lcsusa wrote:

> I am used to typing anything I want to into the address field and
> getting results from Google. That no longer works. I need to use the
> search bar to the right of the address bar. I am constantly
> forgetting. It's inconvenient. Why has that feature been disabled in
> IE8? Or is it something that I'm doing wrong?

"Browse by Name" is a feature of Google's Toolbar, not of IE8.
Microsoft is not responsible for the compatibility of 3rd party
toolbars, like Google's Toolbar. Many 3rd party add-ons are
incompatible with IE8 (as well as with each other).

Did you yet try uninstalling Google's Toolbar and then installing
whatever is their latest version?