Win XP IE Search Button URL

When I click on the search button I get the following message:

Sorry, the page cannot be found.
Please try one of the following:

Check the Web address (URL) to make sure it is correct (capitalization and punctuation are important), and then click your browser's Refresh button.
Go to MSN Search home page.
Click your browser's Back button to return to the previous page.

Does anyone know where the search URL is stored in the registry?
Thanks.
Manny

 

Hi, Manny ~

The default Internet Explorer search page is at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

And the Search Assistant in Internet Explorer is at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search\SearchAssistant

 

Hi Bruce,
Thanks for the help. Do you know what the URL should be for the search asst and Customize? I plugged in the URL (http://ie.search.msn.com/srchasst.htm) for search asst, but I don't know URL for customize.
Thanks..
Manny

 

Hi, Manny

What it should be I suppose would be a matter of choice. I personally do not use the search assistant and have removed that key and the Search Page and Bar & Default Page and Search URLs are all set to Google on my machine.

 

Hi Bruce,
Thanks for your reply. Do you know where I can find what should be in the default search. I don't know how it got ******* up, so I don't know what should be in the default.
Thanks.
Manny

 

Hi Bruce,
I figured out when it should be for customize search (http://ie.search.msn.com/srchcust.htm). It work just like it did before.
Thanks again for you help.
Manny