Originally posted here by Arken
I am currently using Internet Explorer and thus am having a little problem.

Does any one know why window changes the URL that is typed after you press 'GO'

example: typed URL: hxxp://username[email protected]/
Changes to new URL: hxxp://members.anysite.com/

Better yet, if you know why this happens, does anyone know how to stop it from happening.

It was suggested that I make a reg file which stated the following:


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_HTTP_USERNAME_PASSWORD_DISABLE]
"iexplore.exe"=dword:00000000
"explorer.exe"=dword:00000000



But that did not seem to work.
Any help would be appreciated.


Thanks

editing the registry wouldnt be of a help in here, try reading some article about how sites are resolved, for this case try reading about the DNS and how it works.

one of the reason for the changes is the site that you are visiting may have some instructions or rules on their zone file or dns that if in case a person will type www.black.com will be pointed to www.blackjack.com.

or let me say...user type in a url on the browser, your isp's dns will then try to resolve the host name, if not successfull it will try to query the regional ISP/DNS if still not successful it will try to query from the root server wich definitely have all the dns record of internet servers. such action will provide you a link to the correct webserver etc. in resolving host name DNS and zone files are queried to bring you to the right server. DNS resolves the host name, zone files provide the internet road map on where to find the servers and where to point. or sets the instruction to point to the right server if a user typed a diff website or host name.

I hope this helps