Removing search bar in top right hand corner of IE8 (pic included)

Participant · 20 Oct 2009 at 08:51

Here's an image of the bar I'm referring to:

Google searches bring up suggestions of clicking on the drop down arrow to the right of the magnifying glass and selecting 'manage search providers', but since it's the only search provider listed, the option to remove it is greyed out.

How do I get rid of it please? It shows other people my last Google search, which may not always be desirable!

(in before 'get Firefox'

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marc2003 · 20 Oct 2009 at 09:23

add another provder or disable suggestions?

E1T5Y · 20 Oct 2009 at 09:25

I think Google toolbar maybe in the Add/Remove Programs section in control Panel.

Im not sure as i use Google Chrome.........IE is FAIL

paradigm · 20 Oct 2009 at 09:30

It's a registry hack:

HKLM > Software > Policies > Microsoft > Internet Explorer

Create key called "Infodelivery"

Create key called "Restrictions"

Add Dword "NoSearchBox" and set to 1

Participant · 20 Oct 2009 at 12:49

Ah....bum. It's a work PC so although I can get into regedit, I can't see that key (there's no internet explorer once I get to the Microsoft section) so I presume it's loading from the server.

Thanks anyway. Guess I'll just have to be careful.

marc2003 - adding another provider won't disappear the bar.

E1T5Y - thanks but Google toolbar isn't installed. I think that's something different.

paradigm · 20 Oct 2009 at 13:45

If the Internet Explorer key doesn't exist, create it. Mine has nothing in it bar the keys I told you to create anyway

Amp34 · 20 Oct 2009 at 14:22

marc2003 said:
add another provder or disable suggestions?

This, it's pretty easy, just click the little triangle at the end. Having said that the search box is a little pointless now, I never use it because I just type the search term in the address box, does exactly the same thing. :rolleyes:

Participant · 20 Oct 2009 at 14:31

I disabled suggestions but it still shows my last Google search in the box.

paradigm - thank you I will try this now.

marc2003 · 20 Oct 2009 at 14:51

Robbie G said:
marc2003 - adding another provider won't disappear the bar.

well of course it won't. but i thought it might allow you to delete google so your previous searches couldn't be seen.

Eddie · 20 Oct 2009 at 15:08

I've just done this myself but used gpedit.msc to do it....

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Participant · 20 Oct 2009 at 15:39

marc2003 said:
well of course it won't. but i thought it might allow you to delete google so your previous searches couldn't be seen.

Fine, but I obviously get exactly the same problem except with Bing written there instead of Google

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shoot1st said:
I've just done this myself but used gpedit.msc to do it....

Thanks but that option's not there on mine. It just looks like this:

Looks like I'm going to have to tread the murky path of registry alterations on a work PC!

marc2003 · 20 Oct 2009 at 15:42

Robbie G said:
Fine, but I obviously get exactly the same problem except with Bing written there instead of Google .

oh right. i didn't think it would show google results in a bing box.

paradigm · 20 Oct 2009 at 15:42

You don't have the GP object because you aren't on Vista or above

It never existed in XP.

So yes, you'll have to delve into the deepest depths of the registry

Guest2 · 20 Oct 2009 at 16:09

paradigm said:
You don't have the GP object because you aren't on Vista or above It never existed in XP.

So yes, you'll have to delve into the deepest depths of the registry

Yes it does. You just need to add it to the list of custom ADM templates (inetresNEW in my case)

Participant · 20 Oct 2009 at 16:51

It worked! \0/

I added the template per Guest2 (mine was just called inetres) then enabled the 'prevent...' setting per shoot1st, restarted IE8 and the pesky box has left the building.

Thanks everyone

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Guest2 · 20 Oct 2009 at 17:07

Robbie G said:
It worked! \0/

I added the template per Guest2 (mine was just called inetres) then enabled the 'prevent...' setting per shoot1st, restarted IE8 and the pesky box has left the building.

Thanks everyone .

good stuff. Yes, the default one you get is inetres but i renamed and added the new one because we currently still use settings from the inetres template.

chaparral · 20 Oct 2009 at 19:08

Why didn't you like that search box ???

Am always using it...

Amp34 · 21 Oct 2009 at 02:03

chaparral said:
Why didn't you like that search box ???

Am always using it...

Just use the address bar instead, does exactly the same thing (however the search bar doesn't act as an address bar).