internet explorer "cn" commonname disable

[MARKBLACK]

Please help I am having trouble disabling the commonName option in internet explorer I have gone to View/Toolbars and taken the tick out of the CommonName but when I close explorer then reopen it the commonName appears again has anybody come across this problem and solved it.


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MB

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[tjaymadison]

Which version of IE are you using?


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[MARKBLACK]

5.5

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MB

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[mjc]

CommonName seems to be a "browsing assistant" that allows you to type in normal names of businesses and organizations and go to their sites, it is not a normal part of IE. Look for it in the add/remove programs in the control panel you may have to uninstall it there. Also I'd run AdAware (http://www.lavasoft.de/) because it is likely to "spyware" like many other similar products are...if it isn't "spyware" then it "the Internet on training wheels"...

If you keep disabling it and it keeps returning it stinks of "spyware" to me. The one thing I didn't find on their site is how to uninstall it, you may have better luck CommonName (http://www.commonname.com/english/home.asp).

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[This message has been edited by mjc (edited 06-01-2001).]

[MARKBLACK]

Thanks mjc I found the commonName add-on in the add and remove section "as you mention" "well done"
and removed it I had an idea it didn't come with internet explorer but unsure how it appeared thanks again.
sometimes it quite hard to explain what is happening on computers but you seem to be only person who really knew what I was asking keep up the good work

MB


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