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Annoying "Download Windows Search" teaser in addressbar dropdown by kaisch

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Type: Bug
ID: 406414
Opened: 1/27/2009 12:21:16 PM
Access Restriction: Public
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The addressbar has massively improved since the betas, but this new teaser to download Windows Search is absolutely annoying, please remove this advertisement!It even happens when display of results from Favorites and History is disabled.
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Please verify that this issue occurs in Internet Explorer 8 RTW. Click here for more information.
Yes, this issue is reproduced in IE8 RC1.

1. What seems to be the problem? Click here for more information.
Other. (Please list details in the description field above.)

2. What area did the issue occur in? Click here for more information.
----Address Bar

3. What language of your browser's frame? Click here for more information.
English

3a. What is your language preference order?  Click here for more information.
de

 
Please try to reproduce this issue in No Add-ons mode and answer the following 2 questions. You can find the No Add-ons shortcut under All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Internet Explorer (No Add-ons).  Click here for more information.

4.  What was the result of the issue after trying it in No Add-ons mode?
The issue reproduces in No Add-ons mode

5. If running in No Add-ons mode solves your issue, what kind of Add-ons are you using?
 

5a. If Other, then please list the add-on:
 


6. How often does this happen? Click here for more information.
Always Happens

7. What Operating System are you running? Click here for more information.
Windows XP SP2

8. Have you ever seen this problem before in Internet Explorer? Click here for more information.
I don't know if this issue existed previously

9. Where does this occur?  Click here for more information.
Both

9a. Please provide the URL of the internet application being used.
 


10. Please list the reproduction steps. Click here for more information.
Start typing in the addressbar.

11. What are the expected results? Click here for more information.
A dropdown with URLs that fit.

12. What are the actual results? Click here for more information.
A dropdown with URLs that fit, an advertisement "Download Windows Search to improve history and favorites results" and a line with "Go to ..." appear in the dropdown.
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Posted by Microsoft on 1/30/2009 at 11:26 AM
Thank you for this feedback.

The line you describe is there because we use Windows Search to provide more and better choices while you are typing in the address bar. If you choose not to install Windows Search, however, it should not display forever.

The link should display until either
-- Windows Search is installed, or
-- The link is clicked and 7 days pass

If have met one of these conditions andstill see the link, please re-activate this bug.

Thank you,
The IE Team
Posted by kaisch on 2/2/2009 at 8:43 AM
Thanks for the info. However: how do you expect people to know this? If I'm not interested in Windows Search - why should I *ever* click that link? I checked the help for any hint, but it doesn't mention Windows search or this link at all. I hope you think about improving this somehow for RTM.
Posted by kaisch on 2/2/2009 at 8:44 AM
I clicked that link now. Let's see what happens after Feb. 9 :-)
Posted by kaisch on 2/12/2009 at 4:48 PM
Hey ho, it's gone, but only as of today!
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