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O.P. RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?!
Please note this search bar does not appear unless I click 'Use Blank' in the Internet Options of IE. I am convinced this is a result of the sponsor/adware bundled with MP-3. I run a very clean computer and at this time MP-3's sponsor is the only adware running.

This is what I did to get the search bar attached to the taskbar:

1) Install MP-3 with Sponsor software
2) Open IE after installation is done...the default homepage is changed to the Web Search.
3) Open Internet Options from the Tools menu and click 'Use Blank' for the homepage.
4) Close IE and restart the computer (thats what I always did, you may or may not have to restart).
5) Open IE and the search bar attached to the taskbar will appear.

I did this three times (uninstalling MP-3 each time and verifying I had a clean system running no adware) and each time I had the same result.

1) When I open IE this is the path it follows (set in the default homepage):
http://mysearchnow.com/passthrough/index.html?http://about:blank
and the window title is 'Invalid syntax error - Microsoft Internet Explorer'

2) IE then creates a second instance of IE on the taskbar even though no second window appears. This second instance of IE is actually the search bar attached to the taskbar. The window is titled 'http://mysearchnow.com/...'

You'll see the titles in my previously attached JPG.

Thank you for your time this evening.

This post was edited on 05-26-2004 at 07:17 AM by themeaty.
05-26-2004 07:15 AM
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what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by themeaty on 05-26-2004 at 05:18 AM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by themeaty on 05-26-2004 at 05:42 AM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Patchou on 05-26-2004 at 05:58 AM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by themeaty on 05-26-2004 at 06:24 AM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Patchou on 05-26-2004 at 06:53 AM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by themeaty on 05-26-2004 at 07:15 AM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by frankiedaman on 05-26-2004 at 08:57 PM
RE: RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by themeaty on 05-27-2004 at 04:52 AM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by user27089 on 05-26-2004 at 08:59 PM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Tochjo on 05-26-2004 at 09:04 PM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Rouge8 on 05-27-2004 at 01:29 AM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by RebelSean on 05-27-2004 at 02:31 AM
RE: RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by [DEFiANT] on 05-27-2004 at 02:10 PM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by RebelSean on 05-27-2004 at 02:16 PM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by gregpakes on 05-28-2004 at 07:19 AM
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RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Qatanqo on 05-28-2004 at 11:11 AM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Qatanqo on 05-28-2004 at 11:20 AM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Fraisie on 05-28-2004 at 01:02 PM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Qatanqo on 05-28-2004 at 01:10 PM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by RebelSean on 05-28-2004 at 02:19 PM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by [DEFiANT] on 05-29-2004 at 01:11 AM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by EvilSeph on 05-29-2004 at 01:26 AM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Spy Killer on 05-29-2004 at 02:48 AM
RE: RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Guido on 05-29-2004 at 04:51 AM
RE: RE: RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by wolf89 on 05-29-2004 at 01:00 PM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Fraisie on 05-29-2004 at 03:40 AM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Phrive on 05-29-2004 at 10:08 AM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Spy Killer on 05-29-2004 at 12:16 PM
RE: RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by CookieRevised on 05-29-2004 at 01:30 PM
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RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Guido on 05-29-2004 at 10:56 PM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Spy Killer on 05-29-2004 at 11:36 PM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Patchou on 05-30-2004 at 12:31 AM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by sparkymcg on 06-01-2004 at 10:15 PM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by Patchou on 06-01-2004 at 10:26 PM
RE: what is this!?!?!?!?!?! - by ^Snog on 06-02-2004 at 01:24 AM


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