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Guest Ideas Live
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If I have a Windows Explorer window open and just want to go to a specific

directory, I'm used to just typing in the address bar, for example

"c:\temp". But when I do this, Windows is trying to guess what I'm

searching for. This always messes up what I'm typing. I type "c:\temp",

then after a couple of seconds, the address bar shows "c:\" or "My

Documents". I don't want Windows to do this for me. I just want to specify

a directory myself.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Brian

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Guest Gerry
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Re: preventing Windows Explorer address bar from searching

 

Uncheck the box before use Inline Autocomplete. In Internet Explorer

select Tools, Internet Options, Advanced to locate the setting to be

changed.

 

--

 

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Ideas Live wrote:

> If I have a Windows Explorer window open and just want to go to a

> specific directory, I'm used to just typing in the address bar, for

> example "c:\temp". But when I do this, Windows is trying to guess

> what I'm searching for. This always messes up what I'm typing. I

> type "c:\temp", then after a couple of seconds, the address bar shows

> "c:\" or "My Documents". I don't want Windows to do this for me. I

> just want to specify a directory myself.

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

> Brian

Guest Ideas Live
Posted

Re: preventing Windows Explorer address bar from searching

 

Thanks, that helps, although the setting I was looking for was "Search from

the Address Bar". Found it.

 

-- Brian

 

"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

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> Uncheck the box before use Inline Autocomplete. In Internet Explorer

> select Tools, Internet Options, Advanced to locate the setting to be

> changed.

>

> --

>

>

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Gerry

> ~~~~

> FCA

> Stourport, England

> Enquire, plan and execute

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> Ideas Live wrote:

>> If I have a Windows Explorer window open and just want to go to a

>> specific directory, I'm used to just typing in the address bar, for

>> example "c:\temp". But when I do this, Windows is trying to guess

>> what I'm searching for. This always messes up what I'm typing. I

>> type "c:\temp", then after a couple of seconds, the address bar shows

>> "c:\" or "My Documents". I don't want Windows to do this for me. I

>> just want to specify a directory myself.

>>

>> Thanks in advance,

>>

>> Brian

>

>

Guest Ideas Live
Posted

Re: preventing Windows Explorer address bar from searching

 

The setting you refer to is for Internet Explorer forms. I'm trying to

prevent search in the address bar of Windows Explorer, not Internet

Explorer. Even after changing the "search in address bar setting", it still

is going back to "My Documents" when I try to type a path.

 

-- Brian

 

"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

news:%2369Av3%239IHA.6052@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Uncheck the box before use Inline Autocomplete. In Internet Explorer

> select Tools, Internet Options, Advanced to locate the setting to be

> changed.

>

> --

>

>

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Gerry

> ~~~~

> FCA

> Stourport, England

> Enquire, plan and execute

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> Ideas Live wrote:

>> If I have a Windows Explorer window open and just want to go to a

>> specific directory, I'm used to just typing in the address bar, for

>> example "c:\temp". But when I do this, Windows is trying to guess

>> what I'm searching for. This always messes up what I'm typing. I

>> type "c:\temp", then after a couple of seconds, the address bar shows

>> "c:\" or "My Documents". I don't want Windows to do this for me. I

>> just want to specify a directory myself.

>>

>> Thanks in advance,

>>

>> Brian

>

>

Guest Donald Anadell
Posted

Re: preventing Windows Explorer address bar from searching

 

 

"Ideas Live" <brian@ideaslive.com> wrote in message

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> The setting you refer to is for Internet Explorer forms. I'm trying to

> prevent search in the address bar of Windows Explorer, not Internet

> Explorer. Even after changing the "search in address bar setting", it

> still is going back to "My Documents" when I try to type a path.

 

Using Kerio by any chance?

 

http://support.kerio.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=308&nav=0,2

 

http://forums.kerio.com/index.php?t=msg&goto=53029&S=79e79a0449bd96a573636c3f63401b27#msg_52858

 

Good luck,

 

Donald Anadell

 

>

> -- Brian

>

> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

> news:%2369Av3%239IHA.6052@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Uncheck the box before use Inline Autocomplete. In Internet Explorer

>> select Tools, Internet Options, Advanced to locate the setting to be

>> changed.

>>

>> --

>>

>>

>>

>> Hope this helps.

>>

>> Gerry

>> ~~~~

>> FCA

>> Stourport, England

>> Enquire, plan and execute

>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>

>> Ideas Live wrote:

>>> If I have a Windows Explorer window open and just want to go to a

>>> specific directory, I'm used to just typing in the address bar, for

>>> example "c:\temp". But when I do this, Windows is trying to guess

>>> what I'm searching for. This always messes up what I'm typing. I

>>> type "c:\temp", then after a couple of seconds, the address bar shows

>>> "c:\" or "My Documents". I don't want Windows to do this for me. I

>>> just want to specify a directory myself.

>>>

>>> Thanks in advance,

>>>

>>> Brian

>>

>>

>

>

Guest Ideas Live
Posted

Re: preventing Windows Explorer address bar from searching

 

Yes, I am. Wow, I never would have found that one! I also found this great

Explorer replacement though:

 

http://www.gpsoft.com.au/Intro.html

 

Thanks,

 

Brian

 

"Donald Anadell" <danadell@nospamersmikrotec.com> wrote in message

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>

> "Ideas Live" <brian@ideaslive.com> wrote in message

> news:ulJeekI%23IHA.4336@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> The setting you refer to is for Internet Explorer forms. I'm trying to

>> prevent search in the address bar of Windows Explorer, not Internet

>> Explorer. Even after changing the "search in address bar setting", it

>> still is going back to "My Documents" when I try to type a path.

>

> Using Kerio by any chance?

>

> http://support.kerio.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=308&nav=0,2

>

> http://forums.kerio.com/index.php?t=msg&goto=53029&S=79e79a0449bd96a573636c3f63401b27#msg_52858

>

> Good luck,

>

> Donald Anadell

>

>

>>

>> -- Brian

>>

>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

>> news:%2369Av3%239IHA.6052@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Uncheck the box before use Inline Autocomplete. In Internet Explorer

>>> select Tools, Internet Options, Advanced to locate the setting to be

>>> changed.

>>>

>>> --

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Hope this helps.

>>>

>>> Gerry

>>> ~~~~

>>> FCA

>>> Stourport, England

>>> Enquire, plan and execute

>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>>

>>> Ideas Live wrote:

>>>> If I have a Windows Explorer window open and just want to go to a

>>>> specific directory, I'm used to just typing in the address bar, for

>>>> example "c:\temp". But when I do this, Windows is trying to guess

>>>> what I'm searching for. This always messes up what I'm typing. I

>>>> type "c:\temp", then after a couple of seconds, the address bar shows

>>>> "c:\" or "My Documents". I don't want Windows to do this for me. I

>>>> just want to specify a directory myself.

>>>>

>>>> Thanks in advance,

>>>>

>>>> Brian

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

>


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