I had the exact same problem. What I did to fix it was simply went to
Tools/Internet Options/Programs and clicked Reset Web Settings. That's
all.

Good luck

=)

On 9 Apr 2004 12:36:57 -0700, (Anand Agarawala) wrote:

One other thing that might help, when i put in a URL prefixed by an
http://, (ie: "http://www.google.com") there is actually no error
message.

There is the visual cues that occur when the address bar used to work,
that is:
-the quick hilighting of the URL text in the address, followed by an
immediate de-hilighting, and then the cursor moving to the front of
the URL text.


Any help would be super appreciated!

-anand