# Irritating browser

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irritating-browser/37029>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 15, 2000, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irritating-browser/37029 "2000-10-15T20:49:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irritating-browser/37029/1 "2000-10-15T20:49:22Z")

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I use IE5, and when I start to type something in a search engine it puts a box of suggestions underneath. How can I stop it doing this?

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**Author:** ![sethdallob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@sethdallob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sethdallob)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irritating-browser/37029/2 "2000-10-15T20:55:13Z")

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Tools, Internet Options, Advanced tab, uncheck the AutoComplete features as necessary.

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**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irritating-browser/37029/3 "2000-10-15T20:57:46Z")

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Both are unchecked but its still doing it

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**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irritating-browser/37029/4 "2000-10-15T22:32:16Z")

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I found out how to do it now. It’s in content tab, not advanced.