# HTTP question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 26, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/http-question/465346 "2008-09-26T15:48:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/http-question/465346/1 "2008-09-26T15:48:53Z")
IE 6 (can’t go to 7 or non-IE browser for work policy reasons) has suddenly stopped pre filling the HTTP in front of addresses and is causing problems. Examples : it was the case at one time that I could just type “mail” in the address bar at it would fill in the HTTP in front of this and take me to my Outlook web access. No longer, I get some [Ask.com](http://Ask.com) page unless I manually type [http://mail](http://mail). I am sure that this is some silly setting that I can not find. Any thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/http-question/465346/2 "2008-09-26T16:00:47Z")
> [@Binarydrone](#): > > IE 6 (can’t go to 7 or non-IE browser for work policy reasons) has suddenly stopped pre filling the HTTP in front of addresses and is causing problems. > > Examples : it was the case at one time that I could just type “mail” in the address bar at it would fill in the HTTP in front of this and take me to my Outlook web access. No longer, I get some [Ask.com](http://Ask.com) page unless I manually type [http://mail](http://mail). > > I am sure that this is some silly setting that I can not find. Any thoughts? Have you changed your DNS recently? ---
**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/http-question/465346/3 "2008-09-26T16:11:50Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Have you changed your DNS recently? Nope, and I am almost positive that this is a workstation issue. This is a multi thousand user WAN type environment and no one else seems to be having this trouble. What we have tried Flushed DNS Release and Renew IP Add domain to trusted sites Cleared SSL state Reset IE to default settings Installed all available updates. My gut is telling me this is somewhere in tools–\>options and either security or advanced area but I am not having a lot of luck. Thanks, ---
**Author:** ![Will\_Repair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a698b9/32.png) [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/http-question/465346/4 "2008-09-26T16:20:16Z")
Have you changed the settings or cleared the memory of Auto-Complete? The setting for Internet\_Options/Advanced/Search\_from\_Address\_Bar may be it if [Ask.com](http://Ask.com) is your default search engine. ---
**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/http-question/465346/5 "2008-09-26T16:46:11Z")
> [@Will\_Repair](#): > > Have you changed the settings or cleared the memory of Auto-Complete? > > The setting for Internet\_Options/Advanced/Search\_from\_Address\_Bar may be it if [Ask.com](http://Ask.com) is your default search engine. I really hate to be the “no it’s not that” guy but… I am downloading SP3 and I think I may re image if that fails. Nuke the hard drive from order, as it were.