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:
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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I lost both my “Find” and “Favorites Center” and this solution worked absolutely wonderful!!….Thanks, so muchhhh!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! This problem has been driving me nuts since I upgraded. Since Microsoft can’t be bothered to get their products working properly, it is great that you can provide the fix.
I was greatly surprised how easy the fix was, and clear and concise. Thank you very much
Sorted out the problem for me too! Excellent tip. Thanks very much.
Awsome, it did the job!!!
Thank you so much. Now my son will speak to me again! He was so upset when I upgraded and the Find feature “disappeared”. Your solution worked perfectly.
Why does have to be so difficult to find a simple answer this one? It worked just beautifully, I really appreciate the information alot. Thanks.
Thank you! I have been irritated by this problem ever since I “upgraded” to IE8. This fixed it!
I ran the register command which executed successfully, opened a new window but the Find function is still absent.
Thanx for the solution
I appreciated