Have to type http:// before the www or website will not load

I have researched this topic and learned to use regedit and ensure that
the key is correct but my websites still take about three minutes to
load if I dont add the http:// before the www in the address. Anyone
have any ideas to help me? Thanks in advance. You can also reach me at
helmat@comcast.net
Matt

Hi,
This may be an autocomplete problem caused by a corrupted History folder or
index.dat file.

CCleaner from http://www.ccleaner.com/ should be able to clear the History
and the index.dat file. Just check the appropriate boxes and run it.

Free History Eraser from
http://smartprotector.com/eraser/fre...ory-eraser.htm will delete the
History folder (and the index.dat file) and a new one will be created when
you restart.
Or the History folder can be deleted manually:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Or, there may be malware installed. You will want to download, update and
run Ad-aware, Spybot and (if running WinXP) MS Anti-Spyware (Beta.)
See these sites for help:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.html
What you can do about spyware and other unwanted software:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...ywarewhat.mspx

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]


"helmat" <helmat@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I have researched this topic and learned to use regedit and ensure that
> the key is correct but my websites still take about three minutes to
> load if I dont add the http:// before the www in the address. Anyone
> have any ideas to help me? Thanks in advance. You can also reach me at
> helmat@comcast.net
> Matt
>

I have done all of the above as well as run Microsoft Spyware, Adaware
and many other programs. I run Norton anti-virus with up to date
definitions and I still cannot access a website unless I type http://
before the www. If anyone else has any ideas please let me know.
Thanks,
Matt

To quote Alan Edwards.....
<quote>
Alter it manually in Regedit or follow the procedure below:

Make up a file from the lines below. Copy into a file called fix.reg
which should be created in Notepad. Do not retype, copy in case of
errors. The 1st line in the file is the line REGEDIT4
Make sure your mail or news reader does not add any spaces to the end
of a line.
The last line must be blank.
Doubleclick fix.reg

-----copy below this line fix.reg------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\URL]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\URL\DefaultPrefix]
@="http://"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http:

---- end file above here

....Alan
</quote>

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"helmat" <helmat@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I have done all of the above as well as run Microsoft Spyware, Adaware
> and many other programs. I run Norton anti-virus with up to date
> definitions and I still cannot access a website unless I type http://
> before the www. If anyone else has any ideas please let me know.
> Thanks,
> Matt
>

I did the above exactly, I copied the file into Notepad and saved it to
my desktop as fix.reg but still no luck. Was I supposed to save the
file to another location? This is driving me crazy.

doesn't matter where you saved it to - did you right-click on it afterwards,
and select Merge??


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"helmat" <helmat@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I did the above exactly, I copied the file into Notepad and saved it to
> my desktop as fix.reg but still no luck. Was I supposed to save the
> file to another location? This is driving me crazy.
>

I went back and merged the file. It will now go to the site without
http:// but it takes about 2 or 3 minutes to go. If I put in the
http:// it instantly goes to the new site. Any other ideas?

clear your TIF and offline content from Internet Properties, and then
restrict it to less than 40MB of space - see if that helps.

--
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"helmat" <helmat@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I went back and merged the file. It will now go to the site without
> http:// but it takes about 2 or 3 minutes to go. If I put in the
> http:// it instantly goes to the new site. Any other ideas?
>

Did the above and still no luck. This is amazing. It appears that
everything is the way it should be and it is not working the way it
should. Thanks for the help and I will keep trying to find a solution.
If you have any other ideas please let me know. Thanks again.

Try this
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/49.html

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"helmat" <helmat@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Did the above and still no luck. This is amazing. It appears that
> everything is the way it should be and it is not working the way it
> should. Thanks for the help and I will keep trying to find a solution.
> If you have any other ideas please let me know. Thanks again.
>