Hi Nivard >From http://www.google.com/instant/ - Frequently Asked Questions Q: Can I turn off Google Instant? A: If you don't want to see results as you type, you can turn off Google Instant by visiting your Preferences page. Q: Where is Google Instant available? A: Google Instant is available to signed-in users in over 50 countries and for signed-out users in select regions who use the following browsers: Chrome v5 or higher, Firefox v3/4, Safari v5 for Mac and Internet Explorer v8/9. Users can opt-in to Instant results for Google Images by visiting google.com/experimental. We will continue to add new domains and languages over the next several months. On the Preferences page: Google Instant __Use Google Instant — predictions and results appear while typing __Do not use Google Instant Signed-in users can remove personalized predictions from their Web History. Learn more [at <http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?answer=106230&hl=en> ] Autocomplete information and how to turn it off is also at <http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?answer=106230&hl=en> - Control personalized predictions If you don't want to see search queries based on your web history, you can control how personalized autocomplete works. Here are your options: Sign out of your Google Account while you search on Google. If you aren't signed in to a Google Account, your search experience may be customized based on past search information linked to a cookie on your browser. Learn how to turn off these customizations. [At <www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?answer=54048>] Remove particular searches from your Web History at www.google.com/history or by clicking the "Remove" links that appear beside personalized predictions. Remove Web History from your Google Account. Hope that helps a little. Kind regards, Lynne

Thanks Lynne But sadly nothing works, followed links, signed in and signed out I do not have web history turned on and haven't for years, why this has suddenly started is beyond me unless its to do with the firefox upgrade? Either way I am sick of it Thanks for the help - Bing here I come Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi Nivard > > > From http://www.google.com/instant/ - > > Frequently Asked Questions > Q: Can I turn off Google Instant? > > A: If you don't want to see results as you type, you can turn off Google Instant by visiting your > Preferences page. > > Q: Where is Google Instant available?

Hi Nivard, Have you tried Bing ? It features AutoComplete, as well. Regards, Kevin. On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Nivard Ovington <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Lynne > > But sadly nothing works, followed links, signed in and signed out > > I do not have web history turned on and haven't for years, why this has suddenly started is beyond > me unless its to do with the firefox upgrade? > > Either way I am sick of it > > Thanks for the help - Bing here I come > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > >> Hi Nivard >> >> >> From http://www.google.com/instant/ - >> >> Frequently Asked Questions >> Q: Can I turn off Google Instant? >> >> A: If you don't want to see results as you type, you can turn off Google Instant by visiting your >> Preferences page. >> >> Q:  Where is Google Instant available? > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > 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]