Google Instant

pparks1 said:

You can turn it off...i think you need a gmail account to do it. Once you are logged into gmail and you open google, you should see a top bar display. Go into Settings, Search settings, check DO NOT USE GOOGLE INSTANT.

you can turn it off at the moment but google are taking that option away from us

taken from tweakguides

Due to Google's new Google Instant feature, the existing Search Query Suggestions feature - which provides a list of suggested search terms as you type in the Google Search box - and which could previously be switched on or off, is now always on. A Google employee says that this is a deliberate decision by Google as part of their vision of a 'unified Google search experience', which means that just like the Everything Sidebar, it is unlikely Google will allow users to disable or alter this feature. Accordingly, I've added the solution to turning off the Query Suggestion feature to my revised Google Customization Guide. I have the feeling in coming months the guide will continue to grow as Google increasingly loses sight of the simplicity which made its search so popular in the first place.

Due to Google's new Google Instant feature, the existing Search Query Suggestions feature - which provides a list of suggested search terms as you type in the Google Search box - and which could previously be switched on or off, is now always on. A Google employee says that this is a deliberate decision by Google as part of their vision of a 'unified Google search experience', which means that just like the Everything Sidebar, it is unlikely Google will allow users to disable or alter this feature. Accordingly, I've added the solution to turning off the Query Suggestion feature to my revised Google Customization Guide. I have the feeling in coming months the guide will continue to grow as Google increasingly loses sight of the simplicity which made its search so popular in the first place.

Great info. Thank you. I agree that Google seems to have lost sight why people used their search in the first place.

Product FRED said:

No problem, there will probably be a userscript to disable that.

yes if you keep an eye on that tweakguides google guide he will post the solution up as soon as he figures it out :)