I dont want the drop down box on internet explorer 6 to drop down and tell me what i typed in. Get rid of it?

Question

I dont want the drop down box on internet explorer 6 to drop down and tell me what i typed in. Get rid of it?

Answer 1

If you're talking about the history, here's what to do.

On IE, go to tools > Internet Options > Browsing History > Delete.

That should do the trick.

Or just download a different browser like Firefox.

Answer 2

For Internet Explorer:Click on Tools. Then Internet Options. Click on Content and then Auto Complete. Then click on Clear Forms. This will erase your search history. If you don't want things showing up again in your search history then deselect the Auto Complete options at the top. Be sure to select apply or ok at the bottom.

Answer 3

IE6: Tools > Internet Options > Content > AutoComplete > Clear Forms. This will clear out ALL your autocompleted forms, such as search windows, form fill-ins, etc. You can also reset your Auto-Complete options here. Other browsers have something similar, you just need to find it!

Or, to delete just a single (or a few) searches, just have them highlighted in the drop-down list and hit DELETE -- they will vanish! If you hold down the key, the whole drop-down list of searches will delete.

If you are using the Yahoo! Toolbar, I believe there is a drop-down box at the end of the search window that has the option to CLEAR SEARCHES on it.

BTW, clearing your history, as some people may suggest to do, only clears out the PAGE locations that you have recently visited, NOT the searches!!

Answer 4

From Internet Explorer, choose "Tools" then "Internet Options";

From the "Internet Options" multi-tabbed dialog box that appears, select the "Content" tab;

Click the "AutoComplete" button;

Uncheck everything;

Click the "Clear Forms" button;

Click the "Clear Passwords" button;

Press "OK" to close the dialog boxes.