Explorer Address Bar Overwrites Typing

[Mark Milliman]

For several months now the address bar in Windows Explorer will not let me
finish typing a directory, URL, or file name in the text box. It reverts
and selects whatever is the current directory or takes a few characters of
what I am typing. The only way I can put anything into the text box is to
cut-and-paste it. The other account on this computer does not have this
problem.

I have tried to turn off auto-complete and several other things, but nothing
works. The address bar in IE does not behave like this which surprises me.
I tweaked the registry with the tweak from line 157 on Kelly's site to no
avail. This problem is driving me nuts because there are many times that it
is quicker to type something in the address box than clicking.

Please help,
Mark

 

[Gunther]

I have also had this problem on many Windows XP machines, is this a
Windows Bug or something?

 

[Mark Milliman]

I have no idea if it is a Windows bug. I could not find any mention of it
in the MS KB and only a fleeting sighting of it when googled. I suspect
that it was a Registry entry that I changed somehow because it does not
appear on other profiles on this machine or any user profiles on the three
other computers in my house. Just my profile on my machine. It drives me
nuts because I cannot navigate effectively with Explorer. IE's address bar
does not do it, but I don't care because I use Firefox.

Mark

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Inline AutoComplete

[[Windows Explorer and the Run box both have AutoComplete capabilities, as
in Microsoft Internet Explorer. There are actually two forms of
AutoComplete. The first is an automatic suggestion, where you get a
drop-down list of sites with the same letters you have typed. The second is
where the line you are typing is automatically completed if you have typed
the same letters before. This is the Inline AutoComplete feature. The
first feature is turned on by default, but Inline AutoComplete is not. ]]

Disabling or Enabling the AutoComplete or Inline AutoComplete Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;237553

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Mark Milliman]

Wesley:

Thank you for your prompt response. I was aware of the two different but
similar features and the first thing I tried was to turn off both. I
assumed that the address bar would function the same in IE and Explorer, but
it doesn't always do that. Auto complete and Inline Auto Complete work fine
in IE and the Run dialog box. In the Explorer Address bar my drop down list
gives me a list of directories starting at the Desktop going down to the
drive level. The drop down list is the same no matter where in the
directory structure I am situated. IE and Run do not work this way. Inline
Auto Complete after about a second tries to complete the command with
whatever I was able to type in that time.

Logically I would assume that changing these settings in the Internet
Options dialog would only affect IE, but knowing how MS links Explorer with
IE it is anyone's guess. Maybe there is another setting hidden in the
Registry that controls each user's inline auto complete function. I
searched last weekend and didn't find anything. I'll try it again now. Any
other suggestions?

Regards,
Mark

Inline AutoComplete

[[Windows Explorer and the Run box both have AutoComplete capabilities, as
in Microsoft Internet Explorer. There are actually two forms of
AutoComplete. The first is an automatic suggestion, where you get a
drop-down list of sites with the same letters you have typed. The second
is
where the line you are typing is automatically completed if you have typed
the same letters before. This is the Inline AutoComplete feature. The
first feature is turned on by default, but Inline AutoComplete is not. ]]

Disabling or Enabling the AutoComplete or Inline AutoComplete Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;237553

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

For several months now the address bar in Windows Explorer will not let
me
finish typing a directory, URL, or file name in the text box. It reverts
and selects whatever is the current directory or takes a few characters
of
what I am typing. The only way I can put anything into the text box is
to
cut-and-paste it. The other account on this computer does not have this
problem.

I have tried to turn off auto-complete and several other things, but
nothing works. The address bar in IE does not behave like this which
surprises me. I tweaked the registry with the tweak from line 157 on
Kelly's site to no avail. This problem is driving me nuts because there
are many times that it is quicker to type something in the address box
than clicking.

Please help,
Mark

 

[Gunther]

This is not autocomplete related. If I am in the C:\Windows directory
in windows explorer and I am type C:\Documents and Settings, windows
explorer will take what I type in the bar out and replace it with the
directory I am in (C:\Windows).

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Mark,

I have Windows XP Pro SP1a.

Append Completion, AutoComplete In File Dialog & AutoSuggest

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete
Value Name: Append Completion
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: yes or no
yes = Finishes the typing for you, highlighted.
no = Does not happen.

Value Name: AutoComplete In File Dialog
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0
0 = Off.
1 = On.

Value Name: AutoSuggest
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: yes or no
yes = Drop down box appears.
no = Does not happen.

I had AutoComplete In File Dialog set to 0 and tested these...

Append Completion: yes and AutoSuggest: no. Run box, finishes the typing
for you, highlighted. Internet Explorer, a drop down appears. Windows
Explorer, finishes the typing for you, highlighted.

AutoSuggest: yes and Append Completion: no. Run box, a drop down appears.
Internet Explorer, a drop down appears. Windows Explorer, finishes the
typing for you, highlighted.

Append Completion: yes and AutoSuggest: yes. Run box, both finishes the
typing for you, highlighted and a drop down appears. Internet Explorer,
both finishes the typing for you, highlighted and a drop down appears.
Windows Explorer, both finishes the typing for you, highlighted and a drop
down appears.

I never bothered to set AutoComplete In File Dialog set to 1.

AutoComplete In File Dialog also affects Open/Save As dialog boxes.

Append Completion normally would append with highlighted text.

AutoSuggest offers a box with suggestions of what else has already been
typed and saved in History or AutoComplete.

You may need to experiment to get exactly what you want. As you can see,
different combinations work differently.

I normally have all of this irritating junk turned off; no, 0, no; even in
MS Word. ;-)

I gotta go change the settings back to normal.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Wesley:

Thank you for your prompt response. I was aware of the two different but
similar features and the first thing I tried was to turn off both. I
assumed that the address bar would function the same in IE and Explorer,
but it doesn't always do that. Auto complete and Inline Auto Complete
work fine in IE and the Run dialog box. In the Explorer Address bar my
drop down list gives me a list of directories starting at the Desktop
going down to the drive level. The drop down list is the same no matter
where in the directory structure I am situated. IE and Run do not work
this way. Inline Auto Complete after about a second tries to complete
the command with whatever I was able to type in that time.

Logically I would assume that changing these settings in the Internet
Options dialog would only affect IE, but knowing how MS links Explorer
with IE it is anyone's guess. Maybe there is another setting hidden in
the Registry that controls each user's inline auto complete function. I
searched last weekend and didn't find anything. I'll try it again now.
Any other suggestions?

Regards,
Mark

Inline AutoComplete

[[Windows Explorer and the Run box both have AutoComplete capabilities,
as in Microsoft Internet Explorer. There are actually two forms of
AutoComplete. The first is an automatic suggestion, where you get a
drop-down list of sites with the same letters you have typed. The second
is
where the line you are typing is automatically completed if you have
typed the same letters before. This is the Inline AutoComplete feature.
The first feature is turned on by default, but Inline AutoComplete is
not. ]]

Disabling or Enabling the AutoComplete or Inline AutoComplete Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;237553

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

For several months now the address bar in Windows Explorer will not let
me
finish typing a directory, URL, or file name in the text box. It
reverts and selects whatever is the current directory or takes a few
characters of
what I am typing. The only way I can put anything into the text box is
to
cut-and-paste it. The other account on this computer does not have this
problem.

I have tried to turn off auto-complete and several other things, but
nothing works. The address bar in IE does not behave like this which
surprises me. I tweaked the registry with the tweak from line 157 on
Kelly's site to no avail. This problem is driving me nuts because there
are many times that it is quicker to type something in the address box
than clicking.

Please help,
Mark

 

[Mark Milliman]

Westley:

Thanks for your diligence with this problem. I played around with those
settings and did not find that they made any difference. I even turned them
all off and rebooted. Nothing changed. It is though there is a timer for
auto inline complete that is set to less than one second or a hook that is
taking control. When I type "c:" file://c: is displayed quickly before
reverting to the previous path.

Any more suggestions? This one has had me stumped for months.

Thanks,
Mark

Mark,

I have Windows XP Pro SP1a.

Append Completion, AutoComplete In File Dialog & AutoSuggest

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete
Value Name: Append Completion
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: yes or no
yes = Finishes the typing for you, highlighted.
no = Does not happen.

Value Name: AutoComplete In File Dialog
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0
0 = Off.
1 = On.

Value Name: AutoSuggest
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: yes or no
yes = Drop down box appears.
no = Does not happen.

I had AutoComplete In File Dialog set to 0 and tested these...

Append Completion: yes and AutoSuggest: no. Run box, finishes the typing
for you, highlighted. Internet Explorer, a drop down appears. Windows
Explorer, finishes the typing for you, highlighted.

AutoSuggest: yes and Append Completion: no. Run box, a drop down appears.
Internet Explorer, a drop down appears. Windows Explorer, finishes the
typing for you, highlighted.

Append Completion: yes and AutoSuggest: yes. Run box, both finishes the
typing for you, highlighted and a drop down appears. Internet Explorer,
both finishes the typing for you, highlighted and a drop down appears.
Windows Explorer, both finishes the typing for you, highlighted and a drop
down appears.

I never bothered to set AutoComplete In File Dialog set to 1.

AutoComplete In File Dialog also affects Open/Save As dialog boxes.

Append Completion normally would append with highlighted text.

AutoSuggest offers a box with suggestions of what else has already been
typed and saved in History or AutoComplete.

You may need to experiment to get exactly what you want. As you can see,
different combinations work differently.

I normally have all of this irritating junk turned off; no, 0, no; even in
MS Word. ;-)

I gotta go change the settings back to normal.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Wesley:

Thank you for your prompt response. I was aware of the two different but
similar features and the first thing I tried was to turn off both. I
assumed that the address bar would function the same in IE and Explorer,
but it doesn't always do that. Auto complete and Inline Auto Complete
work fine in IE and the Run dialog box. In the Explorer Address bar my
drop down list gives me a list of directories starting at the Desktop
going down to the drive level. The drop down list is the same no matter
where in the directory structure I am situated. IE and Run do not work
this way. Inline Auto Complete after about a second tries to complete
the command with whatever I was able to type in that time.

Logically I would assume that changing these settings in the Internet
Options dialog would only affect IE, but knowing how MS links Explorer
with IE it is anyone's guess. Maybe there is another setting hidden in
the Registry that controls each user's inline auto complete function. I
searched last weekend and didn't find anything. I'll try it again now.
Any other suggestions?

Regards,
Mark

Inline AutoComplete

[[Windows Explorer and the Run box both have AutoComplete capabilities,
as in Microsoft Internet Explorer. There are actually two forms of
AutoComplete. The first is an automatic suggestion, where you get a
drop-down list of sites with the same letters you have typed. The
second
is
where the line you are typing is automatically completed if you have
typed the same letters before. This is the Inline AutoComplete feature.
The first feature is turned on by default, but Inline AutoComplete is
not. ]]

Disabling or Enabling the AutoComplete or Inline AutoComplete Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;237553

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Mark Milliman <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
For several months now the address bar in Windows Explorer will not let
me
finish typing a directory, URL, or file name in the text box. It
reverts and selects whatever is the current directory or takes a few
characters of
what I am typing. The only way I can put anything into the text box is
to
cut-and-paste it. The other account on this computer does not have
this
problem.

I have tried to turn off auto-complete and several other things, but
nothing works. The address bar in IE does not behave like this which
surprises me. I tweaked the registry with the tweak from line 157 on
Kelly's site to no avail. This problem is driving me nuts because
there
are many times that it is quicker to type something in the address box
than clicking.

Please help,
Mark

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Mark,

I'm looking at some things. In the mean time...

Check and see if you have any settings here...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete
Append Completion, AutoComplete In File Dialog and AutoSuggest

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Westley:

Thanks for your diligence with this problem. I played around with those
settings and did not find that they made any difference. I even turned
them all off and rebooted. Nothing changed. It is though there is a
timer for auto inline complete that is set to less than one second or a
hook that is taking control. When I type "c:" file://c: is displayed
quickly before reverting to the previous path.

Any more suggestions? This one has had me stumped for months.

Thanks,
Mark

Mark,

I have Windows XP Pro SP1a.

Append Completion, AutoComplete In File Dialog & AutoSuggest

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete
Value Name: Append Completion
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: yes or no
yes = Finishes the typing for you, highlighted.
no = Does not happen.

Value Name: AutoComplete In File Dialog
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0
0 = Off.
1 = On.

Value Name: AutoSuggest
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: yes or no
yes = Drop down box appears.
no = Does not happen.

I had AutoComplete In File Dialog set to 0 and tested these...

Append Completion: yes and AutoSuggest: no. Run box, finishes the typing
for you, highlighted. Internet Explorer, a drop down appears. Windows
Explorer, finishes the typing for you, highlighted.

AutoSuggest: yes and Append Completion: no. Run box, a drop down
appears. Internet Explorer, a drop down appears. Windows Explorer,
finishes the typing for you, highlighted.

Append Completion: yes and AutoSuggest: yes. Run box, both finishes the
typing for you, highlighted and a drop down appears. Internet Explorer,
both finishes the typing for you, highlighted and a drop down appears.
Windows Explorer, both finishes the typing for you, highlighted and a
drop down appears.

I never bothered to set AutoComplete In File Dialog set to 1.

AutoComplete In File Dialog also affects Open/Save As dialog boxes.

Append Completion normally would append with highlighted text.

AutoSuggest offers a box with suggestions of what else has already been
typed and saved in History or AutoComplete.

You may need to experiment to get exactly what you want. As you can see,
different combinations work differently.

I normally have all of this irritating junk turned off; no, 0, no; even
in MS Word. ;-)

I gotta go change the settings back to normal.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Wesley:

Thank you for your prompt response. I was aware of the two different
but similar features and the first thing I tried was to turn off both.
I assumed that the address bar would function the same in IE and
Explorer, but it doesn't always do that. Auto complete and Inline Auto
Complete work fine in IE and the Run dialog box. In the Explorer
Address bar my drop down list gives me a list of directories starting
at the Desktop going down to the drive level. The drop down list is
the same no matter where in the directory structure I am situated. IE
and Run do not work this way. Inline Auto Complete after about a
second tries to complete the command with whatever I was able to type
in that time.

Logically I would assume that changing these settings in the Internet
Options dialog would only affect IE, but knowing how MS links Explorer
with IE it is anyone's guess. Maybe there is another setting hidden in
the Registry that controls each user's inline auto complete function. I
searched last weekend and didn't find anything. I'll try it again now.
Any other suggestions?

Regards,
Mark


Inline AutoComplete

[[Windows Explorer and the Run box both have AutoComplete capabilities,
as in Microsoft Internet Explorer. There are actually two forms of
AutoComplete. The first is an automatic suggestion, where you get a
drop-down list of sites with the same letters you have typed. The
second
is
where the line you are typing is automatically completed if you have
typed the same letters before. This is the Inline AutoComplete
feature. The first feature is turned on by default, but Inline
AutoComplete is not. ]]

Disabling or Enabling the AutoComplete or Inline AutoComplete Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;237553

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Mark Milliman <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
For several months now the address bar in Windows Explorer will not
let me
finish typing a directory, URL, or file name in the text box. It
reverts and selects whatever is the current directory or takes a few
characters of
what I am typing. The only way I can put anything into the text box
is to
cut-and-paste it. The other account on this computer does not have
this
problem.

I have tried to turn off auto-complete and several other things, but
nothing works. The address bar in IE does not behave like this which
surprises me. I tweaked the registry with the tweak from line 157 on
Kelly's site to no avail. This problem is driving me nuts because
there
are many times that it is quicker to type something in the address box
than clicking.

Please help,
Mark

 

[Mark Milliman]

Wesley:

These are the settings you requested:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoComplete]
"Append Completion"="no"
"AutoSuggest"="no"
"AutoComplete In File Dialog"=dword:00000000
"Always Use Tab"=dword:00000001

Keep looking. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Duh, when I finish
what I am doing today, I will export a working leaf of the Explorer registry
and do a diff with mine. Somewhere there has to be a difference unless the
problem is elsewhere. It has to be under HKCU though.

Mark

Mark,

I'm looking at some things. In the mean time...

Check and see if you have any settings here...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete
Append Completion, AutoComplete In File Dialog and AutoSuggest

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Westley:

Thanks for your diligence with this problem. I played around with those
settings and did not find that they made any difference. I even turned
them all off and rebooted. Nothing changed. It is though there is a
timer for auto inline complete that is set to less than one second or a
hook that is taking control. When I type "c:" file://c: is displayed
quickly before reverting to the previous path.

Any more suggestions? This one has had me stumped for months.

Thanks,
Mark

Mark,

I have Windows XP Pro SP1a.

Append Completion, AutoComplete In File Dialog & AutoSuggest

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete
Value Name: Append Completion
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: yes or no
yes = Finishes the typing for you, highlighted.
no = Does not happen.

Value Name: AutoComplete In File Dialog
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0
0 = Off.
1 = On.

Value Name: AutoSuggest
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: yes or no
yes = Drop down box appears.
no = Does not happen.

I had AutoComplete In File Dialog set to 0 and tested these...

Append Completion: yes and AutoSuggest: no. Run box, finishes the
typing
for you, highlighted. Internet Explorer, a drop down appears. Windows
Explorer, finishes the typing for you, highlighted.

AutoSuggest: yes and Append Completion: no. Run box, a drop down
appears. Internet Explorer, a drop down appears. Windows Explorer,
finishes the typing for you, highlighted.

Append Completion: yes and AutoSuggest: yes. Run box, both finishes the
typing for you, highlighted and a drop down appears. Internet Explorer,
both finishes the typing for you, highlighted and a drop down appears.
Windows Explorer, both finishes the typing for you, highlighted and a
drop down appears.

I never bothered to set AutoComplete In File Dialog set to 1.

AutoComplete In File Dialog also affects Open/Save As dialog boxes.

Append Completion normally would append with highlighted text.

AutoSuggest offers a box with suggestions of what else has already been
typed and saved in History or AutoComplete.

You may need to experiment to get exactly what you want. As you can
see,
different combinations work differently.

I normally have all of this irritating junk turned off; no, 0, no; even
in MS Word. ;-)

I gotta go change the settings back to normal.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Mark Milliman <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Wesley:

Thank you for your prompt response. I was aware of the two different
but similar features and the first thing I tried was to turn off both.
I assumed that the address bar would function the same in IE and
Explorer, but it doesn't always do that. Auto complete and Inline Auto
Complete work fine in IE and the Run dialog box. In the Explorer
Address bar my drop down list gives me a list of directories starting
at the Desktop going down to the drive level. The drop down list is
the same no matter where in the directory structure I am situated. IE
and Run do not work this way. Inline Auto Complete after about a
second tries to complete the command with whatever I was able to type
in that time.

Logically I would assume that changing these settings in the Internet
Options dialog would only affect IE, but knowing how MS links Explorer
with IE it is anyone's guess. Maybe there is another setting hidden in
the Registry that controls each user's inline auto complete function.
I
searched last weekend and didn't find anything. I'll try it again now.
Any other suggestions?

Regards,
Mark


Inline AutoComplete

[[Windows Explorer and the Run box both have AutoComplete
capabilities,
as in Microsoft Internet Explorer. There are actually two forms of
AutoComplete. The first is an automatic suggestion, where you get a
drop-down list of sites with the same letters you have typed. The
second
is
where the line you are typing is automatically completed if you have
typed the same letters before. This is the Inline AutoComplete
feature. The first feature is turned on by default, but Inline
AutoComplete is not. ]]

Disabling or Enabling the AutoComplete or Inline AutoComplete Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;237553

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Mark Milliman <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
For several months now the address bar in Windows Explorer will not
let me
finish typing a directory, URL, or file name in the text box. It
reverts and selects whatever is the current directory or takes a few
characters of
what I am typing. The only way I can put anything into the text box
is to
cut-and-paste it. The other account on this computer does not have
this
problem.

I have tried to turn off auto-complete and several other things, but
nothing works. The address bar in IE does not behave like this which
surprises me. I tweaked the registry with the tweak from line 157 on
Kelly's site to no avail. This problem is driving me nuts because
there
are many times that it is quicker to type something in the address
box
than clicking.

Please help,
Mark

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Hi Mark,

Nope. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE *NOT* HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Check and see if you have any settings here...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete
Append Completion, AutoComplete In File Dialog and AutoSuggest

What I was looking for was whether you had Append Completion, AutoComplete
In File Dialog or AutoSuggest in...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete

We already knew about...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete

*I* do not have that key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. I was curious as to whether
you did. If you did, it would explain some things.

I have been searching through my registry and the web. I may have lost
sight of the initial objective here. I can't see the forest for the trees.
;-)

You want all AutoComplete, AutoSuggest stuff turned *OFF*, correct?

IE | Tools | Internet Options | Content tab | AutoComplete button |
Make sure that these are turned off also.
Web addresses
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to automatically list
suggested Internet addresses as you type them in the Address bar. If you've
visited the Web site before, the AutoComplete feature suggests a match as
you type. You can go to the suggested address by clicking it and then
clicking the Go button.]]

Forms
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to automatically list
suggested entries when you enter text on Web pages. For example, when you
are prompted to fill in your name, Internet Explorer can list other name
entries you've used before. Then, you can select a suggestion and enter it
by clicking it in the list. The AutoComplete feature can also provide
possible matches when entering searches, stock quotes, or just about any
field on a Web page. ]]

User names and passwords on forms
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to suggest entries for
usernames when you enter them in Web pages, and to automatically fill in the
name's corresponding password if you have previously saved it in Internet
Explorer.
Note: For security reasons, Internet Explorer does not actually display or
list password entries;
each character in a password box is represented by an asterisk ( * ).]]

IE | Tools | Internet Options | Advanced tab

Use inline AutoComplete
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to complete entries when you
type Web addresses in the Address bar, based on entries you've used before.
For example, if you start typing http://www.home.micr and you've visited
http://www.home.microsoft.com before, AutoComplete will suggest
"http://www.home.microsoft.com." To view other matches, press the DOWN ARROW
key. After you finish typing a Web address, or when AutoComplete finds a
match, click the Go button.]]

How to Use the AutoComplete Feature in Internet Explorer 5 and 6
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;217148

I have a boatload of reg entries for AutoComplete.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Wesley:

These are the settings you requested:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoCo
mplete]
"Append Completion"="no"
"AutoSuggest"="no"
"AutoComplete In File Dialog"=dword:00000000
"Always Use Tab"=dword:00000001

Keep looking. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Duh, when I
finish what I am doing today, I will export a working leaf of the
Explorer registry and do a diff with mine. Somewhere there has to be a
difference unless the problem is elsewhere. It has to be under HKCU
though.

Mark

Mark,

I'm looking at some things. In the mean time...

Check and see if you have any settings here...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete
Append Completion, AutoComplete In File Dialog and AutoSuggest

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Westley:

Thanks for your diligence with this problem. I played around with those
settings and did not find that they made any difference. I even turned
them all off and rebooted. Nothing changed. It is though there is a
timer for auto inline complete that is set to less than one second or a
hook that is taking control. When I type "c:" file://c: is displayed
quickly before reverting to the previous path.

Any more suggestions? This one has had me stumped for months.

Thanks,
Mark


Mark,

I have Windows XP Pro SP1a.

Append Completion, AutoComplete In File Dialog & AutoSuggest

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete
Value Name: Append Completion
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: yes or no
yes = Finishes the typing for you, highlighted.
no = Does not happen.

Value Name: AutoComplete In File Dialog
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0
0 = Off.
1 = On.

Value Name: AutoSuggest
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: yes or no
yes = Drop down box appears.
no = Does not happen.

I had AutoComplete In File Dialog set to 0 and tested these...

Append Completion: yes and AutoSuggest: no. Run box, finishes the
typing
for you, highlighted. Internet Explorer, a drop down appears. Windows
Explorer, finishes the typing for you, highlighted.

AutoSuggest: yes and Append Completion: no. Run box, a drop down
appears. Internet Explorer, a drop down appears. Windows Explorer,
finishes the typing for you, highlighted.

Append Completion: yes and AutoSuggest: yes. Run box, both finishes
the typing for you, highlighted and a drop down appears. Internet
Explorer, both finishes the typing for you, highlighted and a drop
down appears. Windows Explorer, both finishes the typing for you,
highlighted and a drop down appears.

I never bothered to set AutoComplete In File Dialog set to 1.

AutoComplete In File Dialog also affects Open/Save As dialog boxes.

Append Completion normally would append with highlighted text.

AutoSuggest offers a box with suggestions of what else has already been
typed and saved in History or AutoComplete.

You may need to experiment to get exactly what you want. As you can
see,
different combinations work differently.

I normally have all of this irritating junk turned off; no, 0, no; even
in MS Word. ;-)

I gotta go change the settings back to normal.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Mark Milliman <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Wesley:

Thank you for your prompt response. I was aware of the two different
but similar features and the first thing I tried was to turn off both.
I assumed that the address bar would function the same in IE and
Explorer, but it doesn't always do that. Auto complete and Inline
Auto Complete work fine in IE and the Run dialog box. In the Explorer
Address bar my drop down list gives me a list of directories starting
at the Desktop going down to the drive level. The drop down list is
the same no matter where in the directory structure I am situated. IE
and Run do not work this way. Inline Auto Complete after about a
second tries to complete the command with whatever I was able to type
in that time.

Logically I would assume that changing these settings in the Internet
Options dialog would only affect IE, but knowing how MS links Explorer
with IE it is anyone's guess. Maybe there is another setting hidden
in the Registry that controls each user's inline auto complete
function. I
searched last weekend and didn't find anything. I'll try it again
now. Any other suggestions?

Regards,
Mark


Inline AutoComplete

[[Windows Explorer and the Run box both have AutoComplete
capabilities,
as in Microsoft Internet Explorer. There are actually two forms of
AutoComplete. The first is an automatic suggestion, where you get a
drop-down list of sites with the same letters you have typed. The
second
is
where the line you are typing is automatically completed if you have
typed the same letters before. This is the Inline AutoComplete
feature. The first feature is turned on by default, but Inline
AutoComplete is not. ]]

Disabling or Enabling the AutoComplete or Inline AutoComplete Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;237553

--
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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Mark Milliman <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
For several months now the address bar in Windows Explorer will not
let me
finish typing a directory, URL, or file name in the text box. It
reverts and selects whatever is the current directory or takes a few
characters of
what I am typing. The only way I can put anything into the text box
is to
cut-and-paste it. The other account on this computer does not have
this
problem.

I have tried to turn off auto-complete and several other things, but
nothing works. The address bar in IE does not behave like this
which surprises me. I tweaked the registry with the tweak from line
157 on Kelly's site to no avail. This problem is driving me nuts
because there
are many times that it is quicker to type something in the address
box
than clicking.

Please help,
Mark

 

[Mark Milliman]

Wesley:

No that key is not in HKLM. Sorry about my previous response. I guess I
did not read it properly. What I want to do is to be able to type anything
into the Explorer address bar. Right now anything I type is overwritten by
the previous entry in less than 1 second. For instance if I have an
explorer window open in My Documents. "My Documents" is selected in the
address bar. If I start typing "My Music," I can type the M and y before
it reverts to "My Documents." This behavior does not happen when I type in
a command or file name in the Run dialog box or IE. Something different is
happening in the Explorer address bar that prevents me from typing and
completing a directory name, URL, or command.

Mark

Hi Mark,

Nope. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE *NOT* HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Check and see if you have any settings here...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete
Append Completion, AutoComplete In File Dialog and AutoSuggest

What I was looking for was whether you had Append Completion, AutoComplete
In File Dialog or AutoSuggest in...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete

We already knew about...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete

*I* do not have that key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. I was curious as to
whether
you did. If you did, it would explain some things.

I have been searching through my registry and the web. I may have lost
sight of the initial objective here. I can't see the forest for the
trees.
;-)

You want all AutoComplete, AutoSuggest stuff turned *OFF*, correct?

IE | Tools | Internet Options | Content tab | AutoComplete button |
Make sure that these are turned off also.
Web addresses
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to automatically list
suggested Internet addresses as you type them in the Address bar. If
you've
visited the Web site before, the AutoComplete feature suggests a match as
you type. You can go to the suggested address by clicking it and then
clicking the Go button.]]

Forms
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to automatically list
suggested entries when you enter text on Web pages. For example, when you
are prompted to fill in your name, Internet Explorer can list other name
entries you've used before. Then, you can select a suggestion and enter it
by clicking it in the list. The AutoComplete feature can also provide
possible matches when entering searches, stock quotes, or just about any
field on a Web page. ]]

User names and passwords on forms
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to suggest entries for
usernames when you enter them in Web pages, and to automatically fill in
the
name's corresponding password if you have previously saved it in Internet
Explorer.
Note: For security reasons, Internet Explorer does not actually display or
list password entries;
each character in a password box is represented by an asterisk ( * ).]]

IE | Tools | Internet Options | Advanced tab

Use inline AutoComplete
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to complete entries when
you
type Web addresses in the Address bar, based on entries you've used
before.
For example, if you start typing http://www.home.micr and you've visited
http://www.home.microsoft.com before, AutoComplete will suggest
"http://www.home.microsoft.com." To view other matches, press the DOWN
ARROW
key. After you finish typing a Web address, or when AutoComplete finds a
match, click the Go button.]]

How to Use the AutoComplete Feature in Internet Explorer 5 and 6
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;217148

I have a boatload of reg entries for AutoComplete.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Wesley:

These are the settings you requested:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoCo
mplete]
"Append Completion"="no"
"AutoSuggest"="no"
"AutoComplete In File Dialog"=dword:00000000
"Always Use Tab"=dword:00000001

Keep looking. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Duh, when I
finish what I am doing today, I will export a working leaf of the
Explorer registry and do a diff with mine. Somewhere there has to be a
difference unless the problem is elsewhere. It has to be under HKCU
though.

Mark

Mark,

I'm looking at some things. In the mean time...

Check and see if you have any settings here...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete
Append Completion, AutoComplete In File Dialog and AutoSuggest

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Mark Milliman <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Westley:

Thanks for your diligence with this problem. I played around with
those
settings and did not find that they made any difference. I even turned
them all off and rebooted. Nothing changed. It is though there is a
timer for auto inline complete that is set to less than one second or a
hook that is taking control. When I type "c:" file://c: is displayed
quickly before reverting to the previous path.

Any more suggestions? This one has had me stumped for months.

Thanks,
Mark


Mark,

I have Windows XP Pro SP1a.

Append Completion, AutoComplete In File Dialog & AutoSuggest

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete
Value Name: Append Completion
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: yes or no
yes = Finishes the typing for you, highlighted.
no = Does not happen.

Value Name: AutoComplete In File Dialog
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0
0 = Off.
1 = On.

Value Name: AutoSuggest
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: yes or no
yes = Drop down box appears.
no = Does not happen.

I had AutoComplete In File Dialog set to 0 and tested these...

Append Completion: yes and AutoSuggest: no. Run box, finishes the
typing
for you, highlighted. Internet Explorer, a drop down appears.
Windows
Explorer, finishes the typing for you, highlighted.

AutoSuggest: yes and Append Completion: no. Run box, a drop down
appears. Internet Explorer, a drop down appears. Windows Explorer,
finishes the typing for you, highlighted.

Append Completion: yes and AutoSuggest: yes. Run box, both finishes
the typing for you, highlighted and a drop down appears. Internet
Explorer, both finishes the typing for you, highlighted and a drop
down appears. Windows Explorer, both finishes the typing for you,
highlighted and a drop down appears.

I never bothered to set AutoComplete In File Dialog set to 1.

AutoComplete In File Dialog also affects Open/Save As dialog boxes.

Append Completion normally would append with highlighted text.

AutoSuggest offers a box with suggestions of what else has already
been
typed and saved in History or AutoComplete.

You may need to experiment to get exactly what you want. As you can
see,
different combinations work differently.

I normally have all of this irritating junk turned off; no, 0, no;
even
in MS Word. ;-)

I gotta go change the settings back to normal.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Mark Milliman <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Wesley:

Thank you for your prompt response. I was aware of the two different
but similar features and the first thing I tried was to turn off
both.
I assumed that the address bar would function the same in IE and
Explorer, but it doesn't always do that. Auto complete and Inline
Auto Complete work fine in IE and the Run dialog box. In the
Explorer
Address bar my drop down list gives me a list of directories starting
at the Desktop going down to the drive level. The drop down list is
the same no matter where in the directory structure I am situated.
IE
and Run do not work this way. Inline Auto Complete after about a
second tries to complete the command with whatever I was able to type
in that time.

Logically I would assume that changing these settings in the Internet
Options dialog would only affect IE, but knowing how MS links
Explorer
with IE it is anyone's guess. Maybe there is another setting hidden
in the Registry that controls each user's inline auto complete
function. I
searched last weekend and didn't find anything. I'll try it again
now. Any other suggestions?

Regards,
Mark


Inline AutoComplete

[[Windows Explorer and the Run box both have AutoComplete
capabilities,
as in Microsoft Internet Explorer. There are actually two forms of
AutoComplete. The first is an automatic suggestion, where you get a
drop-down list of sites with the same letters you have typed. The
second
is
where the line you are typing is automatically completed if you have
typed the same letters before. This is the Inline AutoComplete
feature. The first feature is turned on by default, but Inline
AutoComplete is not. ]]

Disabling or Enabling the AutoComplete or Inline AutoComplete
Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;237553

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Mark Milliman <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
For several months now the address bar in Windows Explorer will not
let me
finish typing a directory, URL, or file name in the text box. It
reverts and selects whatever is the current directory or takes a
few
characters of
what I am typing. The only way I can put anything into the text
box
is to
cut-and-paste it. The other account on this computer does not have
this
problem.

I have tried to turn off auto-complete and several other things,
but
nothing works. The address bar in IE does not behave like this
which surprises me. I tweaked the registry with the tweak from line
157 on Kelly's site to no avail. This problem is driving me nuts
because there
are many times that it is quicker to type something in the address
box
than clicking.

Please help,
Mark

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Mark,

Dang. That would've been too easy if it was in HKLM.

You do not want any AutoComplete crap turned on.

When the answer is found, it's going to prove to be simple.

A few CLSIDs...
{00BB2763-6A77-11D0-A535-00C04FD7D062} = Microsoft AutoComplete
{00BB2764-6A77-11D0-A535-00C04FD7D062} = Microsoft History AutoComplete List
{00BB2765-6A77-11D0-A535-00C04FD7D062} = Microsoft Multiple AutoComplete
List Container
{03C036F1-A186-11D0-824A-00AA005B4383} = Microsoft Shell Folder AutoComplete
List
{6756A641-DE71-11d0-831B-00AA005B4383} = MRU AutoComplete List
{6935DB93-21E8-4ccc-BEB9-9FE3C77A297A} = Custom MRU AutoCompleted List
{B96D2802-4B41-4bc7-A6A4-55C5A12268CA} = AutoComplete List for Email
Addresses
{3CD141F4-3C6A-11D2-BCAA-00C04FD929DB} = IAutoCompleteDropDown
{B8DA6310-E19B-11D0-933C-00A0C90DCAA9} = IActiveScriptStats???
{3CD141F4-3C6A-11D2-BCAA-00C04FD929DB} = IAutoCompleteDropDown

I searched my registry for AutoComplete, AutoSuggest & Append Completion.
I did not include AutoSuggest, as we have already looked at it. Here is the
*short* list.

Search AutoComplete...
I did not include
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00BB2763-6A77-11D0-A535-00C04FD7D062}\
InProcServer32
Value Name: (Default)
Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: %SystemRoot%\System32\BROWSEUI.DLL

Value Name: ThreadingModel
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: ApartmentL

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00BB2764-6A77-11D0-A535-00C04FD7D062}\
InProcServer32
Value Name: (Default)
Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: %SystemRoot%\System32\BROWSEUI.DLL

Value Name: ThreadingModel
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: Apartment

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00BB2765-6A77-11D0-A535-00C04FD7D062}\
InProcServer32
Value Name: (Default)
Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: %SystemRoot%\System32\BROWSEUI.DLL

Value Name: ThreadingModel
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: Apartment

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{03C036F1-A186-11D0-824A-00AA005B4383}\
InProcServer32
Value Name: (Default)
Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: %SystemRoot%\System32\BROWSEUI.DLL

Value Name: ThreadingModel
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: Apartment

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6756A641-DE71-11d0-831B-00AA005B4383}\
InProcServer32
Value Name: (Default)
Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: %SystemRoot%\System32\BROWSEUI.DLL

Value Name: ThreadingModel
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: Apartment

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6935DB93-21E8-4ccc-BEB9-9FE3C77A297A}\
InProcServer32
Value Name: (Default)
Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: %SystemRoot%\System32\BROWSEUI.DLL

Value Name: ThreadingModel
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: Apartment

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B96D2802-4B41-4bc7-A6A4-55C5A12268CA}\
InProcServer32
Value Name: (Default)
Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: %SystemRoot%\System32\autodisc.dll

Value Name: ThreadingModel
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: Apartment

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{3CD141F4-3C6A-11D2-BCAA-00C04FD929DB}

Many of these show up in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE as well.

***********
Search Append Completion...
I did not include
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\AdvancedOptions\BROWSE\AUTOAPPEND

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Wesley:

No that key is not in HKLM. Sorry about my previous response. I guess I
did not read it properly. What I want to do is to be able to type
anything into the Explorer address bar. Right now anything I type is
overwritten by the previous entry in less than 1 second. For instance if
I have an explorer window open in My Documents. "My Documents" is
selected in the address bar. If I start typing "My Music," I can type
the M and y before it reverts to "My Documents." This behavior does not
happen when I type in a command or file name in the Run dialog box or IE.
Something different is happening in the Explorer address bar that
prevents me from typing and completing a directory name, URL, or command.

Mark

Hi Mark,

Nope. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE *NOT* HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Check and see if you have any settings here...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete
Append Completion, AutoComplete In File Dialog and AutoSuggest

What I was looking for was whether you had Append Completion,
AutoComplete In File Dialog or AutoSuggest in...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete

We already knew about...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete

*I* do not have that key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. I was curious as to
whether
you did. If you did, it would explain some things.

I have been searching through my registry and the web. I may have lost
sight of the initial objective here. I can't see the forest for the
trees.
;-)

You want all AutoComplete, AutoSuggest stuff turned *OFF*, correct?

IE | Tools | Internet Options | Content tab | AutoComplete button |
Make sure that these are turned off also.
Web addresses
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to automatically list
suggested Internet addresses as you type them in the Address bar. If
you've
visited the Web site before, the AutoComplete feature suggests a match as
you type. You can go to the suggested address by clicking it and then
clicking the Go button.]]

Forms
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to automatically list
suggested entries when you enter text on Web pages. For example, when you
are prompted to fill in your name, Internet Explorer can list other name
entries you've used before. Then, you can select a suggestion and enter
it by clicking it in the list. The AutoComplete feature can also provide
possible matches when entering searches, stock quotes, or just about any
field on a Web page. ]]

User names and passwords on forms
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to suggest entries for
usernames when you enter them in Web pages, and to automatically fill in
the
name's corresponding password if you have previously saved it in Internet
Explorer.
Note: For security reasons, Internet Explorer does not actually display
or list password entries;
each character in a password box is represented by an asterisk ( * ).]]

IE | Tools | Internet Options | Advanced tab

Use inline AutoComplete
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to complete entries when
you
type Web addresses in the Address bar, based on entries you've used
before.
For example, if you start typing http://www.home.micr and you've visited
http://www.home.microsoft.com before, AutoComplete will suggest
"http://www.home.microsoft.com." To view other matches, press the DOWN
ARROW
key. After you finish typing a Web address, or when AutoComplete finds a
match, click the Go button.]]

How to Use the AutoComplete Feature in Internet Explorer 5 and 6
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;217148

I have a boatload of reg entries for AutoComplete.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Wesley:

These are the settings you requested:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoCo
mplete]

"Append Completion"="no"
"AutoSuggest"="no"
"AutoComplete In File Dialog"=dword:00000000
"Always Use Tab"=dword:00000001

Keep looking. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Duh, when I
finish what I am doing today, I will export a working leaf of the
Explorer registry and do a diff with mine. Somewhere there has to be a
difference unless the problem is elsewhere. It has to be under HKCU
though.

Mark

<snip>

 

[Gunther]

Thats what we are trying to tell you guys it is not
autocomplete/suggest related because it is never beneficial because it
does not auto anything. It just reverts whatever you type with the
existing directory.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Who is we?

I have no AutoComplete or AutoSuggest features turned on. Just the way that
I like it. I even have Automatic Completion turned of for Command Prompt.

When I type something in Run, Windows Explorer Address bar or Internet
Explorer Address bar, nothing appears except for what I type. Nothing else.

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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Kelly]

Hi Mark,

Line 157 does not address this issue. Nor does Auto Complete.

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

In memory of those lost during Katrina &
Prayers and Hope for the remaining displaced.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Hi Kelly,

Good to see you back!

This is interesting.

The following is not true on my machine. Open Recycle Bin from Desktop,
type in an address, nothing interferes, click go and there it goes. Whether
it be a url or path.

[[SYMPTOMS
If you open the Recycle Bin and try to type in the Address bar, the address
reverts back to Recycle Bin, and this prevents you from opening or viewing
other folders from the Recycle Bin. For example, whatever you type in the
Address bar is rapidly and automatically changed to "recycle bin."
RESOLUTION
To view or open folders, use Microsoft Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer
instead of the Recycle Bin.
STATUS
This behavior is by design. ]]
from..
Unable to Type in Address Bar in Recycle Bin
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300923


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In

 

[Mark Milliman]

Okay Kelly so what does address this issue? We are stumped. I thought that
I could pretty much solve any Windows problem by myself, but this one has me
stumped.

Mark

 

[Mark Milliman]

Wes:

I have all of these keys in place with nothing unusual in them. Next I am
going to export HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer and
compare it to a known good leaf. I'll keep you posted.

Mark

Mark,

Dang. That would've been too easy if it was in HKLM.

You do not want any AutoComplete crap turned on.

When the answer is found, it's going to prove to be simple.

A few CLSIDs...
{00BB2763-6A77-11D0-A535-00C04FD7D062} = Microsoft AutoComplete
{00BB2764-6A77-11D0-A535-00C04FD7D062} = Microsoft History AutoComplete
List
{00BB2765-6A77-11D0-A535-00C04FD7D062} = Microsoft Multiple AutoComplete
List Container
{03C036F1-A186-11D0-824A-00AA005B4383} = Microsoft Shell Folder
AutoComplete
List
{6756A641-DE71-11d0-831B-00AA005B4383} = MRU AutoComplete List
{6935DB93-21E8-4ccc-BEB9-9FE3C77A297A} = Custom MRU AutoCompleted List
{B96D2802-4B41-4bc7-A6A4-55C5A12268CA} = AutoComplete List for Email
Addresses
{3CD141F4-3C6A-11D2-BCAA-00C04FD929DB} = IAutoCompleteDropDown
{B8DA6310-E19B-11D0-933C-00A0C90DCAA9} = IActiveScriptStats???
{3CD141F4-3C6A-11D2-BCAA-00C04FD929DB} = IAutoCompleteDropDown

I searched my registry for AutoComplete, AutoSuggest & Append Completion.
I did not include AutoSuggest, as we have already looked at it. Here is
the
*short* list.

Search AutoComplete...
I did not include
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00BB2763-6A77-11D0-A535-00C04FD7D062}\
InProcServer32
Value Name: (Default)
Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: %SystemRoot%\System32\BROWSEUI.DLL

Value Name: ThreadingModel
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: ApartmentL

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00BB2764-6A77-11D0-A535-00C04FD7D062}\
InProcServer32
Value Name: (Default)
Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: %SystemRoot%\System32\BROWSEUI.DLL

Value Name: ThreadingModel
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: Apartment

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00BB2765-6A77-11D0-A535-00C04FD7D062}\
InProcServer32
Value Name: (Default)
Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: %SystemRoot%\System32\BROWSEUI.DLL

Value Name: ThreadingModel
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: Apartment

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{03C036F1-A186-11D0-824A-00AA005B4383}\
InProcServer32
Value Name: (Default)
Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: %SystemRoot%\System32\BROWSEUI.DLL

Value Name: ThreadingModel
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: Apartment

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6756A641-DE71-11d0-831B-00AA005B4383}\
InProcServer32
Value Name: (Default)
Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: %SystemRoot%\System32\BROWSEUI.DLL

Value Name: ThreadingModel
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: Apartment

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6935DB93-21E8-4ccc-BEB9-9FE3C77A297A}\
InProcServer32
Value Name: (Default)
Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: %SystemRoot%\System32\BROWSEUI.DLL

Value Name: ThreadingModel
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: Apartment

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B96D2802-4B41-4bc7-A6A4-55C5A12268CA}\
InProcServer32
Value Name: (Default)
Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: %SystemRoot%\System32\autodisc.dll

Value Name: ThreadingModel
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: Apartment

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{3CD141F4-3C6A-11D2-BCAA-00C04FD929DB}

Many of these show up in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE as well.

***********
Search Append Completion...
I did not include
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\AdvancedOptions\BROWSE\AUTOAPPEND

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Wesley:

No that key is not in HKLM. Sorry about my previous response. I guess I
did not read it properly. What I want to do is to be able to type
anything into the Explorer address bar. Right now anything I type is
overwritten by the previous entry in less than 1 second. For instance if
I have an explorer window open in My Documents. "My Documents" is
selected in the address bar. If I start typing "My Music," I can type
the M and y before it reverts to "My Documents." This behavior does not
happen when I type in a command or file name in the Run dialog box or IE.
Something different is happening in the Explorer address bar that
prevents me from typing and completing a directory name, URL, or command.

Mark

Hi Mark,

Nope. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE *NOT* HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Check and see if you have any settings here...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete
Append Completion, AutoComplete In File Dialog and AutoSuggest

What I was looking for was whether you had Append Completion,
AutoComplete In File Dialog or AutoSuggest in...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete

We already knew about...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\AutoComplete

*I* do not have that key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. I was curious as to
whether
you did. If you did, it would explain some things.

I have been searching through my registry and the web. I may have lost
sight of the initial objective here. I can't see the forest for the
trees.
;-)

You want all AutoComplete, AutoSuggest stuff turned *OFF*, correct?

IE | Tools | Internet Options | Content tab | AutoComplete button |
Make sure that these are turned off also.
Web addresses
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to automatically list
suggested Internet addresses as you type them in the Address bar. If
you've
visited the Web site before, the AutoComplete feature suggests a match
as
you type. You can go to the suggested address by clicking it and then
clicking the Go button.]]

Forms
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to automatically list
suggested entries when you enter text on Web pages. For example, when
you
are prompted to fill in your name, Internet Explorer can list other name
entries you've used before. Then, you can select a suggestion and enter
it by clicking it in the list. The AutoComplete feature can also provide
possible matches when entering searches, stock quotes, or just about any
field on a Web page. ]]

User names and passwords on forms
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to suggest entries for
usernames when you enter them in Web pages, and to automatically fill in
the
name's corresponding password if you have previously saved it in
Internet
Explorer.
Note: For security reasons, Internet Explorer does not actually display
or list password entries;
each character in a password box is represented by an asterisk ( * ).]]

IE | Tools | Internet Options | Advanced tab

Use inline AutoComplete
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to complete entries when
you
type Web addresses in the Address bar, based on entries you've used
before.
For example, if you start typing http://www.home.micr and you've visited
http://www.home.microsoft.com before, AutoComplete will suggest
"http://www.home.microsoft.com." To view other matches, press the DOWN
ARROW
key. After you finish typing a Web address, or when AutoComplete finds a
match, click the Go button.]]

How to Use the AutoComplete Feature in Internet Explorer 5 and 6
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;217148

I have a boatload of reg entries for AutoComplete.

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In Mark Milliman <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Wesley:

These are the settings you requested:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoCo
mplete]
"Append Completion"="no"
"AutoSuggest"="no"
"AutoComplete In File Dialog"=dword:00000000
"Always Use Tab"=dword:00000001

Keep looking. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Duh, when I
finish what I am doing today, I will export a working leaf of the
Explorer registry and do a diff with mine. Somewhere there has to be a
difference unless the problem is elsewhere. It has to be under HKCU
though.

Mark

<snip>

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Well, I give up. It's obvious that I have no clue. ;-( Just ask Kelly or
Gunther.

My machine works fine.

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