I have a friends PC that works fine when typing in full URLs, but if i omit the http:// at the start it wont load any web page.

ie:

www.google.com - doesn't work
google.com - doesn't work
http://www.google.com - works

qgl.org - doesnt work
www.qgl.org - doesnt work
http://www.qgl.org - works


any ideas ??

*shrug* .. I always put the http:// in becuase well a correct URI needs them.

I don't, I expect my web browser to assume I mean the http protocol

...what browser

what:
browser
isp
router settings
tcp/ip settings

do any other computers at the same location work fine or are they stuffed too? If he only has one, take yours to his house & try, or take his to your house.

guessing his dns server is teh gay

does http://google.com work?

try using a different dns server, 61.9.208.14 is a telstra one

i usualy type this in

googel then ctrl + enter and yes, i type in googel.

its a laptop running windows XP. browser is IE. SP2. Its a software problem because none of the other computers in the office do it. I have a feeling its a registry key problem but im not sure.

edit: Router / ISP: Not sure - its on a wireless network though. and http://google.com does work.

last edited by Strik3r at 14:19:52 24/Sep/05

maybe theres a highjack fix you could do on it or the lsp file (cant remmeber exact name ... been a while) is corrupt

guessing his dns server is teh gay

I doubt it. When your browser makes a DNS query, it doesn't send the 'http' anyway as it's not part of the domain name.

yeah i read it wrong, i thought it might have been given bogus google.com results but correct www.google.com ones

you could always try firefox and see wassup

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check for spyware and virus activity.

include your local network and friends you leech from in your scan

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last edited by koopz at 18:30:38 24/Sep/05

Employ a proffesional to resolve your computing issues.

do they have to be able to spell?