorer I would highly recommend you download Firefox..
(An Internet Explorer alternative from Here)

Otherwise, I did have this problem once before which in my case turned out to be a virus/spyware of some kind I think.. Try running a virus scan and if you have a spyware scanner, run a check with that aswell!

Dave.

[maclf01]

I'm downloading firefox now. However i used to have mozilla when my internet explorer went south last time. Also i ran a spyware scan, came up nothing. I don't know what it is but im getting fire fox right now.

[Jinx]

This has come up a couple of times recently - have you cleared out the temp files folder and cleared all cookies?

[jamieboy]

Does it make any difference if you actually type in the http:// at the start of the address? This is controlled by a registry entry that can get changed / removed, so if http://www.website.com works, but www.website.com doesn't, then that's something to pursue.

[maclf01]

jamieboy said:

Does it make any difference if you actually type in the http:// at the start of the address? This is controlled by a registry entry that can get changed / removed, so if http://www.website.com works, but www.website.com doesn't, then that's something to pursue.

That actually works thanks jamie boy i think you found the solution!!

[jamieboy]

maclf01 said:

That actually works

If you're confident enough to edit the registry (I don't mean to be rude, but I've no idea how technical you are) then you can check/change these keys:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPrefix
and
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes

Put http:// in as the default value in DefaultPrefix, and as the 'home', 'mosaic', and 'www' values in Prefixes.

Standard Disclaimer - if you're not confident with regedit, leave it alone because you might break it beyond repair, and it would be entirely your fault and not mine