I can't turn off the "search from Address bar" feature.
In IE6 (I use windows update to keep up to date with MS
products) I go into Tools/Internet Options.../Advanced and
towards the bottom click "Do not search from the Address
bar".

I exit IE, start it up again, and check that setting and
it has changed back. I have also tried changing it via
Control Panel/Internet Options while IE is not running.
After setting "Do not search from the Address bar", I
start up IE and the option has changed back.

I don't know any other way to attempt to turn this off and
the windows help (<F1>) says this is the way to do it.

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~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

sherm wrote:
>> I can't turn off the "search from Address bar" feature.
>> In IE6 (I use windows update to keep up to date with MS
>> products) I go into Tools/Internet Options.../Advanced and
>> towards the bottom click "Do not search from the Address
>> bar".
>>
>> I exit IE, start it up again, and check that setting and
>> it has changed back. I have also tried changing it via
>> Control Panel/Internet Options while IE is not running.
>> After setting "Do not search from the Address bar", I
>> start up IE and the option has changed back.
>>
>> I don't know any other way to attempt to turn this off and
>> the windows help (<F1>) says this is the way to do it.

>-----Original Message-----
>I can't turn off the "search from Address bar" feature.
>In IE6 (I use windows update to keep up to date with MS
>products) I go into Tools/Internet Options.../Advanced
and
>towards the bottom click "Do not search from the Address
>bar".
>
>I exit IE, start it up again, and check that setting and
>it has changed back. I have also tried changing it via
>Control Panel/Internet Options while IE is not running.
>After setting "Do not search from the Address bar", I
>start up IE and the option has changed back.
>
>I don't know any other way to attempt to turn this off
and
>the windows help (<F1>) says this is the way to do it.
>
>.
>


I am having the same proble. But I want to "search from
Address Bar" But it won't take my change. If you find
out please let me know.