Autocomplete works in Bing but not Google...hmmm

[DaveM@nowhere.com]

Using IE8 and Vista Home Premium and all updates are "up-to-date"

Just noticed in the past few days IE8 autocomplete was not

working with Google.

Works fine with Bing, and then the inquiries entered in Bing's search

box show up when using Google's.



Autocomplete works in Firefox 3.0 using Google.

 

[VanguardLH]

DaveM@nowhere.com wrote:



> Using IE8 and Vista Home Premium and all updates are "up-to-date"

> Just noticed in the past few days IE8 autocomplete was not

> working with Google.

> Works fine with Bing, and then the inquiries entered in Bing's search

> box show up when using Google's.

>

> Autocomplete works in Firefox 3.0 using Google.



Are you searching from the Address Bar? Or from the Search Bar? You sure

that you are not asking about the Suggest function?



Go to Tools -> Internet Options -> Programs -> Manage add-ons.

Select "Search Providers" category.

Select a provider.

Choose to enable/disable "suggestions".

 

[DaveM@nowhere.com]

On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:05:50 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:



>DaveM@nowhere.com wrote:

>

>> Using IE8 and Vista Home Premium and all updates are "up-to-date"

>> Just noticed in the past few days IE8 autocomplete was not

>> working with Google.

>> Works fine with Bing, and then the inquiries entered in Bing's search

>> box show up when using Google's.

>>

>> Autocomplete works in Firefox 3.0 using Google.

>

>Are you searching from the Address Bar? Or from the Search Bar? You sure

>that you are not asking about the Suggest function?

>

>Go to Tools -> Internet Options -> Programs -> Manage add-ons.

>Select "Search Providers" category.

>Select a provider.

>Choose to enable/disable "suggestions".





All searches are done using the search box provided from that

search engine's web site..i.e. www.goole.com or www.bing.com.

All "search suggestions" options are turned off in the respective

preferences options of that search provider. I do not get any

search suggestions.

I am talking about the autocomplete option...where inquiries entered

in the seach box reappear if the first letter(s) are re-typed into

that search box. I have autocomplete turned on...that is why it

works in Bing (and AltaVista).

I want to know why it doesn't work with Goggle in IE8.

 

[Rob]

DaveM@nowhere.com wrote:

> I am talking about the autocomplete option...where inquiries entered

> in the seach box reappear if the first letter(s) are re-typed into

> that search box.



That is not what it does in Google! Maybe the two different modes

of operation (Google's and IE's) conflict with eachother?

 

[DaveM@nowhere.com]

On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:54:11 -0600, DaveM@nowhere.com wrote:



>Using IE8 and Vista Home Premium and all updates are "up-to-date"

>Just noticed in the past few days IE8 autocomplete was not

> working with Google.

>Works fine with Bing, and then the inquiries entered in Bing's search

> box show up when using Google's.

>

>Autocomplete works in Firefox 3.0 using Google.



After wasting time trying to get IE8's auto-complete to work

with Google's search box, I finally un-installed IE8.

IE7's autocomplete works fine with Google, but it's a shame

I have to forego some security and features that are

available in IE8.

Thanks Microsoft. (unless its Google's fault, then thanks Google).

 

[Leonard Grey]

Now we'll never find out what "trying to get IE8's auto-complete to work

with Google's search box" means.

---

Leonard Grey

Errare humanum est



DaveM@nowhere.com wrote:

> On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:54:11 -0600, DaveM@nowhere.com wrote:

>

>> Using IE8 and Vista Home Premium and all updates are "up-to-date"

>> Just noticed in the past few days IE8 autocomplete was not

>> working with Google.

>> Works fine with Bing, and then the inquiries entered in Bing's search

>> box show up when using Google's.

>>

>> Autocomplete works in Firefox 3.0 using Google.

>

> After wasting time trying to get IE8's auto-complete to work

> with Google's search box, I finally un-installed IE8.

> IE7's autocomplete works fine with Google, but it's a shame

> I have to forego some security and features that are

> available in IE8.

> Thanks Microsoft. (unless its Google's fault, then thanks Google).

 

[Rob]

Leonard Grey wrote:

> Now we'll never find out what "trying to get IE8's auto-complete to work

> with Google's search box" means.



Probably he means Google suggest. This works when the google page

is loaded in the browser (just type a few letters and a dropdown with

suggestions is shown). This does not work from the searchbox.



But note that Google suggest is not showing you items from your own

search history. It suggests completions from what you have typed

so far.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

All searches are done using the search box provided from that

search engine's web site..i.e. www.goole.com or www.bing.com.





IE, be it IE7 or IE8, has nothing to do with "autocomplete" (AKA search

suggestions) in those search boxes.



DaveM@nowhere.com wrote:

> On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:54:11 -0600, DaveM@nowhere.com wrote:

>

>> Using IE8 and Vista Home Premium and all updates are "up-to-date"

>> Just noticed in the past few days IE8 autocomplete was not

>> working with Google.

>> Works fine with Bing, and then the inquiries entered in Bing's search

>> box show up when using Google's.

>>

>> Autocomplete works in Firefox 3.0 using Google.

>

> After wasting time trying to get IE8's auto-complete to work

> with Google's search box, I finally un-installed IE8.

> IE7's autocomplete works fine with Google, but it's a shame

> I have to forego some security and features that are

> available in IE8.

> Thanks Microsoft. (unless its Google's fault, then thanks Google).

 

[DaveM@nowhere.com]

Auto-complete is not "AKA search suggestions". They are two

completely different functions.

Go into Tools-Internet Options-Content-Autocomplete-Settings.

This is the setting to turn Autocomplete on or off.



Search suggestions are turned on or off under the preferences

sections of the respective search provider. For instance, at

www.google.com, you'll see "Search Settings" in the upper right

portion of the page. I always turn them off (in fact, if they are

turned on, Autocomplete doesn't work since the search suggestions take

precedence).





On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 16:35:46 -0500, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"

wrote:



>

>All searches are done using the search box provided from that

>search engine's web site..i.e. www.goole.com or www.bing.com.

>

>

>IE, be it IE7 or IE8, has nothing to do with "autocomplete" (AKA search

>suggestions) in those search boxes.

>



>DaveM@nowhere.com wrote:

>> On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:54:11 -0600, DaveM@nowhere.com wrote:

>>

>>> Using IE8 and Vista Home Premium and all updates are "up-to-date"

>>> Just noticed in the past few days IE8 autocomplete was not

>>> working with Google.

>>> Works fine with Bing, and then the inquiries entered in Bing's search

>>> box show up when using Google's.

>>>

>>> Autocomplete works in Firefox 3.0 using Google.

>>

>> After wasting time trying to get IE8's auto-complete to work

>> with Google's search box, I finally un-installed IE8.

>> IE7's autocomplete works fine with Google, but it's a shame

>> I have to forego some security and features that are

>> available in IE8.

>> Thanks Microsoft. (unless its Google's fault, then thanks Google).

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

??



DaveM@nowhere.com wrote:

> Auto-complete is not "AKA search suggestions". They are two

> completely different functions.

> Go into Tools-Internet Options-Content-Autocomplete-Settings.

> This is the setting to turn Autocomplete on or off.

>

> Search suggestions are turned on or off under the preferences

> sections of the respective search provider. For instance, at

> www.google.com, you'll see "Search Settings" in the upper right

> portion of the page. I always turn them off (in fact, if they are

> turned on, Autocomplete doesn't work since the search suggestions take

> precedence).

>

>

> On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 16:35:46 -0500, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"

> wrote:

>

>>

>> All searches are done using the search box provided from that

>> search engine's web site..i.e. www.goole.com or www.bing.com.

>>

>>

>> IE, be it IE7 or IE8, has nothing to do with "autocomplete" (AKA search

>> suggestions) in those search boxes.

>>

>

>> DaveM@nowhere.com wrote:

>>> On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:54:11 -0600, DaveM@nowhere.com wrote:

>>>

>>>> Using IE8 and Vista Home Premium and all updates are "up-to-date"

>>>> Just noticed in the past few days IE8 autocomplete was not

>>>> working with Google.

>>>> Works fine with Bing, and then the inquiries entered in Bing's search

>>>> box show up when using Google's.

>>>>

>>>> Autocomplete works in Firefox 3.0 using Google.

>>>

>>> After wasting time trying to get IE8's auto-complete to work

>>> with Google's search box, I finally un-installed IE8.

>>> IE7's autocomplete works fine with Google, but it's a shame

>>> I have to forego some security and features that are

>>> available in IE8.

>>> Thanks Microsoft. (unless its Google's fault, then thanks Google).

 

[DaveM@nowhere.com]

For those unfamiliar with Autocomplete, a very nice tutorial is

located at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZoFLTe5FPA

My original question in this thread refers to the "Forms" setting

that's discussed at around the 2:15 mark.



On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:08:44 -0500, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"

wrote:



>??

>

>DaveM@nowhere.com wrote:

>> Auto-complete is not "AKA search suggestions". They are two

>> completely different functions.

>> Go into Tools-Internet Options-Content-Autocomplete-Settings.

>> This is the setting to turn Autocomplete on or off.

>>

>> Search suggestions are turned on or off under the preferences

>> sections of the respective search provider. For instance, at

>> www.google.com, you'll see "Search Settings" in the upper right

>> portion of the page. I always turn them off (in fact, if they are

>> turned on, Autocomplete doesn't work since the search suggestions take

>> precedence).

>>

>>

>> On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 16:35:46 -0500, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"

>> wrote:

>>

>>>

>>> All searches are done using the search box provided from that

>>> search engine's web site..i.e. www.goole.com or www.bing.com.

>>>

>>>

>>> IE, be it IE7 or IE8, has nothing to do with "autocomplete" (AKA search

>>> suggestions) in those search boxes.

>>>

>>

>>> DaveM@nowhere.com wrote:

>>>> On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:54:11 -0600, DaveM@nowhere.com wrote:

>>>>

>>>>> Using IE8 and Vista Home Premium and all updates are "up-to-date"

>>>>> Just noticed in the past few days IE8 autocomplete was not

>>>>> working with Google.

>>>>> Works fine with Bing, and then the inquiries entered in Bing's search

>>>>> box show up when using Google's.

>>>>>

>>>>> Autocomplete works in Firefox 3.0 using Google.

>>>>

>>>> After wasting time trying to get IE8's auto-complete to work

>>>> with Google's search box, I finally un-installed IE8.

>>>> IE7's autocomplete works fine with Google, but it's a shame

>>>> I have to forego some security and features that are

>>>> available in IE8.

>>>> Thanks Microsoft. (unless its Google's fault, then thanks Google).