Feather, which version of IE are you running? It should not matter, since the procedure should be the same. Shutdown IE, just in case, go to Start -> Control Panel -> Internet Options (under Network and Internet in the category view). Choose the Security tab, select the Restricted Sites zone and click on the Sites button. Click on the site that you want to remove in the "Websites" box, the click the Remove button. Typing in the name is *only* used to add sites, not remove them.

Why do you say the site is "apparently" in the Restricted zone if it's not in the list? When you start typing in the text box, IE will attempt to autocomplete the website using a history. But, again, that text box is *only* for adding sites.

Which site is it?

OK, that's troubling. Here is a KB article from MS about the registry keys that are used for security zones in IE. First, we want to check if there are Local Machine settings that are overriding your User settings. From a Command Prompt, run:

reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v Security_HKLM_only

If this returns a valid value of 0x1, that's trouble. We are hoping for an error message that there is no such key or value. Next, let's look at the sites that you have in your User account trusted and restricted zones so we can determine if formalines is in there already. Run this command to see the list:

reg query "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains" /s

Each listing will have the domain name and a DWORD value. A value of 0x2 means Trusted Zone and a value of 0x4 means Restricted Zone. Do you see formaline on that list? (BTW, none of these commands change the registry, they just read it).

I expect that the black "box" you are seeing is the Command Prompt window. You need to start Command Prompt first, then enter the commands in the window. Launch it from Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt. By default, this window has a black background with light grey text for commands and their output. Run the second command there and you will see the output.

Feather, sorry for the delay in responding. Try searching the entire registry for "formaline". It may be showing up in another key that somehow overrides your personal Zone lists. It doesn't make much sense, though.

If you don't find it there, you could try to Reset IE Settings in the Internet Options, Advanced tab. That will erase all the entries in the zone lists.