Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista x64 SP2) when
posting to this newsgroup.

IE Tools | Internet Options | Advanced | Searching | Search from the Address
bar <=Is this option checked/enabled?

Also see my colleague Robert Aldwinckle's recommendations here:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...e23e0a3d?hl=en
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


lcsusa wrote:
> I am used to typing anything I want to into the address field and getting
> results from Google. That no longer works. I need to use the search bar to
> the right of the address bar. I am constantly forgetting. It's
> inconvenient.
> Why has that feature been disabled in IE8? Or is it something that I'm
> doing
> wrong?
>
> TIA