text: how do i turn off the automatic search thing... the list of words that start with watever letter u type in? ypu type in hockey then later when u type in h it will be a list of options and u can click hockey or any other things u searched that begins with a h and so on for the internet explorer: 1.) on the toolbar select tools. 2.) select internet options. 3.) click on the content tab. 4.) click on the auto complete button 5.) under use auto complete for you should see some check boxes. 6.) click on the check boxes to unselect them. 7.) click on clear forms. note: clicking on clear passwords may cause loss of passwords used to log into certain web site. 8.) click o.k. you can also under the general tab   delete cookies (again use with caution for the same reason as the above note.)  delete files: deletes temporary internet files.  delete history: deletes history of web sites you have been visited.