typing "http://www..." vs. "www..." problem in IE6 1

[Crasher948]

over the past few days, i've come up with a weird bug? that when i type a url starting with "

http://www"

instead of the whole "

http://www",

it'll take 20 to 40 seconds for my computer to figure out that there should be http:// in front of whatever website i'm trying to access. not the most annoying problem, but i'm wondering if anyone has come up with this problem before, and if there's a way to fix it. (already tried disabling & clearing up autocomplete).

 

[PAndersen]

When http: is omitted, a longer list will be checked to see if you can be logged on locally (file) or to a ftp-server, or http.

 

[Crasher948]

okay, then is there anyway to make ie automatically add the http:// prefix onto any website i type in?

 

[corespecialists]

In the address bar, just type in the site you wish - without the

http://www

and without the .com.

Then, hold the Ctrl key while hitting Enter.

IE will automatically put the

http://www

prefix and the .com suffix to the site you typed.

For example, if you type in tek-tips, then hit Ctrl Enter, you will get

http://www.tek-tips.com.

Unfortunately, this keyboard shortcut doesn't work for .net, .edu, .gov or other suffixes.