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remembering typing?
Hi
I have a laptop (inspiron) that came with xp and a desktop (dimention) that I have recently upgraded to xp.
On the laptop, very often when I fill in information online (ie: a search or filling in an online form) - as I begin to type in a field, a box appears showing the last time I typed something similar. For instance - an email address, when I type the first letter, my email address appears below and I click to accept it rather than retype.
I always assumed this was a function of xp, but this does not happen on the desktop.
Is this a function of xp and if so, how can I enable it on the desktop?
thanks
dsjr
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Posted May 1st, 2004 21:00
hi .... thank you
I did find autocomplete and check all of the boxes and then restarted my system - but autocomplete just doesn't seem to work (when I tried it in on pages where I know it works on my laptop).
Is there anything else that I should enable (or disable) in conjunction with this to make it function?
dsjr
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Posted May 1st, 2004 22:00
DSJR,
If you just enabled it, there are no entries in its database to use to autocomplete an entry. If youi visit a page which requires an entry, complete the entry, then revisit that page the autocomplete function should work for you. There are no settings other than those in the Internet Options.
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Posted May 2nd, 2004 00:00
Thank you, Denny-
I appreciate the help.
Debra
Denny Denham
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Posted May 1st, 2004 20:00
It is a function of Internet Explorer not of XP. The Autocomplete function is controlled by settings you can reach through Tools|Internet Options|Content tab, Autocomplete button.