when I enter a website, my computer no longer adds the http://.

[Infoseeker]

In internet explorer I suddenly have to manually enter the http:// in the web
address. Computer used to do this automatically. How can I fix?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Perhaps the following will explain & resolve your issue:

Welcome to the Microsoft Security Response Center Blog!
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/04/18/425473.aspx

Problems in Windows Explorer or the Windows shell
after you install Security Update MS06-015
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165

Easy Fix: Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll
down to Item No. 383 "Hewlett-Packard's Share-to-Web software - Fix (MS06-015)"
to download a simple registry fix.
[Direct Patch Download: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/hp.vbs]

Note: You may need to temporarily disable your antivirus program
in order to safely run the scripted fix.

Also, review the following:

MS06-013: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912812

Internet Explorer ActiveX compatibility patch for Mshtml.dll
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917425/


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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