Not sure what the issue is exactly, but almost 100% sure the issue is with the search assistant website located at: http://ie.search.msn.com/{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchasst.htm Latest patches does not fix this. Feel free to forward this onto nznog or whoever etc. Cheers, M -----Original Message----- From: Juha Saarinen [mailto:juha(a)saarinen.org] Sent: Tuesday, 11 March 2003 10:02 a.m. To: Nathan Mercer; Simon Byrnand Subject: Re: [nznog] search.msn.co.nz It's quite easy to fix with a Registry patch... -- Juha _______________________________________________ Nznog mailing list Nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog

It's quite easy to fix with a Registry patch...

-- Juha

The method Microsoft uses to know which search engine to go to from the IE6 Search button is the "Region" you set in the Control Panels For Example (XP) Start.. Settings.. Control Panels.. Regional and Language Options I have it at the moment to "English (New Zealand)" and it goes to search.msn.co.nz If I change it to "English (Australia)" it goes to search.ninemsn.com.au If I change it to "English (United States)" it goes to search.msn.com If I change it to "English (Canada)" it goes to ca.search.msn.com I guess these are all hardcodes into IE6 Thanks Craig Whitmore Orcon Internet http://www.orcon.net.nz

On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, Craig Whitmore wrote:

The method Microsoft uses to know which search engine to go to from the IE6 Search button is the "Region" you set in the Control Panels

For Example (XP)

Start.. Settings.. Control Panels.. Regional and Language Options

I have it at the moment to "English (New Zealand)" and it goes to search.msn.co.nz If I change it to "English (Australia)" it goes to search.ninemsn.com.au If I change it to "English (United States)" it goes to search.msn.com If I change it to "English (Canada)" it goes to ca.search.msn.com

I guess these are all hardcodes into IE6

Try: http://home.microsoft.com/search/search.asp on my WinXP Pro machine, it redirects to: http://search.xtramsn.co.nz/default.asp?FORM=salghm The browser probably gives out "lang= eng-nz" or something which the server uses to shunt you to the appropriate country. -- Juha Saarinen

Humm... my email address appears to have been edited again :-) On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, Simon Byrnand wrote:

Uh,

Just try to explain to joe public internet user why they must suddenly apply a patch to restore the functionality of their search button, which has - for no apparent reason - stopped working and started giving cryptic error messages. Can you say unnecessary techsupport headaches ?

No, its a Microsoft error, they disabled a website (or it broke) which is needed for part of the Search functionality of their browser...expecting end users to fix it is a bit rich :)

The kind of end user that is going to be able to fix the problem themselves is most likely smart enough to use better alternatives like google anyway :)

I don't disagree with you there -- I just thought it might be useful to provide your customers with an easy fix rather than wait for one from Microsoft that may or may not appear. The details are in the IEAK otherwise. -- Juha Saarinen