Thank you for your reply, Don. I tried to explore your items 1,2,3 & 4, but
nothing seemed to solve the problem. As near as I can tell, I am not the
only one that has experienced the problem as I outlined in my first posting
on this thread. With the IE8 being an "important update", I failed to see
what the advantages of installing IE8 were. Instead, I wound up with the
problem of the drop-down menu not working on the address bar of IE 8, so I
have solved the problem by un-installing IE8. Now that I am back to IE7, the
problem went away. Perhaps a solution to this can be devised by the IE8
development group, but until then, because the drop-down menu is so useful to
me, I'll just stay with IE7. I have revised my Windows update settings so
that IE8 won't automatically download and install. I hope the IE8 people
come up with a solution to this, as I understand IE8 has some security
advantages over IE7, but in order to have the drop-down menu from the address
bar, I guess I'll just rely on IE7 along with my McAfee Internet Security
software.

If there is a KB article on this yet, I would like to know about it. By
the way, even though I check-marked the "Notify me of replies", I didn't get
any such notice. Instead, I revisited this discussion group by saving the URL
to check for one.

Bob Van Horst

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,
> 1. In AutoComplete settings, with only one IE window/one tab open, uncheck
> Address Bar. Close IE. Restart the computer. Check Address Bar and other
> options. Does that stick?
>
> 2. Are you, or is a program clearing the Run history (Start> Run?) This can
> delete TypedURLs from the Address Bar.
>
> 3. See if a browser add-on is causing the problem.
> Start Internet Explorer without add-ons from:
> Right-click the IE icon on the desktop. Choose Start without add-ons.
> or
> Programs> Accessories> System tools> Internet Explorer (no add-ons)
> If the problem goes away, you have an incompatible browser add-on installed.
>
> For troubleshooting information see:
> IEBlog Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
>
> 928426- Internet Explorer 7 may exit immediately when it includes an add-on
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928426
>
> 4. See if a third-party program is causing the problem.
> 936214- How to troubleshoot compatibility problems that affect IE7 in
> Windows Vista:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936214 (Also applies to XP)
>
> 5. Third-party antivirus/antispyware programs should be disabled when
> installing Internet Explorer. If they weren't you may have a corrupted
> installation of IE8. Reinstalling with these programs disabled may be the
> solution.
> IEBlog IE7 Installation and Anti-Malware Applications:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...lications.aspx
> - -
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "Bob VanHorst" <BobVanHorst@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:11599801-687F-4BC7-BEDC-09866DF03F0D@microsoft.com...
> > I see a similar inquiry from FrankZ on 4/7/09. To answer your questions
> you
> > posed to him concerning Autocomplete settings under Options/Content,
> Here's
> > what I have check marks in for those settings: Address Bar, Browsing
> History,
> > Favorites, Use Windows searcch for better options, Use names and passwords
> on
> > forms, and Ask me before saving passwords. I hope this and my previous
> > addition to my original inquiry is helpful.
>
> > "Bob VanHorst" wrote:
> >
> > > This is additional information concerning my inquiry. Using F4 shows
> the
> > > same results as the drop-down arrow on the address bar, without any
> recent
> > > entries.
> > > Using Control+H does show all visited sites by day, but those are
> > > alphabetical, and based on my high level of internet activity, the
> length of
> > > that history can be voluminous, and not at all practical to use for
> returning
> > > to a specific site, especially one that was quite recent in the day.
>
> > > "Bob VanHorst" wrote:
> > >
> > > > At the far right of the address bar in IE8, there is an arrow down
> which if
> > > > clicked should show a list of recent entries, but none are showing
> since I
> > > > upgraded to IE8. In Internet Options, General tab, history is set to
> save
> > > > the last 20 days. Not having recent entries showing as described
> above
> > > > requires me to re-enter frequently visited URLs over and over. How
> do I fix
> > > > this?
>
>