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'Google suggest' function disappeared..?

Alan_Cross
Alan_Cross Posts: 1,226 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
Weirdly, the 'suggest' function seems to have disappeared from my small Google search box which is part of the toolbar.

Can anyone suggest why this might be or what I can do to get it back?

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
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    Alan_Cross wrote: »
    Can anyone suggest why this might be or what I can do to get it back?

    Not now I can't!

    On a more serious note the suggestion feature works on the main google web page...
  • Alan_Cross
    Alan_Cross Posts: 1,226 Forumite
    Indeed it does, but up to a few days ago it also worked on the toolbar searchbox.

    Would Google have removed it, by any chance..?
  • seadee
    seadee Posts: 400 Forumite
    Alan_Cross wrote: »
    Indeed it does, but up to a few days ago it also worked on the toolbar searchbox.

    Would Google have removed it, by any chance..?

    Doubt it as mine still appears to work in Firefox

    If you right click on the little google logo in your browser is the "show suggestions " box tocked?
  • Alan_Cross
    Alan_Cross Posts: 1,226 Forumite
    seadee wrote: »
    Doubt it as mine still appears to work in Firefox

    If you right click on the little google logo in your browser is the "show suggestions " box tocked?

    Yes, I've tried that and, bizarrely, the 'show suggestions' option is still ticked. It doesn't seem to matter whether I select the option or not. Suggestions have stopped working!
  • seadee
    seadee Posts: 400 Forumite
    seadee wrote: »
    Doubt it as mine still appears to work in Firefox

    If you right click on the little google logo in your browser is the "show suggestions " box tocked?

    or even ticked!!
  • seadee
    seadee Posts: 400 Forumite
    Can you temporarily change to another search engine and see if the suggestions work there?

    There should be a manage search engines tab at the bottom of the list of the various search engines list
  • Alan_Cross
    Alan_Cross Posts: 1,226 Forumite
    Coul it be a browser problem, actually?

    I'm still using IE7 and am getting occasional 'window freeze' which is annoying me. Thinking of switching to IE8 or Firefox which I'll now raise as a separate query.

    seadee wrote: »
    Can you temporarily change to another search engine and see if the suggestions work there?

    There should be a manage search engines tab at the bottom of the list of the various search engines list
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