Why Does IE Now Require http: In The Address Bar?
A reader wonders: My IE address bar will not respond when you type in, say, “www.yahoo.com.” you have to put http:// in front of the address. This just started happening tonight, 4/15/2006. What’s up? Answer: To put it bluntly Microsoft messed up. Ive gotten a flurry of reports of this behavior all starting on 4/15. Right after Windows automated update. Some have even accused us of disabling their IE browser, sending them a ton of SPAM and many other evils they found only after applying for the Bo Alert Newsletter. I wouldn’t mind so much but we take every precaution to be absolutely sure that their information on folks is never compromised….coincidence? In this case, yup! Microsoft acknowledges that theres an issue, and I believe that this is the issue causing your behaviour. It affects more than just IE – but also places some of the blame on some third party software. First, heres the Knowledgebase article that applies: Problems in Windows Explorer or the Windows shell after you in
