Do you use the address bar to do internet searches?
Or don’t you use the address bar because it defaults to an MSN search?
This is how to change the default search engine to your favourite.
Open IE and click on
View / Explorer Bar / Search.
This opens a side panel for searches. If your side panel has the animated search character, select
Change Preferences and then select
Change Internet Search Behaviour. A list of popular search engines appears, and you can select your favourite from the list.
This new default setting applies only to searches done from the side panel. Entering keywords into the address bar will still trigger an MSN search. But if you leave the side panel open, you can search with your favourite engine without having to navigate to its site first. And you'll get search refinement suggestions in the sidebar along with your engine's results.
If you'd rather search from the address bar, after selecting
Change Internet Search Behaviour select With
Classic Internet Search. Then close IE and re-open it. The side panel will now contain a Customize selection on the menu bar. Click on that to open the Customize Search Settings dialog. Click on the Auto Search settings button and you'll see a second dialog that lets you change the default engine for searches from the address bar itself. Once you've chosen the engine you prefer, you can close the side panel. Searches entered in the address bar will now be sent to your preferred search engine.
If you don't see your favourite search engine among those listed in IE you may be able to add yours anyway. AllTheWeb, for example, lets you click on an option to make it the default search engine in IE (
www.alltheweb.com/help/tools/msie.html#2).
How To Change The Address Bar Search Engine 
