How To Change The Default Search Engine.

[Alan]

This tip will work in I.E.6 and 7.

A lot of people use IE's built in search functions, but the only search engine I ever want to use is Google.
If you want to know how to change the default search engine and use your own, this is how to.
In my example I'm using Google, but you can substitute whatever search engine you wish.
You can open regedit and manually edit/add the keys or you can copy the code below and save it as a reg file. The choice is up to you.

<-- Start copy at REGEDIT4 line -->
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Search Page"="http://www.google.com"
"Search Bar"="http://www.google.com/ie"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL]
""="http://www.google.com/keyword/%s"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://www.google.com/ie"
<--End Copy above this line -->

If you copied the code and saved it as a reg file, just click on it and accept the changes. You may need to log off or reboot for the changes to take effect.