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Old 06-15-2008, 02:00 PM
Don Varnau
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Re: AutoFill & AutoComplte

Hi,
1. Try the Reset IE Settings button in Internet Options> Advanced.
2. Internet Options> Privacy, try a cookie setting of Low.
3. Have you installed a third-party security/privacy program which manages
cookies or clears History, Temporary Internet Files or other data
automatically?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"denmarfl" <denmarfl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AE97A57D-FBB9-458C-869D-9E42EBDEB8B7@microsoft.com...
> I think part of the problem...is me! Perhaps I am confused as to what
> feature does what? I looked at my Add-Ons...there was NO Google items
> listed. I unchecked items in AutoComplete, deleted all uner the General

Tab,
> restarted IE...rechecked all in AutoComplete, restarted IE7, no

difference.
> My OS Visa Home Prem 32bit SP1....I went to SERVICES.....saw Protected
> Storgae, it shows STARTED...Manual.
> As an example of what is not taking place on my New PC, that takes place

on
> my Older PC, ....when I would go to Dell.com and start to enter my User ID

to
> logon to My Account.....my ID would appear in a drop down Window and I

would
> simply click on and it would populate the Block.....then I only needed to
> type in my Password. This is not happening.


> "Don Varnau" wrote:
> > Hi,
> > AutoFill is a feature of the Google toolbar- AutoComplete is the

Internet
> > Explorer feature. From IE> Tools> Manage add-ons, disable any Google

add-ons
> > (there may be several.) Close/re-open IE. Any change in AutoComplete
> > behavior?
> >
> > Does AutoComplete work if you start IE with all add-ons disabled?
> > Start IE without add-ons from:
> > Right-click the IE icon on the desktop. Choose Start without add-ons.
> > or
> > Programs> Accessories> System tools> Internet Explorer (no add-ons)
> >
> >
> > Next, in Internet Options> Content> AutoComplete, uncheck all

AutoComplete
> > options. Click on "Delete AutoComplete history. Close/re-open IE and
> > re-enable all options.
> >
> > Also, from Start> Run, type in gpedit.msc. Does Policy Editor open?
> >
> > Try steps 1 & 2 at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306895


> > "denmarfl" <denmarfl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:59BC799E-8BEF-4351-B4EC-E4D6061CA3F5@microsoft.com...
> > > Running Visa Home Prem 32Bit. I have 2 PC's each running Visa Home

Prem
> > > 32bit. and IE7. On my older PC, when I go to a Webpage that requires
> > > information to be entered, a dropdown Window opens providing

> > selection...you
> > > click on the correct one and it saves a lot of typing. This is so for

> > forms
> > > that need to be completed as well as User ID's (however....it does NOT

and
> > > properly so do this for Passwords--I save No Passords)
> > >
> > > Now although I am not sure, seems there are 2 features....AutoFill and
> > > AutoComplete....I am not sure if these are the same or different.

Please
> > > advise.
> > >
> > > I have gone into IE7, TOOLS\ INTERNET OPTIONS...Content

Tab...AutoComplete
> > > on my new PC and all Boxes are checked. I unchecked them, and

rechecked
> > > them. My New PC won't offer or display any text as does my older PC.

> > For
> > > instance, on my older PC when I go to a Site that requires

ID/Password,
> > when
> > > I click into ID Box, a dropdown opens displaying my ID so I can click

on
> > it
> > > saving me time to type it. Or, when I am completing a form at a

Website t
> > hat
> > > requies my Name, address, etc, my older PC will open a list providing
> > > selections to click on to fill the Form.
> > >
> > > Again, my new Vista PC.....does not offer the above features even

after I
> > > checked in IE7 Tools and all boxes in AutoComplete are checked.
> > >
> > > How do I get these time saving features working?


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