Hi again So when you go to the cog symbol You have search settings ? Under Search Settings (headed Preferences) a little way down , one option after the Safe Search Filtering options is Google Instant Two settings I have just checked cookies held under Ccleaner , none for Google ! So now I am baffled I should just also clarify , under my previous usage Google kept *my* search history, but now its ignoring that and adding predictive suggestions instead Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi Nivard, > > Sorry for the confusion... I realize it is in Google, I was just > posting the version of Firefox I was using... I went to the Cog and > Settings, but no Google Instant ! > > > Regards, > Kevin.