Hi Faye Thanks for your reply That would turn off auto complete for Firefox browsing though The theory is that on google home page there is a little cog top right which when clicked gives search settings for google Scroll down a little and there is a selectable setting :- Google Instant Use Google Instant - predictions and results appear while typing (&) Do not use Google Instant I select Do not use Google Instant and save preferences But still it does it, if I go back into settings, its still selected as I wish but it has no effect Baffling for now Bing here I come Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Nivard, I'm using XP and on Goggle home page, I am able to change it as > follows: Tools>Internet Options>Content>Auto Complete>Settings. > > Hope this helps. > > Faye

Hi Nivard, Just a thought... if you are logged into Google/Gmail... you may try logging out and back in... perhaps some sort of reset is required after you make a setting change ?!?!? Regards, Kevin. On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Nivard Ovington <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Faye > > Thanks for your reply > > That would turn off auto complete for Firefox browsing though > > The theory is that on google home page there is a little cog top right which when clicked gives > search settings for google > > Scroll down a little and there is a selectable setting :- > > Google Instant > > Use Google Instant - predictions and results appear while typing > (&) > Do not use Google Instant > > I select Do not use Google Instant and save preferences > > But still it does it, if I go back into settings, its still selected as I wish but it has no effect > > Baffling for now > > Bing here I come > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > > Nivard, I'm using XP and on Goggle home page, I am able to change it as > > follows:  Tools>Internet Options>Content>Auto Complete>Settings. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Faye > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Please refrain from posting commercial URLs and from discussing prices on the list. > > Remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- -------- K. Ross [email protected]

Thanks Kevin but no it makes no difference I did wonder if I cleared the old saved gmail cookies and try again >From google searches it appears to have been a problem for many since early 2010, why it suddenly started with me is I think down to the FF upgrade which i am wishing I hadn't done now Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi Nivard, > > Just a thought... if you are logged into Google/Gmail... you may try > logging out and back in... perhaps some sort of reset is required > after you make a setting change ?!?!? > > Regards, > Kevin. >