IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Search from address bar > Do not
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
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> Whenever I type an invalid web address IE goes to
> http://search.live.com. I never selected this. Apparently IE has
> some default to go there, which I want to disable. How do I disable
> this? I just want a blank page that says "error" like I get in other
> browsers.