Starting with IE but ending up with... Dell???

I must be missing some setting in Internet Explorer 8. Often when I type in
a web address that might have osme problem I end up in a Dell webpage with
the URL http://search.myway.com . . . Obviously this is hardly MY way.
It's almost as if my computer got hijacked. If IE can't find the website I
want, isn't it suppopsed to tell me that? Instead I am getting all sorts of
wierd "Sponsored Links" such as "Married But Playing"--which sounds
intriguing but I was lookng for a specific website not a hot date! Is there
some IE setting I need to fix?

Sounds like you need to run some anti-spyware applications, since you appear
to have been hijacked.

"Joe McGuire" <mcguirejw@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:O369hWP8JHA.5040@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
:I must be missing some setting in Internet Explorer 8. Often when I type
in
: a web address that might have osme problem I end up in a Dell webpage with
: the URL http://search.myway.com . . . Obviously this is hardly MY way.
: It's almost as if my computer got hijacked. If IE can't find the website
I
: want, isn't it suppopsed to tell me that? Instead I am getting all sorts
of
: wierd "Sponsored Links" such as "Married But Playing"--which sounds
: intriguing but I was lookng for a specific website not a hot date! Is
there
: some IE setting I need to fix?
:
:

Contact Dell Support or see...

http://en.community.dell.com/forums/t/17416548.aspx

http://support.dell.com/support/topi...n&toggle=false
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

Joe McGuire wrote:
> I must be missing some setting in Internet Explorer 8. Often when I type
> in
> a web address that might have osme problem I end up in a Dell webpage with
> the URL http://search.myway.com . . . Obviously this is hardly MY way.
> It's almost as if my computer got hijacked. If IE can't find the website
> I
> want, isn't it suppopsed to tell me that? Instead I am getting all sorts
> of
> wierd "Sponsored Links" such as "Married But Playing"--which sounds
> intriguing but I was lookng for a specific website not a hot date! Is
> there
> some IE setting I need to fix?

"Joe McGuire" <mcguirejw@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:O369hWP8JHA.5040@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I must be missing some setting in Internet Explorer 8. Often when I type
>in a web address that might have osme problem I end up in a Dell webpage
>with the URL http://search.myway.com . . . Obviously this is hardly MY
>way. It's almost as if my computer got hijacked. If IE can't find the
>website I want, isn't it suppopsed to tell me that? Instead I am getting
>all sorts of wierd "Sponsored Links" such as "Married But Playing"--which
>sounds intriguing but I was lookng for a specific website not a hot date!
>Is there some IE setting I need to fix?

Open Internet Explorer >

Tools > Internet Options > Advanced

Now in Settings, scroll down to "Search from the Address Bar"

Try setting this to
"Do not submit unknown addresses to your auto-search provider"

Good luck

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Thanks. I was not aware of that stuff but changed this and other setting
sin IE. So far, though, I still get Dell.

"Timothy Casey" <11@timothycasey.info> wrote in message
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> "Joe McGuire" <mcguirejw@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:O369hWP8JHA.5040@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I must be missing some setting in Internet Explorer 8. Often when I type
>>in a web address that might have osme problem I end up in a Dell webpage
>>with the URL http://search.myway.com . . . Obviously this is hardly MY
>>way. It's almost as if my computer got hijacked. If IE can't find the
>>website I want, isn't it suppopsed to tell me that? Instead I am getting
>>all sorts of wierd "Sponsored Links" such as "Married But Playing"--which
>>sounds intriguing but I was lookng for a specific website not a hot date!
>>Is there some IE setting I need to fix?
>
> Open Internet Explorer >
>
> Tools > Internet Options > Advanced
>
> Now in Settings, scroll down to "Search from the Address Bar"
>
> Try setting this to
> "Do not submit unknown addresses to your auto-search provider"
>
> Good luck
>
> --
> Timothy Casey - Email: 5th-prime-number@timothycasey.info
> Software: http://software-1011.com; Scientific IQ Test, Web Menus,
> Security
> http://web-design-1011.com http://speed-reading-comprehension.com
> Science & Geology: http://geologist-1011.com; http://geologist-1011.net

Thanks! I am removing this Dell Add-on.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:e58ogEQ8JHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Contact Dell Support or see...
>
> http://en.community.dell.com/forums/t/17416548.aspx
>
> http://support.dell.com/support/topi...n&toggle=false
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
> Joe McGuire wrote:
>> I must be missing some setting in Internet Explorer 8. Often when I type
>> in
>> a web address that might have osme problem I end up in a Dell webpage
>> with
>> the URL http://search.myway.com . . . Obviously this is hardly MY way.
>> It's almost as if my computer got hijacked. If IE can't find the website
>> I
>> want, isn't it suppopsed to tell me that? Instead I am getting all sorts
>> of
>> wierd "Sponsored Links" such as "Married But Playing"--which sounds
>> intriguing but I was lookng for a specific website not a hot date! Is
>> there
>> some IE setting I need to fix?
>

YW, Joe, and thanks for your feedback.

Joe McGuire wrote:
> Thanks! I am removing this Dell Add-on.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:e58ogEQ8JHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Contact Dell Support or see...
>>
>> http://en.community.dell.com/forums/t/17416548.aspx
>>
>> http://support.dell.com/support/topi...n&toggle=false
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>
>> Joe McGuire wrote:
>>> I must be missing some setting in Internet Explorer 8. Often when I
>>> type
>>> in
>>> a web address that might have osme problem I end up in a Dell webpage
>>> with
>>> the URL http://search.myway.com . . . Obviously this is hardly MY way.
>>> It's almost as if my computer got hijacked. If IE can't find the
>>> website
>>> I
>>> want, isn't it suppopsed to tell me that? Instead I am getting all
>>> sorts
>>> of
>>> wierd "Sponsored Links" such as "Married But Playing"--which sounds
>>> intriguing but I was lookng for a specific website not a hot date! Is
>>> there
>>> some IE setting I need to fix?