[Athen] Help re Explorer 7 and google

Prof Norm Coombs norm.coombs at gmail.com
Sun Jul 27 14:52:50 PDT 2008


I did uninstall it but when I went to that particular form, I still had it
tell me my toolbar could fill it in. I had even rebooted my computer!
At 03:12 PM 7/26/2008, you wrote:

>Go to add /remove programs in the control panel and remove the Google

>toolbar and Google desktop application if it is installed. They are both

>useless and invasive to your system. If your home page is set to Google or

>not you can always access that search option by going to their homepage.

>Why would anyone need the other installations? IE has a form field filler as

>an add-on anywho. Of course those applications are storing the information

>you input to form fields, just as IE does. The best way to clean that

>information out periodically is to use this utility www.ccleaner.com

>Be careful as it will also wipe out passwords stored and some other

>information you may want to keep track of before you use it.

>

>Phillip A. Goodman B.S. OTR/L

>Assistive Technology Consultant/Systems Administrator

>Employment Resources, Inc.

>4126 Lien Rd. Suite 104

>Madison, WI 53575

>phone 608-246-3444 ext. 234

>fax 608-246-3445

>-----Original Message-----

>From: Prof Norm Coombs [mailto:norm.coombs at gmail.com]

>Sent: July 26, 2008 4:45 PM

>To: athen-athenpro.org

>Subject: [Athen] Help re Explorer 7 and google

>

>When I come to a form to fill in, I keep hearing a message that my google

>toolbar can fill it in for me. I don't know how to turn that OFF!! Not

>only don't I want it to do that, but I really fear that it can be keeping

>that data and storing it somewhere.

>I thought it was that google was my explorer preferred search. I changed

>that but I still get that not helpful request.

>

>Any help?

>

>Norm

>

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Norman Coombs norm.coombs at gmail.com
CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information
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