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If you would rather not have Firefox display autocomplete results at all

#1 WyattEarp

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Posted 12 November 2008 - 09:53 AM

If you would rather not have Firefox display autocomplete results at all:

1. In the Location bar, type about:config, and press EnterReturn.
* The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear. Click I'll be

careful, I promise!, to continue to the about:config page.

2. Type this in where it says Filter: browser.urlbar.maxRichResults

3. Double-click the browser.urlbar.maxRichResults preference and enter a value of -1.

4. Then close FireFox
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5. Start Firefox again.

Now when you type in the Location bar, no list of results will be shown.

Cheers

#2 Zllio

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Posted 15 November 2008 - 05:09 PM

about:config brings up the whole list, but browser.urlbar.maxRichResults is not in it, neither can I get to it by hitting preference

any thoughts on why it might not be there?

#3 WyattEarp

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Posted 16 November 2008 - 11:34 AM

Just noticed the changes in the new Firefox, thanks for pointing that out. I dug up a few links of interest.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Disabling_autoco...#External_links

http://bbayles.googlepages.com/disable_slb.html

#4 Zllio

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Posted 16 November 2008 - 03:12 PM

Thanks WyattEarp!

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Posted 22 December 2008 - 08:38 PM

Does doing this help provide protection against some trojans and other viruses? I just disabled some similar functions, but didn't know about this tip until now.

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Posted 28 December 2008 - 10:43 PM

fuzzywuzzy6, on Dec 22 2008, 08:38 PM, said:

Does doing this help provide protection against some trojans and other viruses? I just disabled some similar functions, but didn't know about this tip until now.

No, it just disables the annoying drop down list of sites/bookmarks that appear as you're typing in a website.

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Posted 14 January 2009 - 08:48 AM

thanks, useful tip

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Posted 18 January 2009 - 01:34 PM

Thank you for posting that. That drop down list was driving me nuts. ~ OB

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