When you use the Find on this Page… option in the Edit menu, or  use the CTRL + F shortcut in Internet Explorer 8, the Find bar may not display. The space where the Find bar is to appear may be expanded correctly, but the Find bar does not show up and the toggle does not work.

Also when you click the Favorites Center button, the Favorites, Feeds and History tabs may be missing.

These problems occur if a module is not registered in the system. Run the following command to fix the problem.

Important: If you’re using Windows Vista, you’ll need to run the following command from an elevated Command Prompt. To open an elevated Command Prompt, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. (REF: How to open an elevated Command Prompt in Windows Vista)

Click Start, Run and type the following command:

regsvr32 oleacc.dll

Press ENTER. You should now see the following message:

DllRegisterServer in oleacc.dll succeeded.

Open a new Internet Explorer window and check if the Find bar shows up correctly.

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33 Responses to “Fix: “Find on This Page” Does Not Work in Internet Explorer 8” Subscribe to comments!

  1. Krusty
    said this on Monday, November 9th 2009 11:44 pm

    Worked for me too, ta.

    Margrette, you have to open IE window, not just another tab.

  2. Kelley
    said this on Saturday, October 17th 2009 10:37 pm

    This worked for me! Thanks.

  3. Margrette
    said this on Friday, October 9th 2009 5:38 pm

    Well this did not work for me! I miss my “find on this page” feature!

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