IE 8 CTRL+F open blank toolbar

[cathy]

Hi
I'm sure this must be around but I can't find it, as trying to find a
solution to a "find" problem is a nightmare.
I have downloaded several copies of IE8 and all of them show the same error,
when I put the CTRL+F command to search the current page it opens a blank
toolbar that cannot be removed save by closing down the browser window.
Where is the "find on this page" gone and is there a patch to fix this.
Thanks

 

[Bob]

See if this helps.
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fix-find-on-this-page-does-not-work-in-internet-explorer-8/

"cathy" <cathy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> I'm sure this must be around but I can't find it, as trying to find a
> solution to a "find" problem is a nightmare.
> I have downloaded several copies of IE8 and all of them show the same
> error,
> when I put the CTRL+F command to search the current page it opens a blank
> toolbar that cannot be removed save by closing down the browser window.
> Where is the "find on this page" gone and is there a patch to fix this.
> Thanks
>

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit SP2;
Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2) when posting in a forum or newsgroup. Please do
so in your next reply.

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
What third-party firewall (if any)?

Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
it)?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


cathy wrote:
> I'm sure this must be around but I can't find it, as trying to find a
> solution to a "find" problem is a nightmare.
> I have downloaded several copies of IE8 and all of them show the same
> error,
> when I put the CTRL+F command to search the current page it opens a blank
> toolbar that cannot be removed save by closing down the browser window.
> Where is the "find on this page" gone and is there a patch to fix this.
> Thanks

 

[Bob]

Why **always**?

Knowing the Windows version is not **always** needed in order to answer a
question.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eHlCqhcsKHA.3800@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit SP2;
> Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2) when posting in a forum or newsgroup. Please
> do so in your next reply.
>
> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
>
> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you
> bought it)?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
>
> cathy wrote:
>> I'm sure this must be around but I can't find it, as trying to find a
>> solution to a "find" problem is a nightmare.
>> I have downloaded several copies of IE8 and all of them show the same
>> error,
>> when I put the CTRL+F command to search the current page it opens a blank
>> toolbar that cannot be removed save by closing down the browser window.
>> Where is the "find on this page" gone and is there a patch to fix this.
>> Thanks
>

 

[Twayne]

IE8 is pretty much IE8 regardless of the OS. This is also a relatively known
issue that, if everything else is OK, is usually a registration issue. I've
only seen it once but reregistration corrected it. See the post about an
hour before yours for a link.

HTH,

Twayne





In news:eHlCqhcsKHA.3800@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl,
PA Bear [MS MVP] <PABearMVP@gmail.com> typed:
> Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit
> SP2; Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2) when posting in a forum or
> newsgroup. Please do so in your next reply.
>
> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
>
> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you
> bought it)?
>
> cathy wrote:
>> I'm sure this must be around but I can't find it, as trying to find a
>> solution to a "find" problem is a nightmare.
>> I have downloaded several copies of IE8 and all of them show the same
>> error,
>> when I put the CTRL+F command to search the current page it opens a
>> blank toolbar that cannot be removed save by closing down the
>> browser window. Where is the "find on this page" gone and is there a
>> patch to fix this. Thanks