How to Get Rid of the Auto Complete Pop-Up Window
AutoComplete is a feature built into Internet browsers to make entering your name, email address and other information into Internet-based forms easier. Once you enter your personal data into a form, the browser remembers your information so you don't have to enter it again when accessing a similar form later. All you have to do is select your information from a pop-up window. Turn off the AutoComplete feature if you don't want other people using your computer accessing the stored data.
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Instructions
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Open your Internet browser by clicking on the icon located on your computer's "Desktop" or by selecting it from the "All Programs" menu if you're using a Windows system, or from the "Finder" if you're using a Mac system.
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Click on "Tools" from the main toolbar at the top of the program's screen.
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Click on "Internet Options" if you're using Internet Explorer, or "Options" if you're using Firefox. Click on "Edit," then "Preferences" if you're using Safari.
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Click "Content," then "AutoComplete" if you're using Internet Explorer. Click on the "Privacy" tab if you're using Firefox. Click on "Autofill" if you're using Safari.
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Click on the check marks to remove them from the check boxes by the headings "Web Address," "Forms," "User names and passwords on forms" if you're using Internet Explorer.
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Click on the check mark by the heading "Remember search and form history" to remove the check mark from the box if you're using Firefox.
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Click on the check marks by "Using Info from my Address Book card," "Usernames and password" and "Other forms to remove them" if you're using Safari.
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Click "OK" if you're using Internet Explorer or Firefox. AutoComplete is now disabled and the pop-up window will not appear again.
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Click on the "X" in the upper right-hand corner of the "Autofill" dialog box if you're using Safari. AutoComplete is now disabled and the pop-up window will not appear again.
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Tips & Warnings
If you can't access or change options within your browser, disable your computer's anti-virus program first, then make the above changes. Some anti-virus programs will prevent you from making changes to your Internet browser. To disable your anti-virus program, open your computer's task manager or running programs and manually stop the program by ending the "Process."
