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

  1. eli
    said this on Friday, March 5th 2010 7:24 am

    yay! thanks. it worked in my case.

  2. super
    said this on Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 10:16 pm

    Well this did not work for me either!

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