[Athen] Help re Explorer 7 and google

[James Bailey]

I know, Norm, you've uninstalled it, but google tool bar lets you turn off auto fill under "settings" at the right end of of the tool bar.

James

--
James Bailey
Adaptive Technology Access Adviser, University of Oregon
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
Office: 541-346-1076
jbailey at uoregon.edu

On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:52:50 -0700, Prof Norm Coombs <norm.coombs at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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

> >

> >

> >

> >   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

> >

> >Norman Coombs norm.coombs at gmail.com

> >CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information

> >phone (949) 855-4852 (NOTE pacific time zone)

> >****READ ABOUT THE DICK BANKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:

> >http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm

> >

> >

> >

> >_______________________________________________

> >Athen mailing list

> >Athen at athenpro.org

> >http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org

> >

> >

> >

> >_______________________________________________

> >Athen mailing list

> >Athen at athenpro.org

> >http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org

> 

> 

>   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

> 

> Norman Coombs norm.coombs at gmail.com

> CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information

> phone (949) 855-4852 (NOTE pacific time zone)

> ****READ ABOUT THE DICK BANKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:

> http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm

> 

> 

> 

> _______________________________________________

> Athen mailing list

> Athen at athenpro.org

> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org

>