Find function in IE8

Used to be, you would just hit ctl-F and youcould search for text on a page. Now, when I hit that I just get an expanded tab on the top of the browser. Any thoughts?

Thanks




IE8
Windows XP
Pentium 4
1gig ram

Here's what I see here if press [Ctrl]-[F], (or click Edit | Find on this Page...):

http://www.SpywareDrGuide.com/Virtua..._ctrl-f_01.jpg

Is this not what you see?

No. The area where you have the find box is completely blank.

Try this:

1. Using your mouse, highlight everything within the following box, then press [Ctrl]-[C], (or click Edit | Copy), to copy what you've highlighted to memory (the clipboard):
   Code:

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   for %x in (browsewm cabview cdfview clbcatex clbcatq) do regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\%x.dll
for %x in (datime dfsshlex iepeers ils lmrt) do regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\%x.dll
for %x in (mmcndmgr mmcshext mshtmled netcfgx netshell) do regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\%x.dll
for %x in (ntmssvc oleacc photowiz stobject zipfldr) do regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\%x.dll
regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\mmc.exe
exit

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2. Close Internet Explorer.
   
   
3. Click Start | Run type in
   cmd
   and press [Enter].
   
   
4. In the cmd window, right-click any blank area and then select Paste.
   
   
5. You'll see a slew of commands scroll down the screen. When it gets to the last line, ("exit"), simply press [Enter] to close the cmd window.

Now reload Internet Explorer and try [Ctrl]-[F], (or click Edit | Find on this Page...), to see if it's working.

Try hitting the F3 key.

a little help please,
after hitting the ctrl - f keys my ie pages wont open full, the entire webpage is about 1 inch across and goes from top to bottom. how do i undo what i just did

this is what it looks likeAttachment 8907

this is what virtual dr. looks like

Attachment 8908

ok got my problem solved, thanks anyway

What fixed it?

Sounds like something that may jump up again to me.

Spyware Dr:

Pasting that code into the cmd window worked perfectly. Thanks!

You're welcome. Good to hear it worked. Thanks for posting back! :)

train. i just kept hitting thd ctrl and plus button until it started filling the screen back up

Thank you frebo.
Must admit, it is a unusual fix.

i tried everything that i could think of so i just started hitting keys on keyboard and thats how i found it