Most people's problem with the IE address bar is not being able to
delete the drop down record of URL's visited. I have the opposite
problem - suddenly, there is no dropdown list, simply the URL I happen
to be on. I've recently changed ISP's (via a CD-ROM). Could this have
changed the settings? If so, any suggestions on how to re-install the
address bar dropdown list? |
Request for Question Clarification by
tutuzdad-ga
on
03 Feb 2003 17:16 PST
Have you tried going to TOOLBARS->VIEW->ADDRESS BAR and make sure
there is a check beside ADDRESS BAR?
Tutuzdad-ga
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Request for Question Clarification by
tutuzdad-ga
on
03 Feb 2003 17:17 PST
I'm sorry, wrong order...
It should have said, "VIEW->TOOLBARS->ADDRESS BAR and make sure
there is a check beside ADDRESS BAR?"
Dad
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Request for Question Clarification by
tisme-ga
on
03 Feb 2003 17:41 PST
In case tutuzdad's solution does not work, are you running McAfee
Internet Security or any Internet Security software? Some of these
delete history by default for privacy.
tisme-ga
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Clarification of Question by
geof-ga
on
03 Feb 2003 17:44 PST
To tutuzdad, yes there's certainly a tick by "address bar"; and to
xnolanx, I've just downloaded IE6 SP1, but it hasn't reinstalled the
Address Bar dropdown list. (In fact, I'm rather mystified, since
there's no indication that my IE set-up has been modified at all.)
Incidentally, the History listing is still working if I activate it,
so I could use that to visit previous web-pages, instead of the
Address Bar listing.
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Request for Question Clarification by
tisme-ga
on
03 Feb 2003 18:32 PST
What happens when you press F4?
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Request for Question Clarification by
tisme-ga
on
03 Feb 2003 18:36 PST
Another thing you can try:
Click on Tools --> Internet Options
Click the Content Tab and then click on AutoComplete.
Is Use AutoComplete for Web addresses checked?
tisme-ga
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Clarification of Question by
geof-ga
on
04 Feb 2003 06:09 PST
My thanks and apologies to those who have tried to solve this problem.
By trial and error I have now realised that IE does not include in the
Address Bar dropdown list the URLs of those visited sites which are
already on your Favorites list. And when I first noticed what I
thought to be the problem, I had been extensively visiting Favorite
sites. MS's logic is presumably that you don't need the URL in two
places. Personally, I think they're wrong - it's far easier to find
and click on a previously visited URL from the relatively short
Address Bar dropdown list than from a long list of Favorites. Sorry
and thanks again to everyone.
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