Find function in IE8

[merle211]

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

[SpywareDr]

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



Is this not what you see?

[merle211]

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

[SpywareDr]

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):

   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

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.

[Steve R Jones]

Try hitting the F3 key.

[frebo]

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

[frebo]

this is what it looks likeScreenShot002.jpg

[frebo]

this is what virtual dr. looks like

ScreenShot005.jpg

[frebo]

ok got my problem solved, thanks anyway

[Train]

What fixed it?

Sounds like something that may jump up again to me.

[merle211]

Spyware Dr:

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

[SpywareDr]

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

[frebo]

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

[Train]

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

[frebo]

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