Search bar not recognising characters

When using the Search box to search for the Xbox App:
It recognised the 1st "o" but not the 2nd. If I continued to type i got even more strange.
*Tried to post image but need to verify account first. Sorry.
UPDATE: It only sees every 2nd character and either displays a space or nonsense.

If you are being told you cant post a link, or embed a picture (or any other restriction) you just need to post to this thread saying your account has not been validated
Look for the verify your account thread that is stuck to the top of the page.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=reportabug
Read more here http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/9fe32cfb-ed1c-4b9d-93d9-7ff32b0106a3/verify-your-account-16?forum=reportabug
Wanikiya and Dyami--Team Zigzag

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first, thanks a lot for answering,
and sorry for the poor description
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Possible Solution to Google Search Bar Not Working/Safari Not Loading Pages

Hello Apple Forums,
I have recently encountered a possible solution to a problem with Safari. The one in which Safari fails to load any page associated with www.google.com. Especially the Google Search Bar—a feature I use frequently.
After browsing through the forums about the Google Search Bar issue, I took my knewly gained knowledge, and decided to do some diagnosing for myself.
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Internet Explorer Download Cache
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User Cookies (used by Safari)
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Recent Folders
Recent Servers
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Disk Utility Disk Images
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Any comments/feedbacks are extremely welcome.
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Hello tr:
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This is the solution I got:
on:
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*[[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode]]
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== This happened ==
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Have you scanned your computer recently for malware?
Download this tiny program called Gooredfix from here http://jpshortstuff.247fixes.com/GooredFix.exe
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