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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Thank you very much!! this was the solution for me too, I’ve been looking for this for so long
This worked for me.
Thanks a lot, I looked around and this was the solution for me.
This is great!! Thanks. Both the Favorites and the Find on the Page have been frustrating me since I started using IE 8.
Excellent – many thanks – as this is so common why don’t MS fix it in an update?
I have been missing the Find option for several months now. This command worked at treat. Thanks
Worked for me too, ta.
Margrette, you have to open IE window, not just another tab.
This worked for me! Thanks.
Well this did not work for me! I miss my “find on this page” feature!
Thanks, this worked fine for me.
This doesn’t work for me. I got an error
DllRegisterServer in oleacc.dll Failed. Return code was: 0×80020009