AutoComplete in IE7 doesnt work – Fix Autofill with simple Registry Fix
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 at
11:50 pm
Internet Explorer 7 appears to have some problems with the autocomplete function. Even after ticking evey box under the AutoComplete options in IE 7 i still coulnt get it to remember previous forms I had filled. This annoyance eluded me for quite some time but recently I discovered a simple registry edit to turn it back on.
- Click on Start button
- Click on Run
- Type regedit, in RegEdit use the search function to find the term FormSuggest
- Double click on Use FormSuggest
- Change value from no to yes (on some computers the value may appear as a DWORD value. If this is the case for you, change the value from 0 to 1)
- You may need to restart computer for changes to take affect.
Here is a screenshot from my computer:
Let me know if this fixes IE7 on your computer!
Tagged with: autocomplete • autofill • formsuggest • ie7 • internet explorer • internet explorer 7
Filed under: Internet • Software • Troubleshooting • Web Browsers • Windows Vista • Windows XP
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i checked and it’s already YES in my registry and it still does’t woork in IE7….
I also use Firefox and it works in it, but i’d like it to work in IE7 as well…
same thing – i have “yes” in Use FormSuggest in IE7 but still cant use “autofill” facility – did you find a solution?
Still hoping for a fix. I checked the registry, Use Form Suggest is set to “yes”, but it still doesn’t work. This happened to me after I installed SP3 for XP. Before that, it worked just fine.
The same for me, it stopped work after installed SP3
searched for FormSuggest. ” no topics found”
hi,
i tried the method too. it is already indicated as yes, but it does not work. any other solutions?
I have old email addresses that appear.
How can I edit autofill (and autocomplete ) entries ?
Thanks
try this instead. if you have internet explorer 7 just go to Tools > Internet options> click the tab labeled “content” > then the 3rd one down should be “autocomplete” hit the settings button next to it and choose whatever you want.
No no no
Here is the fix.
To resolve this problem, change the value of the FormSuggest registry entry to 1.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942090