Making IE7 Search UK Site By Default

[allosunshine]

Just thought I'd share this as personally when I search using the searchb ox in IE7 I want to search UK sites without having to click, search UK.

You have to make the changes in the registry but its just a simple cut and paste.

All you have to do is drill down to:
\\HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes
Click on the relevant folder in SearchScopes and modify the URL to:

for google uk
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&rls=co.uk.microsoft:en-UK&q={searchTerms}&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB

for ask uk
http://web.ask.co.uk/web?q={searchTerms}&o=10365&dm=ctry

for lycos uk
http://search.lycos.co.uk/cgi-bin/pursuit?SITE=uk&enc=utf-8&query={searchTerms}&cat=loc&x=23&y=2

for yahoo uk
http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?p={searchTerms}&ei=utf-8&fr=b2ie7&x=wrt&meta=vc%3DcountryUK

for live uk
http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q={searchTerms}&mkt=en-GB&form=QBRE&rf=1&go.x=13&go.y=6{referrer:source?}

the changes wont take effect until you restart IE7, then next time you search using any of the search engines above from the search box in IE7 it'll search the UK site by default.

 

[allosunshine]

Bump

 

[andshrew]

Nice . You can however do it in a slightly more elegant way (ie without messing with the registry) using the 'Find more providers functionality' (drop down box next to the search).

You can add any search engine you want then using the 'create your own' section on the right hand side, so for example to add Google UK search you would type in the url:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=TEST&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB

 

[Dark_Angel]

You can also use firefox

 

[slowrunner]

just do it through 'find more providers', the instructions are there, no need at all to go playing in the registry.