Google search ben does not respond - All browsers

tjg79 · 31 Oct 2015

How to do a complete Internet explorer optimization?

I just did a complete IE11 optimization per the link above.

I installed AdBlock Plus.

On the IE11 menu bar Tools/Internet Options/Privacy/Advanced check the boxes to Override Automatic Cookie Handling, Accept First-Party Cookies, Block Third-Party Cookies

Tools/Internet Options/General check the box to delete browsing history on exit. If you can display the Google search results initially, but after a bit of browsing, you have the problem returns, close the browser and restart. With the delete browsing history on exit checked you should be able to resolve the issue momentarily.

Tools/Manage Add-ons disable all tool bars and extensions, and accelerators. The just enable the minimum essential to browse.

If you have any saved passwords, they will be deleted if you follow the instructions. But, I seem to have fixed my Google issue for the moment.

Download and run full scan the Microsoft Safety Scanner

Run Windows Defender Full Scan, check for updates first on the Help Tab.

defenderjim · 31 Oct 2015

Interesting. I waa originally thinking that it is a google problem. But I can't imagine they would make a mistake like this. I though it would have affected so many people they would have heard about it and fixed by now. But I am glad to hear that i am not the only one having this problem.

I went into the developer tools and saw that when I click on the search icon, there does not seem to be any. Network traffic. It is almost as if there is no jquery response to the click.

I do have java installed, but that was done six months ago as part of net beans.

ThrashZone · 31 Oct 2015

Yep it's a new google interface issue for some odd reason
This page works

Code:

https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en

https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en
This one doesn't know what a enter key or even click on search means

Considering it's ssl I'm not surprised anymore those options are disabled.

Code:

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl

defenderjim · 31 Oct 2015

Code:

Yep it's a new google interface issue for some odd reason

So, I guess this means I can stop spending hours cleaning my system, uninstalling software, clearing caches, tearing my hair out trying to solve the problem? :)

tjg79 · 31 Oct 2015

Thank you for that information ThrashZone. I'll quit cleaning my system and removing add-ons now that I know it's not my systems fault.

It appears to be an intermittent condition.

I did some searches to see if anyone else was having these issues and from what I saw, everything was quite.

Regards

tjg79 · 31 Oct 2015

The page you say works, isn't working for me.

defenderjim · 31 Oct 2015

This worked for me: https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?compl...DYeiyAOJlqz4Dw

ThrashZone · 31 Oct 2015

Yep it's a redirect to ssl so if you go to internet options/ advanced and scroll to the bottom all ssl's are unchecked by default in ie11 and I'm sure most new browsers because ssl is deemed a security risk
So possibly Google made a boo-boo in the new face lift design or ie is acting up
But if Chrome is also acting up it's google.com's blunder redirecting to ssl Oops

Ie10 they aren't unchecked by default I unchecked them manually.

defenderjim · 31 Oct 2015

Thrashzone,

So, basically, the take away is to just sit tight and wait for google to push the fix.

tjg79 · 31 Oct 2015

Well, based on what Thrash posted, I checked all the SSLs on the Advanced tab, so I can Google. It seems to work. I think I should be OK until Google gets this sorted out. (Famous last words)