RoboHelp HTML 8 Search problem

I have a single (non-merged) RoboHelp 8 HTML project in which I cannot seem to get Search working correctly.
I expected to see a box into which I can type a search term and a blank pane below the Contents/Index/Search/Glossary bar where search results would appear. Instead, I get the following when I generate WebHelp:
This problem appears in IE 6, IE 7, Firefox 3.0, and Firefox 3.5, all of which our customer base uses. I'm using RoboHelp 8 on a Windows PC with XP Pro 2002, SP3.
In the Project Settings/General dialog, I have the default settings for the Stop List and the Always Ignore List selected. For "Add new keywords to" I have "Index File (HHK)" selected, and "Binary Index" is selected.
When generating WebHelp, I have the following set:
General selections: Under "Additional Options," "Apply to all Topics," "CSS" is selected, with the correct CSS name displayed. "Add Mark of the Web" is selected.
Navigation selections: For Toolbar Buttons, Contents, Index, Search, Glossary are selected. For Search Options, "Enable Highlight Search Results" is selected.
Navigation Pane Preferred Format selection is Pure HTML. (We tried DHTML/HTML but that resulted in an empty nav pane and a nonfunctional index.)
Optimize Speed For: Web Site (Internet)
Publish: Republish All.
What are we doing wrong? I'm totally stumped and I can't seem to find any help on this issue anywhere. Thanks!

Hi there
Please do expound.
MSMoore9412 wrote:
I finally succeeded in getting a Search pane that looked right and performed correctly by deselecting the Mark of the Web option.
To my knowledge this option only affects the output when you view things locally, as in when you are testing the output immediately after generating. Are you saying here that it somehow affected things after you uploaded the files to the server?
Cheers... Rick
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