Today when I opened IE8 i keep getting a message saying "a program on your computer has corrupted your default search provider setting for internet explorer" I click ok and the manage add ons search providers pop up. even though I deleted yahoo search and have live serch as my default I keep getting the message. I even resetted IE8 and the message still pops up. any ideas on this?
Solved Help With IE8 search provider corrupt message
- Thread starter penfan
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- Make sure IE 8 is closed then navigate to registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerUser Shell Folders
- Add a new “Expandable String value” inside the above mentioned key with a value name of “AppData” and a value data of “%USERPROFILE%Application Data”.
- Reopen IE 8 and see if you still get the error message.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom
- CPU
- AMD AM2 6000+
- Motherboard
- Nvidia M2N-E SLI
- Graphics card(s)
- GeForce 7600GT
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x1024
- Hard Drives
- WD
- Case
- Cooler Master
- Cooling
- Three fans
- Mouse
- Dell Optical
- Keyboard
- Dell Quietkey
- Internet Speed
- 10 MBPS
I did a system restore which seems to have worked and the message hasnt appeared again. Can someone tell me what causes this though? And is it a serious problem to be concerned with?
My Computer
Quetzalito
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Here is a good link with 2 answers to resolve this problem
Cute Auto Poster FAQ - My Internet Explorer search provided default is corrupted, please help me.
Cute Auto Poster FAQ - My Internet Explorer search provided default is corrupted, please help me.