Hi Jiger,
We are all confused. That is Windows Search (Start>Search), not the IE8
Search Box or the IE6 Search Pane.
The script error you provided is a left over from IE6 and it appears that it
has slipped through the testing process and/or has not been removed from
your Start menu.
..... Testing on an XP virtual image with IE8.
Start>Search - loads Windows Explorer with the Search Companion side pane
with a number of options
- Search for Files
......
- Search the Internet....
Select Search the Internet... a text area field opens up to enter your
search terms.
Enter search terms and press ok.
On my VI image I get the error message
"Unexpected Error"
"Action could not be completed"
Short answer.... Do not use the Start>Search option, use the IE8 Search Box
instead for Internet Searches.
or
Start>Search - to display the Windows/Internet Explorer Search Companion.
Select "Change Internet search behavior" from the options.
The select the option "With Classic Internet search"
A selection list will then open up with choices of provider, one of them
being MSN.
Select Google.... opps that does not work either.... the Short answer is the
only answer.
Probable reason why you are getting a different error message - have you
installed SP3 yet for XP?
If you like go to
http://iecustomizer.com/iepanels and select a side bar
search provider from my listing there. (the Bing Side bars are still in
beta, so they are still a bit flakey)
Bing listing -
http://iecustomizer.com/iepanels/?txtProvider=Bing
Google listing -
http://iecustomizer.com/iepanels/?txtProvider=Google
You will have to join the site with a valid email address to enable the
download buttons on the page.
Regards.
"jiger" wrote in message
news:49F37C22-5A78-4FAE-89AB-116765A4E0F3@microsoft.com...
> I simply don´t have anything like "Change Internet search behaviour" in my
> XP
> sp3 IE8!!
> Any idea why?
> Anyway, thanks for your help, but unfortunately this didn´t help
>
> "Dan" wrote:
>
>> I have no idea if this will help as I have the English version. Anyway,
>> here goes.
>>
>> (1) Start the Search application
>>
>> (2) Click "Change preferences"
>>
>> (3) Click "Change Internet search behaviour"
>>
>> (4) Select the top radio button option "With Search Companion ...", and
>> if
>> desired change the default search engine using the list below. Do not
>> select
>> the bottom option "With Classic Internet search".
>>
>> Does that help?
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> "jiger" wrote in message
>> news:939C1F3A-C3FC-471A-976C-65DEB3E1FA75@microsoft.com...
>> > As I have a Swedish version, I am not quite sure what you mean by "With
>> > Search Companion ... etc" Can you pls write out more...I can only
>> > change
>> > the
>> > animation there...or?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Dan" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Do you mean the Search icon from the Start menu, and then when you get
>> >> the
>> >> search app up you click Search the Internet at the bottom left? I just
>> >> tried
>> >> this on my PC here using XP SP3 and IE8, works fine - spits up a load
>> >> of
>> >> results from Bing. It's set at the default setting of
>> >>
>> >> "With Search Companion ... etc"
>> >>
>> >> which you can get to from "Change preferences" at the bottom left. I'd
>> >> never
>> >> used this before which is why I'd never changed it to a search
>> >> provider
>> >> from
>> >> the list. At a guess some of the old scripts those providers
>> >> references
>> >> don't work properly since the security changes in IE. Switch it back
>> >> to
>> >> Search Companion, and you'll at least get Bing results rather than a
>> >> script
>> >> error.
>> >>
>> >> Dan
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "jiger" wrote in message
>> >> news:F64CDC7F-C214-41EC-9D77-9D8757102744@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Do you guys in fact mean that the search function from the start
>> >> > menu
>> >> > in
>> >> > XP,
>> >> > search on the internet, simply does not work in IE8?
>> >> >
>> >> > In that case I am satisfied, because I don`t normally use this
>> >> > function
>> >> > to
>> >> > search, but I dicovered this error by accident and wanted to know
>> >> > whether
>> >> > this was a symptom of a more general script problem in my machine,
>> >> > and
>> >> > if
>> >> > I
>> >> > understand you correct, it is not, OK?
>> >> >
>> >> > "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "jiger" wrote in message
>> >> >> news:54E2513A-6273-41CA-A429-46C1F995B995@microsoft.com...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > [Subject: Script error in IE8]
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > When I am trying to use the general search function in Win XP sp3
>> >> >> > (all
>> >> >> > recent
>> >> >> > updates) from the start menu, I get the following error message:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > An error has occurred in the script on this page
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Line: 38
>> >> >> > Char: 5
>> >> >> > Error: permission denied
>> >> >> > Code: 0
>> >> >> > URL: http://ie.search.msn.com/sa/5_12_0_512943/srchasst.js
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Do you want to continue running scripts on this page?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Yes or No
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > What could I do to correct this?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Probably go back to IE6. That Search Assist technology is
>> >> >> obsolete
>> >> >> AFAIK. Barely supported the last time I saw it when I was still
>> >> >> running
>> >> >> XP. Why not use IE8's Search bar? E.g. press Ctrl-e and start
>> >> >> your
>> >> >> search from there?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> BTW please try to include all the information in your Subject in
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> body
>> >> >> of
>> >> >> your post too. Many newsreaders search both areas of the post
>> >> >> separately.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> HTH
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Robert Aldwinckle
>> >> >> ---
>> >> >>
>> >> >> .
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
>> .
>>
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