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"chuckcar" <> wrote in message
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> "Fred" <> wrote in
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>> "rf" <> wrote in message
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>>> "Fred" <> wrote in message
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>>>> Damned if I can stop IE 8 from providing search suggestions - OS is
>>>> XP, and
>>>> I have turned off option in settings - deleted browsing history, but
>>>> as soon
>>>> as I type in the search box I get a string of 'helpful' suggestions.
>>>> Anyone
>>>> know the solution to stop this?
>>>
>>> If you are talking about google, this is a google function and
>>> nothing to do with the browser. And contrary to the opinions of some
>>> others in this thread installing firefox will not help you here.
>>>
>>> Up at the top right of the google page you will find "Search
>>> settings". Ativate this. Go to the bit that says "Query Suggestions"
>>> and turn it off. Note that this is saved in a cookie (as is mentioned
>>> on the settings page) and if you have cookies turned off then this
>>> will have no effect.
>>>
>>
>> Thanks. Have done that and have not turned off cookies. Sometimes
>> query suggestions has turned itself back on, but regardless -
>> suggestions still appear.
>>
> Is this a dropdown that appears *directly* below the address window
> (where http://... appears)? If so, that's autocomplete. It's been in
> *all* versions of IE I can recall, going back to at least 4


No it's below the search box. It happens only on one of my computers even
though I have 2 others with same settings.

"chuckcar" <> wrote in message
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>> "chuckcar" <> wrote in message
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>>>>> "Fred" <> wrote in message
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>>>>>> Damned if I can stop IE 8 from providing search suggestions - OS
>>>>>> is XP, and
>>>>>> I have turned off option in settings - deleted browsing history,
>>>>>> but as soon
>>>>>> as I type in the search box I get a string of 'helpful'
>>>>>> suggestions. Anyone
>>>>>> know the solution to stop this?
>>>>>
>>>>> If you are talking about google, this is a google function and
>>>>> nothing to do with the browser. And contrary to the opinions of
>>>>> some others in this thread installing firefox will not help you
>>>>> here.
>>>>>
>>>>> Up at the top right of the google page you will find "Search
>>>>> settings". Ativate this. Go to the bit that says "Query
>>>>> Suggestions" and turn it off. Note that this is saved in a cookie
>>>>> (as is mentioned on the settings page) and if you have cookies
>>>>> turned off then this will have no effect.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks. Have done that and have not turned off cookies. Sometimes
>>>> query suggestions has turned itself back on, but regardless -
>>>> suggestions still appear.
>>>>
>>> Is this a dropdown that appears *directly* below the address window
>>> (where http://... appears)? If so, that's autocomplete. It's been in
>>> *all* versions of IE I can recall, going back to at least 4
>>
>>
>> No it's below the search box. It happens only on one of my computers
>> even though I have 2 others with same settings.
>>
> What *exactly* do you mean "search box"?

The input box on the google page where you type in a search you ****ing
idiot.

> do you mean on a specific web
> site? and if so please *give* us that web address.

Google.com FFS.

Moron.