Stubbo_of_Oz wrote on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 09:02:36 +1100:

> On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 09:13:00 -0000, "Daniel Crichton"
> <msnews@worldofspack.com> wrote:
>
>> Stubbo_of_Oz wrote on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:52:57 +1100:
>>
>>> On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 09:31:48 -0000, "Daniel Crichton"
>>> <msnews@worldofspack.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Stubbo_of_Oz wrote on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:03:00 +1100:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:24:55 -0800, Reddy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I am having a problem with my IE7 where ctrl+F is not working for
>>>>>> search purpose in any website. The pop-up window that usually comes
>>>>>> with search text is not coming.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can someone tell me what I need to do to fix it?
>>>>>
>>>>> IE7 handles searching by using a bar at the bottom of the window in
>>>>> which to enter your search string. There is, by default, no pop-up
>>>>> window.
>>>>
>>>> Yes there is.
>>>
>>> **********
>>> NOT on mine when first installed!!
>>> **********
>>>
>>>>> Do you mean that this bar is not there at all? Or have you missed
>>>>> seeing it because you are looking for a pop-up window?
>>>>>
>>>>> CTRL-F toggles this bar on and off.
>>>>
>>>> CTRL-F pops up a "Find" dialog for searching in the current page.
>>>
>>> **********
>>> NOT on mine when first installed!!
>>> **********
>>>
>>>>> If you want to revert to the old method of a pop-up window then go to
>>>>> menu item:-
>>>>>
>>>>> Tool|Manage Addons|Enable or disbale addons
>>>>>
>>>>> In the new window that comes up look under the heading:-
>>>>>
>>>>> Enabled
>>>>>
>>>>> for an item called:-
>>>>>
>>>>> InlineSearchHandleHotKeys etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> Click on this then select:-
>>>>>
>>>>> Disable
>>>>>
>>>>> in the area under the list.
>>>>>
>>>>> Click OK, close all IE7 windows then reopen.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now CTRL-F will bring uo the old style window.
>>>>
>>>> You have an add-on installed that disables the standard CTRL-F pop-up
>>>> search dialog - InlineSearchHandleHotKeys is not present in any of the
>>>> machines I have here with IE7 installed. The add-on you have is "Inline
>>>> Search" that you can get from here: http://www.ieforge.com/InlineSearch/HomePage
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>
>>> Well all I can say is that when I first installed IE7 that was how it
>>> was. Maybe MS had it included in early downloads and then removed it
>>> from later ones. How sonn after release did you install yours?
>>>
>> That add-on was never part of IE7. Maybe you installed it when you had
>> IE6, and forgot. When you upgrade to IE7 all of the existing add-ons that
>> you had with IE6 are still enabled. The fact that it shows up under
>> add-ons in your own machine makes it obvious it's not part of IE7. I bet
>> if you dig around and find the DLL you'll find it's in an IEForge folder.
>
> No - never saw it in IE6
>
> I did instal IE7 beta before the final version - could it maybe have
> been included in that?
>


No.

It's a non-MS add-on, and was never included with IE7, either in beta or
full release. You must have installed something which added it.

Dan