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Google Toolbar increases your ability to find information from anywhere on the web. The toolbar appears along with the Internet Explorer toolbar. This means you can quickly and easily use Google to search from any website location, without returning to the Google home page to begin another search.
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Reviews of Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer
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UrielReviewing 7.0.1614.2212 (Apr 21, 2011)
Who is stupid enough to use Google anything? It's spyware folks. Wake up!
Go to:
https://duckduckgo.com/
or
https://s2-us2.startingpage.com/
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war593122
Reviewing 7.0.1614.2212 (Apr 21, 2011)
I don't have a problem with toolbars themselves. Most of them anyways. Yes some of them are just adware/spyware junk.
My problem with them is that companies, like Google, install them automatically or if not automatically set to install by default.
They slow down the browser and I am sick of removing them all the time. Thankfully it has gotten a lot easier these days to remove them.
Thank God they are banned in Chrome. Now if only IE and FF would ban them too. -
roj
Reviewing 7.0.1614.2212 (Apr 20, 2011)
So let me get this straight:
I should install and run a toolbar that phones home continuously, allows tracking of my whereabouts and search criteria for ad purposes to be sold to the highest bidder, is a SERIOUS privacy violation from a company with the worst privacy record imaginable and in general is just a candy-coated piece of malware?
Right.
And the worst part is that so many users are running (not walking) down the "Too Stupid To Live" road to install and run it.
It's a pity there is no negative rating.
Avoid anything and everything form this company. As a security analyst, I can only way that their practices are despicable. -
SineWave
Reviewing 6.6.1409.1944 (Feb 23, 2011)
I really, REALLY don't know who and why invented adding toolbars to the browsers. It's totally useless! USELESS. It doesn't even diserve a one star in my book. ANY browser toolbar.
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Input Overload
Reviewing 6.6.1409.1944 (Feb 23, 2011)
I hate toolbars with a vengeance!
Google put this program where the sun don't shine. -
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Uriel
Reviewing 6.6.916.106 (Sep 21, 2010)
SPYWARE! Type the phrase, "Is Google Spyware?" in your favorite search engine and see for yourselves.
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Uriel
Reviewing 6.4.1321.1732 (Feb 1, 2010)
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Cage22Reviewing 6.3.1001.1015 (Oct 27, 2009)
UPDATE Browse by name/Provide suggestion on navigation errors now works
Version: 6.3.1014.1517/en (GGLL)
Notifier Version: 5.4.4525.1752
http://dl.google.com/too...staller_en32_signed.exe
Provide suggestions on navigaton errors still does not work on IE8 w/Version 6.3.1001.1015 -
Cage22Reviewing 6.3.911.1819 (Oct 5, 2009)
Provide suggestions on navigaton errors still does not work on IE8 w/Version: 6.3.911.1819
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Cage22
Reviewing 6.1.1518.856 (Apr 10, 2009)
Provide suggestions on navigaton errors still does not work on IE8 w/Version: 6.1.1518.856/en (GGLL)
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horsecharles
Reviewing 5.0.1112.7760 Beta (Feb 14, 2008)
I agree with the gist of most positive reviews:
Google Toolbar is a 'must' install for any system... and this latest update a 'must' get.
If anything, the toolbar may now have too many features-- some get 'hidden' under the >>, so I'd like to see more and plenty of customizability for individual users- esp. the drag & drop kind. -
DataBitz
Reviewing 5.0.1112.7760 Beta (Feb 13, 2008)
New features for version 5
Add gadgets to your Toolbar
to view your favorite content from any site.
Fill out web forms with a click
and even keep multiple profiles, with improved AutoFill.
Access your Toolbar from any computer
by saving your settings online.
Clip content as you browse the web
with Google Notebook, now integrated with Toolbar -
philosopher_dog
Reviewing 5.0.1112.7760 Beta (Feb 13, 2008)
@bobad . Why write a review of a product you clearly know nothing about? If you don't install it, you have no business reviewing it. It's not really helpful to others.
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bobad
Reviewing 5.0.1112.7760 Beta (Feb 13, 2008)
I use software to prevent toolbars such as this one from infecting my system. Too bad anti-spyware software doesn't detect it, probably because it's Google. This piece of junk is ubiquitous. For example, it's hard to even install hardware drivers these days without accidentally installing Google Toolbar. I rate it a 2 for usefulness (my browser does everything it does) and downgrade it 1 for it trying to force its way into my system by being everywhere.
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BustheadReviewing 5.0.1112.7760 Beta (Feb 13, 2008)
Change log?
Is this beta version also available for Firefox? -
philosopher_dog
Reviewing 5.0.1112.3348 Beta (Dec 13, 2007)
Obviously elliott_nally is reviewing something he's not actually installing or using. It's silly to say that browsers already do whatever this toolbar can. Ok, so mail a page to gmail from your browser. Or find the next occurrence of a search term in the page you're viewing. Or highlight the search terms you used in a page. The list goes on. If you have something intelligent to say, please say it. Otherwise don't waste people's time. Personally I find this toolbar is a must install. Very useful especially for gmail users. You can email a page or selection of a page to your gmail. This is most useful, since Firefox lacks this feature and IE only integrates with nonweb based email clients like Outlook (I believe). Also, love the ability to search for the next occurrence of a search term. Personally I pull all the buttons I like out of the toolbar and disable the bar itself. This is likely easier in Firefox than IE.
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preinterpost
Reviewing 5.0.1112.3348 Beta (Dec 13, 2007)
This is quite neat. And works with Maxthon. If you have privacy concerns don't use it.
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Terumo
Reviewing 5.0.1112.3348 Beta (Dec 13, 2007)
Hva skal en med en slik verktølinje?????
De fleste browsere i dag kan gjøre det samme som google her.
Nei, det er ikke noe å ha på maskinen, den ta også opp plass på siden som er aktiv slik at det blir mindre plass til å lese eller hva det nå enn gjør på nettet. -
horsecharles
Reviewing 5.0.1112.3348 Beta (Dec 12, 2007)
What is this, a conspiracy-theorists convention?
Just the first three Changes alone are worth a 5. -
Diam0nd
Reviewing 5.0.1112.3348 Beta (Dec 12, 2007)
Google, please die. Enought spying on people already.
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elliott_nallyReviewing 5.0.1112.3348 Beta (Dec 12, 2007)
This has turned into a POS... It was cool back when it first came out and a few versions after that and such but now there is no need for it. Most if not all browsers can do what this can without it.
PS: THZGryphon and Zankur are ret***s who just keep reviewing over and over with 5's. -
Raven Sati
Reviewing 4.0.1602.1060 (Jun 11, 2007)
Logs all your usage - which of course they keep private - unless the goverment asks them for it - or they can use it to get more money from you in some way.
Total crap - wish I could give it a minus 5.
The "golden" reviews are obviously written by google-paid shills.
Puke ! -
yanike
Reviewing 4.0.1602.1060 (Jun 10, 2007)
Forget google software for PCs.
All their software downloads extra crap you don't want and don't need.
It's turning to another AOL. -
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slimscraggle
Reviewing 4.0.1602.1060 (Jun 8, 2007)
install without updater
http://www.google.com/su...wer=52257&topic=915 -
BB88
Reviewing 4.0.1601.3576 (Jan 25, 2007)
How do you just download the toolbar alone? I hate that everytime it forces me to download the whole google updater package.
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id242
Reviewing 4.0.1601.3576 (Jan 25, 2007)
How is this new? The version listed on betanews is:
Google Toolbar 4.0.1601.3576
...but when I check the current version installed on my IE7, it is:
Google Toolbar 4.0.1601.4978 -
castiglione
Reviewing 4.0.1020.6156 (Dec 6, 2006)
[googlenotifer.exe is virus checked with kaspersky 6.0.]
This is funny when Kaspersky sometimes makes mistakes..
Anyway, I don't use Gtoolbar, since YToolbar allows button creation with v7, and I think that's enough for me on the Google side, since I have all the major google sites I use on the button seperated from the yahoo sites I use. -
Corbit
Reviewing 4.0.1020.6156 (Nov 29, 2006)
Does what it says, but why do we need tool bars?
Google has considerable resources that it has decided to dedicate to the development of new and useful tools, and what do they encourage? I think anyone, two years ago, would have thought that by now Google would have produced some pretty innovative and high-quality software. Instead, it's been an ocean of mediocrity. Bummer.
Still, it's better than Bonzai Buddy. -
THZGryphon
Reviewing 4.0.1020.5070 (Nov 11, 2006)
Why would they need to change that description? That is what it does regardless of what else does it.
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rwds
Reviewing 4.0.1020.5070 (Nov 10, 2006)
Need to change that description because of MSIE 7 had changed the situation with this ->//This means you can quickly and easily use Google to search from any website location, without returning to the Google home page to begin another search.//
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b0mmel
Reviewing 4.0.1020.5070 (Nov 10, 2006)
I think they fixed the bug that made deleted bookmarks reappear under certain conditions.
I like the toolbar. The bookmarks menu rocks and custom buttons are quite nice. If you're a Googler (i.e. Gmail user, Calendar user, etc.) this thing is a must.
Development is going forward very slowly though. One small step after another. You'd think with Googles manpower and all the smart people there they'd code the ultimate toolbar during the lunchbrake. Probably there are only one or two people working on it.
Hurry up guys! -
bobad
Reviewing 4.0.1020.5070 (Nov 10, 2006)
You have to ask yourself. "If toolbars are good and useful, then why are there toolbar removers?"
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QQ
Reviewing 4.0.1020.5070 (Nov 10, 2006)
so how do we even know its minor update, if there is no changelog?
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THZGryphon
Reviewing 4.0.1020.3054 (Nov 6, 2006)
Love it, it works as it is supposed to and does it perfect.
Who cares why there are minor updates with no explanation of what they are for, like it is going to change the performance of the product nor do you have to update. -
mjm01010101
Reviewing 4.0.1020.3054 (Nov 6, 2006)
We removed, since 99% of why we used this was basic search in the browser... All the toolbar updates without explaining what has changed were also causing us gripes.
All in all that is three google products we have used, then removed, because of performance/changes to product.
"Who cares why there are minor updates with no explanation of what they are for,"
Because in general I like to know wtf is put/changed on my computer, at all times. At the least so that I can quickly glimpse at a list and see if it affected a feature I or the users I support. A change list is critical IMO for updating/upgrading software, and is fairly standard in the industry. -
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QQ
Reviewing 4.0.1020.3054 (Nov 6, 2006)
well now now. it doesnt do anything it doesnt tell you about, so its not malware of any kind.
and still, i dont like v4.
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WRFan
Reviewing 4.0.1020.2544 (Oct 15, 2006)
You are aware of the fact that google toolbar is the worst scamware, malware and spyware piece of shut ever? Apart from the fact that it reports back to google about your search behaviour, it also messes around with your system, changing for example the URLSearchHooks in the registry. I am using the AimAtSite search bar for IE, it's very comfortable. You can add any search engines, from any site, then simply write a keyword into the search field, select the site from the dropdown menu, and the browser immediately sends the request to the site. I am using it to search the MS knowledge database, google images, vcdquality movie releases, bittorrent releases on isohunt, subtitles for movies, bbc, cnn, reuters etc etc etc. It's not spyware plus it doesn't mess around with your system
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robmanic44
Reviewing 4.0.1020.2544 (Oct 13, 2006)
I've been using Copernic for several years and I see no compelling reason for changing. I'm just about Googled out.
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jmatthews112
Reviewing 4.0.1020.2544 (Oct 13, 2006)
@ QQ:
See Version history here:
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mjm01010101
Reviewing 4.0.1020.2388 (Oct 12, 2006)
Decent, although the number of revisions for this version shows me QC at Google is slipping a tad?
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philosopher_dog
Reviewing 4.0.1020.1654 (Oct 7, 2006)
They still haven't fixed the following bug: Take the toolbar and move it on the same line as the address bar and to the East of it. When you lock the toolbar it bumps it to its own line. This has been going on since this version number began! They're not listening!!!
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THZGryphon
Reviewing 4.0.1020.1654 (Oct 5, 2006)
Insightful review elopez17 :rolleyes:
Google Toolbar 4, works great, does what it should do and does it well. I've ditched browser favorites menus and now solely use Google Bookmarks with this toolbar. -
elopez17
Reviewing 4.0.1020.1654 (Oct 5, 2006)
THZGryphon
Don't get me wrong, this is the best serch toolbar there is in the market right now.
But like I said they want to make it better, but insted of making simple they add to much that after all we do not neeed. -
skynetman
Reviewing 4.0.1019.5266 (Aug 22, 2006)
You can download the old v3 from here:
http://toolbar.google.com/download?hl=en -
wincement
Reviewing 4.0.1019.5266 (Aug 19, 2006)
I really wish I could download Google Toolbar version 3. Version 4 is crap. Definitely the most spyware-esque piece of software Google has ever written.
No thanks. -
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Niksa
Reviewing 4.0.1019.5266 (Aug 18, 2006)
Too bad that Google is looking more and more Micro$oft-like every new day :(
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ghammer
Reviewing 4.0.1019.5266 (Aug 18, 2006)
A new release of the ad enabler.
Gets more useless with each release.
For those who think I hate Google, well, ok, you're right. But I used to rate this highly when it was a useful tool. -
rseiler
Reviewing 4.0.1019.5266 (Aug 18, 2006)
Foolishly, it appears that they still haven't fixed the problem where "GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe" cannot be disabled and so keeps loading into memory (no, you can't just rename the file, unless you want your Event Viewer to fill up with errors).
Fortunately, there is a workaround by unregistering the file:
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mjm01010101
Reviewing 4.0.1019.5266 (Aug 18, 2006)
Works fine. It's funny watching my users use this thing, they use the google toolbar like the address bar in IE, they don't put in www.domain.com in the address bar.
I imagine this was quite intentional by the toolbar makers.
knocked down for a few things:
- google earth button shows up twice on some machines with google earth installed.
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andrew_
Reviewing 4.0.1019.2378 (Aug 7, 2006)
I am in complete shock. A great toolbar just got downgraded to an utter piece of usability crap. Horrible call to replace the combo with the new, and quite confusing dropdown. The thing doesnt even remember my search history correctly anymore. It's slowed down browsing on my machine to a crawl to boot. Removed the toolbar and I'm back to normal. I loathe the auto-updating feature. If I wanted to upgrade to this POS I would have done so willingly. Back to v3.0 for me. What a horrible call, Mountain View.
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Crono`
Reviewing 4.0.1019.2378 (Jul 29, 2006)
Nice features but doesn't remember last position of the toolbar and doesn't appear when you open a new window with the ctrl-n hotkey. Reverting back to version 3
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gbp007
Reviewing 4.0.1019.2378 (Jul 29, 2006)
I dont like the drop down menu that changed the typed history so i went and installed google toolbar 3..
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Zankur
Reviewing 4.0.1019.2378 (Jul 29, 2006)
It looks like some idiots are out here slamming this great toolbar which has been upgraded to very powerful one.
Don't mind those idiotic reviews below me,just go and try for yourself. -
Murphmeister
Reviewing 4.0.1019.2378 (Jul 28, 2006)
history not working, clumsy setup, i wait for the day this toolbar really does something that warrants the download.
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dmainzman
Reviewing 4.0.1019.2378 (Jul 28, 2006)
I've been using this version since it came into beta... and it kicks ass. It has a lot of features that are way better than the old version, and incredibly useful. Especially the simple little bookmark feature that can be accessed over any computer.
My only complain is that you can't get your own google toolbar history in the dropdown ... you can get your google-wide personlized search history, and even google-wide search "suggestions" which are handy in their own way, but i miss my own toolbar-only history...
but otherwise it's awesome. -
brinkeguthrie
Reviewing 4.0.917.1454 Beta (Jun 5, 2006)
where's the clear search history like in the current drop-down?
no button for the calendar in the gallery? i can get a really useful MOODRING one.
Pass. -
philosopher_dog
Reviewing 4.0.917.1454 Beta (Jun 5, 2006)
Still a major bug in this beta which doesn't allow you to lock the toolbar where you want it.
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THZGryphon
Reviewing 4.0.917.1454 Beta (Jun 5, 2006)
Works great, use the Bookmark feature daily. QQ, mine has drop down search history, why is yours different? Toolbar locks where I want it in IE7, next to the Help menu in the Classic Menu.
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panic82
Reviewing 4.0.917.1454 Beta (Jun 5, 2006)
QQ - that'll show em! For every low score you give it, I'll give them a high one.
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elopez17
Reviewing 4.0.917.1454 Beta (Jun 5, 2006)
I agree with QQ, it was a simple search bar, but now it mess is up with so many new additions that looks like Yahoo.
That is one of the reasons many people move from Yahoo toolbar to Goggles I still use v. 3.0 and never will upgrade. -
Viajante
Reviewing 4.0.917.1454 Beta (Jun 5, 2006)
I give 4 to google toolbar just because of one thing that i think is missing to be a perfect toolbar, the tabs.
If google toolbar had tabs capability i would give 5 points.
It´s true that the IE7 is almost here but for IE6 they could do the google toolbar with tabs capability.
Besides that it really is a very good toolbar. -
QQ
Reviewing 4.0.917.654 Beta (Jun 1, 2006)
Screw it - i'll take off one star for every version they release that doesnt reinstate the drop down search history.
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philosopher_dog
Reviewing 4.0.917.654 Beta (May 31, 2006)
Still contains a bug I many have reported in the last beta which prevents you from locking this toolbar in certain places, like to the right of your address bar. There's really no excuse for not fixing this pretty major bug in this release. Someone's asleep at the wheel.
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minklein
Reviewing 4.0.917.654 Beta (May 31, 2006)
I like Google Toolbar, I wish they would create one that works with XP64.
I tried Coppernic and found it to be pretty neat. The toolbar does work with 64, using the 32bit browser for IE. (IE7 or IE6 or FireFox) Coppernic also works great as a desktop search tool. -
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WindBlade
Reviewing 4.0.629.4924 Beta (May 12, 2006)
hmm.. Still in the Beta stages.. Slows down the loading of new IE Windows too much..
Try it.. Press Shift and click on some links.. den off the Google Toolbar and do the same.. notice the speed difference..
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Zankur
Reviewing 4.0.629.4924 Beta (Apr 23, 2006)
i think the new toolbar is simply excellent,i dont know why some pigheads are giving it poor ratings.....
it has so many nice easy to use features.....plz give this a try,dont go by silly ratings here! -
Tokar
Reviewing 4.0.629.4924 Beta (Apr 21, 2006)
Agree completely with Joe Dirt.
I stick with the last version of 3.0... -
Floske Tuf
Reviewing 4.0.629.4924 Beta (Apr 21, 2006)
In view of the hostility between Google & MS I have to say that I do not admit any anemy getting close to my IE which I like.
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Joe Dirt
Reviewing 4.0.629.4924 Beta (Apr 21, 2006)
Google is the devil.
On top of that fact they ruined the toolbar when they made it so that your search history is not saved. I hate how instead of search history there is now additional search options in the dropdown.
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Zankur
Reviewing 4.0.513.2948 Beta (Feb 16, 2006)
this is fantaboulous ok!i can't see any reason for slamming it...
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horsecharles
Reviewing 4.0.513.2948 Beta (Jan 31, 2006)
1 is for not being platform/os independent. Only IE, Only 2k/xp? Give me a break. I'll take a Pepsi thank you.
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ecvogel
Reviewing 4.0.513.2948 Beta (Jan 31, 2006)
Bookmarks is the awnser to Windows Live! Roaming Favorates. You can access them from any browser via the toolbar or on Google's / MSN's website.
I have to admit MSN's is better. I can import and export my IE / MSN Explorer bookmarks. Google makes you add them one by one. MSN is ahead of the game on this one.
I miss having one search button with an dropdown to search each one. -
QQ
Reviewing 4.0.513.2948 Beta (Jan 31, 2006)
I'll take away one star just for stupidity: why on earth would i need additional bookmarks in IE?
edit: OK, i missed the point with bookmarks. but now it's even worse - how can i call my search history? -
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Registered
Reviewing 3.0.128.1 (Nov 17, 2005)
google toolbar is brilliant, it offers some really neet features,
but also has a few little ones that you may not notice, the best features are-
Address Bar Browse by Name
Pop-up Blocker(doesn't conflict with XP's version)
AutoFill (a lot better than IE's routine)
SpellCheck
WordTranslator
AutoUpdate (although i've failed to see this work)
but most importantly, it's clean and very stable,
as long as your windows is of course (WinXP SP2) -
Scipio
Reviewing 3.0.128.1 (Nov 16, 2005)
A great toolbar. I've installed other toolbars in the past and then taken them off again because of spyware and other abuses. Google is still playing it straight.
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QQ
Reviewing 3.0.126.3 (Oct 10, 2005)
Well it would be time for them to start posting changelogs, cause I haven't seen any changes for paste X versions.
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ModderXManiac
Reviewing 3.0.126.3 (Oct 7, 2005)
I'll just stick to the integrated google search in Opera and Avant.
THANKYOU. -
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goozak
Reviewing 3.0.125.1 (Sep 6, 2005)
You can add a Gmail button by downloading the toolbar here: http://toolbar.google.com/gmail-toolbar/
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brinkeguthrie
Reviewing 3.0.125.1 (Aug 16, 2005)
i'm sorry, someone said there is a GMAIL button on the IE version of this. uh..where?
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rseiler
Reviewing 3.0.125.1 (Aug 16, 2005)
They don't make it for Opera for the same reason you don't see something like Roboform for Opera -- Opera doesn't allow extensions on this level. You can change menus and buttons and skins and the like until your heart's content, but don't look for tools like this. It's too bad.
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popdog
Reviewing 3.0.125.1 (Aug 16, 2005)
Its a great toolbar, fully customizable and doesn't get in the way (it has a Gmail button now too). Also there's a version for firefox which gives the auto form filler i missed from using IE :)
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horsecharles
Reviewing 3.0.124.6 (Jul 25, 2005)
Bust: it auto-updates itself silently.
mjm: aahhhh- shouldn't you master an app and its subject matter before reviewing it? Reminds me of the latest Harry Potter negative reviews by speed readers just hours after release...
1. Desktop button is adware? In which dictionary?
2. If you read the other reviews, you'll see you're not stuck with it-- or you could always roll back your winxp to win9x... since the Desktop Search is only for the nt platform, they won't bother giving you that button to begin with...
Muhhuuuuaaaahhhhaaahhhhaaaa.....
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mjm01010101
Reviewing 3.0.124.5 (Jul 11, 2005)
The inability to remove the desktop search ad button makes this bordering on adware. I'll wait one more version but if it's still there I'm taking it off.
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brinkeguthrie
Reviewing 3.0.124.5 (Jul 8, 2005)
OK, I think this needs a GMAIL button. I used to have a Google toolbar that had a desktop search button. Now, it doesn't seem to. Where did it go??
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THZGryphon
Reviewing 3.0.124.5 (Jul 8, 2005)
This is a great toolbar, very useful and clean. In the past a minor annoyance was that it keeps enabling Autolink every time I upgrade instead of keeping my disabled setting, stop trying to force this on me. Now there is no way to hide the Desktop Search advertisement on the bar, this is not a good trend.
In the past, Autolink enabling on upgrades was an annoyance, but I still rated it a 5. But with the addition of not being able to hide the Desktop Search ad button, I'm jumping to rating it a 3.
Don't force things on me, give me my options and I'll be a happier person.
*edit* I figured out how to get rid of the Desktop Search ad button, click on it and then choose No Thanks and it will be removed. I am bumping this up to a 4, because it is a unnecessary hoop and still want to see Autolink keep it's setting on upgrades. -
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Pipewrench
Reviewing 3.0.124.5 (Jul 8, 2005)
Great toolbar, but of course, there is no change list for this one. I'm really tired of not being able to see the changes.
Why don't they give you the option to put a Gmail button on the toolbar? You can do it with the one they released yesterday for Firefox. That's a good idea :) -
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pvolk
Reviewing 3.0.123.2 (May 15, 2005)
Still the best of the best. The spellchecker is a lifesaver especially. And who cares if its not for FF because IE is still the superior browser. This is an excellent program and a must Download...yay google!
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cyberguy
Reviewing 3.0.123.2 (May 15, 2005)
This is a very nice and useful addition to an IE-based browser (it works some IE shell browsers as well). I give this product a 3 simply because it is an IE-only product.
While firefox has a couple googlebar-like extensions made by 3rd party developers, I would prefer getting this from google themselves - it integrates better.
Until Google recognizes that Firefox is a very popular browser too, this will be the highest rating they will get from me for any IE-only products they produce. -
betabetabeta
Reviewing 3.0.123.2 (May 14, 2005)
Any product from Google deserves a 5 star rating. (except the ones which have the privacy disclaimer)...for Google toolbar it gives an option to disable that "advanced feature" ;)
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Pegusis2
Reviewing 3.0.123.2 Beta (May 13, 2005)
All Search Tool Bars are a waste of time, effort and space. Bookmark your search site instead of wasting resources and giving your computer problems.
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spiked
Reviewing 3.0.121.0 Beta (Apr 21, 2005)
I really hope aerthling was kidding. By the time Google adds all that junk, they will have to rename this thing "Real Player."
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aerthling
Reviewing 3.0.121.0 Beta (Apr 21, 2005)
I'm also only giving it a four, because it's not only missing a spyware removal tool, but a word processor, image editor, MP3 player, and system utilites suite.
When Google have the sense to include all these things in a browser toolbar, then they'll get a 5 from me. -
PaceyPimps
Reviewing 3.0.121.0 Beta (Apr 21, 2005)
Great software with no adds like the yahoo one does but it is not a 5 cause it's missing a spyware bocker and remover. I would also be nice it it were to incorporate with gmail notifier and be an all in one program. Popblocker need more advance settings.
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bernis
Reviewing 3.0.121.0 Beta (Apr 21, 2005)
danniboy, you as a maxthon forum moderator should know that it's not google's folks fault that it doesn't work with maxthon but maxthon developers' one. even latest version of GT works with previous versions of MyIE2 (previous name of maxthon) ... it means that if maxthon developers fix the bugs they introduced with new versions it will resume working with new maxthon too
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wincement
Reviewing 3.0.120.7 Beta (Apr 4, 2005)
They don't have it for FF, so you rate the one for IE at 1? Retard... There are three reasons everyone should rate this at a 5:
1. It's free.
2. It's Google search for crying out loud.
3. It's free.
The Autolink and Spell check are nice additions. I don't use Autolink all that much, but the spell check has already saved me a lot of time. Good stuff. -
danniboi
Reviewing 3.0.120.7 Beta (Apr 2, 2005)
I'm sure this is a great piece of software but i can not understand why they are not making it compatible for other browsers. Especially Maxthon!!!!!!!!!!
Makes absolutely no sense to me, especially when it's freeware that Google make tons of $ from companies that count on people using that tool to do searches. ?????????????? -
kingclyde
Reviewing 3.0.120.7 Beta (Apr 2, 2005)
"AutoLink (US only) - Turn street addresses into links to online maps" - Maybe you should read 1. The EULA 2. the main screen that tells you what it is. This is a great toolbar,far better than say,yahoo and all the other toolbars. Btw,Firefox has it already installed,just for your info. I would recommend the toolbar to anybody who does a lot of searching.
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complexity
Reviewing 3.0.120.7 Beta (Apr 2, 2005)
GIVE ME ANYTHING TO PUT ON TOP OF INTERNET EXPLORER!
EVEN WHEN GETTING WINDOWS UPDATES I WANT AT LEAST THIS ON TOP!. With firefox not so much ;/ -
Scipio
Reviewing 3.0.120.7 Beta (Apr 1, 2005)
I love Google. I tried the previous beta release, and thought it was great except for one change from the Google 2.0 tool bar which is really annoying. When you work from a daughter window that is less than full screen, you have no access to the "Search the Web" button (now a capital G) to the right of the address window. You have to maximize the daughter window before you can run a search, then restore it to default size.
I don't know if that's been done on purpose, or if it's just something that got broken. But I need to have at least the >> to the right of the Google address window so I can access the buttons and run a search without having to maximize the window. Has this been fixed in the new beta?
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cooldude7273
Reviewing 3.0.120.7 Beta (Apr 1, 2005)
You all are being to critical on this app. This program is "Google Toolbar" for IE. There is no (official) Google Toolbar for FF, so leave that out of here. You idiots are not rating this product, you are rating the company. You need to rate this PRODUCT. Now, all you damn crying FireFox fanboys, please go away.
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POPtest
Reviewing 3.0.119.9 Beta (Mar 7, 2005)
GOOGLE & GOOLE BUSINESS EXECUTIVES & GOOGLE EMPLOYEES.
Tell me why? Why? Why? WHY FIREFOX?
Firefox is worst competitor. Firefox hated Google so much. I don't understand. Millions users don't understand why? -
Arnvid
Reviewing 3.0.119.9 Beta (Mar 7, 2005)
Well this toolbar used to be a great tool - but now another concept are creeping in, and that is the new feature in Google beta 3: Autolinks. This is a tool which Google toolbar turns any "triggerwords" into links that don’t belong to the website you are looking at. In other words hyperlinks is not unlike Microsoft SmartTags, a venture that turned into a fiasco because the users turned against the idea. If you want to know more about Google toolbars Autolinks, here is a place to get a bit of the idea: http://www.betterbadnews.com/22 - so apart from all the good features in Google Toolbar, the Autolink hype makes me to give the toolbar only the lowest rating. That is until Google back off this Autolink idea!
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ukexpat
Reviewing 3.0.119.9 Beta (Mar 7, 2005)
There is a Mozilla/Firefox Google toolbar, thought it is not a Google product:
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danniboi
Reviewing 3.0.119.9 Beta (Mar 7, 2005)
Why in the world won't Google allow compatibility with other browsers ? I can't understand the concept...
if i was a moron and used IE i would of gave it a 4/5 but since i have a brain and use Maxthon this gets the lowest of the low -
lickmygiggle
Reviewing 3.0.119.9 Beta (Mar 7, 2005)
Good for IE....But Google needs to make an OFFICIAL bar for Firefox. (The Firefox Googlebar is not official, and has some things left off of it.)
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Mirrebex
Reviewing 3.0.119.9 Beta (Mar 7, 2005)
Yep, the best toolbar... google rules unchalenged. Cant wait for the google browser..
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sfo
Reviewing 3.0.119.9 Beta (Mar 7, 2005)
Easily the best toolbar out there. The new spellchecking feature puts it over the top (and the translation feature is quite good too). Now they just need to add some antispyware (as the yahoo-toolbar).
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Tockman
Reviewing 3.0.119.6 Beta (Feb 17, 2005)
NetCaptor won't start with this version Google toolbar. It has decided the fate of new applet on my machine.
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ker7099
Reviewing 3.0.119.6 Beta (Feb 17, 2005)
i have used many diffrent toolbars for ie and this one is the best by far. i have been using it for a few years now and it is the only add on i use with internet explorer when i do have to use it.
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netwiz562
Reviewing 3.0.119.6 Beta (Feb 16, 2005)
This is definetly not spyware. The "Advanced Options" which give you more features but needs to submit data to Google to do this (PageRank etc) is completly optional and made clear in the installation. The "Advanced Options" also only submit anonymous and only the neccessary info. They can be turned off at anytime easily. Also this toolbar provides more functionality than any other out there available (MSN, Yahoo, A9 etc). It was also the first one to provide good functionality and not bloat marketing buttons. (Other search engines only recently added useful features to keep up with Google). I can give this no less than a 5.
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ChadL
Reviewing 3.0.119.6 Beta (Feb 16, 2005)
The toolbar is the best thing that ever happened to Internet Explorer.
I use Firefox, so it does not do me much good, but it is still a great toolbar.
If only everyone would use Google before asking a question on IM or message boards. lol. -
rozaray25
Reviewing 3.0.119.6 Beta (Feb 16, 2005)
Google suckes! Tried the toolbar and its crap! Sorry but Yahoo's! is better! Go yahoo!
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horsecharles
Reviewing 3.0.119.6 Beta (Feb 16, 2005)
How anyone can give this anything less than 4(and 4 is bad enough in itself!) is beyond me: maybe 'cause it won't vacuum & mop also? What about the new features? Translate, spell check, etc.
¿What else ya want, a taxi ride home too?
Let's see: let me give it a low rating because it doesn't have a bundled spyblocker, av, firewall, word processor, graphics manipulator(all for free, btw).....
If this gets a 2/3, what gets an above-average rating: A9, Yahoo, MSN????!!!!! Puleeze... ROTFLMFAO
¡And, Spyware, schmyware! Just turn off "anonymous usage stats"! ¿But then, how can the quality & relevancy of searches stay optimal if everyone disables contributing data to it? Keep mindful of what led to the fall of Communism: everyone wanted the largest handout WHILE contributing the least! Maybe Alexa would be better, ehh????
Thankfully most bosses aren't of a like demanding mindset,"You know-- you aín't such a hot employee: you're not able to keep all intruders out, you don't have pretty handwriting, you don't work for free,,," -
BassPassion
Reviewing 3.0.119.6 Beta (Feb 16, 2005)
I'm disappointed.
Previous versions could not highlight more than 10 words.
And they still have this silly limit.
Please, make it able to highlight more than 10 words.
(Yes, I know, the google search engine doesn't care about more than 10 words, but I want to use the highlight functionality for other purposes)
Yahoo Toolbar can do it, so I'm sticking with Yahoo Toolbar. -
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guevara
Reviewing 3.0.119.6 Beta (Feb 16, 2005)
Some people love this !
I dont. !!!
(and the popup blocker sucks
try test
http://www.popuptest.com/) -
bernis
Reviewing 3.0.119.6 Beta (Feb 16, 2005)
please stop commenting about google toolbar as about popup blocker. i use google toolbar with popup-blocking feature turned off and i still find it invaluable tool. and with new feature's like spell checking, map linking and translation tools it's just great.
hopefully folks coding maxthon will manage to to make it work with maxthon again ... even ignoring its popup blocking and searching capabilities it's very useful tool that doesn't deserve to be ignored by alternative browser developers -
Pipewrench
Reviewing 3.0.119.6 Beta (Feb 16, 2005)
Me likes.
Google just does good stuff. They can't go wrong.
It even looks better than the old version. I like it with IE as sort of a double pop-up blocker. I also just like being able to search without going to the Google site. -
Pixelsmack
Reviewing 3.0.119.6 Beta (Feb 16, 2005)
It's cool but I must say again that the latest IE does fine on it's own. Just set the pop-up blocker to block all and only ad the sites you care about.
And as far as spyware, as long as you take the time to setup your security zones properly I get virtually none. About as much as I would with Firefox actually. Usually just some harmless tracking cookies. -
DonkyPuncher72
Reviewing 2.0.114.9 (Dec 15, 2004)
blackcherry, I've noticed that you seem to be utterly worthless. Comments?
Spyware my balls. And IE's Pop-Up blocker has two settings: Feckless, and feckless against pop-unders. -
Kompressor
Reviewing 2.0.114.9 (Dec 10, 2004)
I hate tool bars, but Google’s toolbar is so useful that I can’t help but to love it.
Check its options for more great features. -
blackcherry
Reviewing 2.0.114.9 (Dec 9, 2004)
this is teh 5pyw4r3. teh pop up blocker is builtin to internetexplorer anywayz.
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nasserd
Reviewing 2.0.114.8 (Dec 3, 2004)
Great product... and definitely improves stability from the previous releases. Sadly, their whats-new was not updated for a long while. Also, BetaNews, this product was originally released Nov 29-30 (that's when I downloaded it from Google directly).
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zridling
Reviewing 2.0.114.7 (Oct 24, 2004)
Shores up IE's weaknesses very well, and works perfectly with NetCaptor.
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lbb
Reviewing 2.0.114.6 (Oct 10, 2004)
It is a good tool. However, the built-in search bar of Firefox provides much better access to information from an almost unlimited number of sources. This again shows the folly of staying with Internet Explorer.
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Scipio
Reviewing 2.0.114.6 (Oct 9, 2004)
No spyware, no ads, no hidden tricks, no bloatware. And it's by far the best search engine. I've used other seach toolbars in the past and then taken them off because the owners started to cheat. Not Google. It's an essential add-on.
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yakaledo
Reviewing 2.0.114.6 (Oct 8, 2004)
I still can't see this version on http://toolbar.google.com/whatsnew.php3
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Pipewrench
Reviewing 2.0.114.5 (Sep 27, 2004)
Best Internet Explorer/Mozilla Firefox add on ever.
Google knows how to do things, make them work, and keep them simple.
Great tool.
Pros: You can search without going to Google.com. Many buttons. Customizable.
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jpmccord
Reviewing 2.0.114.5 (Sep 27, 2004)
I agree, the popup-blocking functions of the Google Toolbar are no longer necessary with XP SP2, but that's not what I wanted in this toolbar anyway. Anyone who wants the entire internet at their fingertips knows that Google is the best search engine out there, and this toolbar puts it within reach without requiring the extra step of navigating to google.com. When you use Google as often as I do, this saves tons of time, and it's definitely worth it!
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mjm01010101
Reviewing 2.0.114.5 (Sep 27, 2004)
Actually it does auto-update, just not with every version release. Google picks and chooses what versions get auto-updated.
With IE's XP SP2 pop-up pretty much taking the need for google's pop-up, this is a pretty good, but not essential tool. -
bunghole
Reviewing 2.0.114.5 (Sep 27, 2004)
its still pretty good at blocking popups. like the other guy said though, it claims to auto-update but actually it doesnt
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gerryf
Reviewing 2.0.114 (Sep 9, 2004)
I love the goolebar and it is among the first things I install on systems, but it's popup blocker is not nearly as effective as it used to be....shame. Time was, it stopped most popups, but the advertisers have become much more clever.
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Yochanan
Reviewing 2.0.114 (Sep 9, 2004)
Cyberguy, there IS a version for Firefox: http://texturizer.net/fi...x/extensions/#googlebar
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cyberguy
Reviewing 2.0.114 (Sep 9, 2004)
I love it. Too bad it is only available for IE.
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robmanic44
Reviewing 2.0.114 (Sep 9, 2004)
I like it because it doesn't clutter up my desktop. Not perfect but beats anything else on offer.
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GoodThings2Life
Reviewing 2.0.114 (Sep 9, 2004)
All? Probably not... but I've tried the major, popular ones... AOL, Yahoo, MSN, Google, etc... and Google's is by far the least obtrusive and most useful.
As for the spyware, it does NOT have spyware! It does have an OPTION during install to allow it to track website data only in order to enhance search results, BUT... it is an OPTION that is not enabled by default. -
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THZGryphon
Reviewing 2.0.114 (Sep 8, 2004)
Google Toolbar works great. It looks great, it isn't bloated, works as intended and as advertised.
kebabi, you should be reviewing the software if you have tried it, not on what you have heard. -
shawkins
Reviewing 2.0.114 (Sep 8, 2004)
http://toolbar.google.com/whatsnew.php3 for what's new (although as of this moment they have not posted notes for 2.0.114)
Only a 3-star rating because they have not yet fixed the issue with auto-fill highlight (yellow background on white text, depending on CSS of the site) -
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kebabi
Reviewing 2.0.114 (Sep 8, 2004)
I heard that this has spyware and what's new on every version?
I use Maxthon, so I don't need search or pop-up blocker from this.
And if I wanna fill forms, I use AI Roboform. -
contranj
Reviewing 2.0.114 (Sep 8, 2004)
Google is really one of the "smartest" companies i know of. This toolbar software attributes to it. Why would google want to block popups? Easy, their text based adsense ads won't be blocked but their competitor's popup-type ads will so you have to ask yourself: is this really to help internet users or a ploy to block their competitor's ads?
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serrebi101
Reviewing 2.0.113 (Aug 29, 2004)
there is no spiware! it clearly asks what kind of mode you want, and makes it clear what each does!
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barbiek64
Reviewing 2.0.113 (Jul 30, 2004)
Google gives you auto fill and the rest don't when you fill out forms online the only way to go is Google.
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dssdbs
Reviewing 2.0.113 (Jul 30, 2004)
according to this page:
http://toolbar.google.com/whatsnew.php3
"The Google Toolbar updates itself automatically, so you never need to install a newer version as long as you use the Toolbar. You can check the version history of the Google Toolbar here."
But, I don't think I've ever seen it actually update itself, I've always had to manually update it. -
micronicos
Reviewing 2.0.113 (Jul 30, 2004)
Excellent resource - but automated updating would be better as AFAIK 3 versions out this year.
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IsoNick
Reviewing 2.0.113 (Jul 30, 2004)
Hard to live without. The speed of Google right at your fingertips.
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Youngy
Reviewing 2.0.112 (Jul 17, 2004)
IE with SP2 blocks all popups at www.popuptest.com
:-p to Firefox
Google toolbar is useful for quick searches tho -
soulshaker
Reviewing 2.0.112 (Jul 16, 2004)
Ok, I guess. The pop-up blockers blocks the good pop-ups sometimes too.
Works with Maxthon / MyIE2 if you import it as plug-in. -
librarianscott
Reviewing 2.0.112 (Jul 16, 2004)
"Version 2.0.112
New! Browse by Name - save time by typing names instead of URLs in your browser's address bar"
Great! Doesn't integrate yet with deskbar, but so far the Browse by Name feature is working well (type in Address bar not Google bar) these work so far: betanews, toolbar, time, slashdot, gmail, firefox, opera, mozilla, ala, bankofamerica, ebert,drudge, majorgeeks, texas a&m, whitehouse, pcworld, pcmag, cnet, wsj, dsl reports, today's date, findarticles, consumerreports, budweiser, barbie, ...
Doesn't work yet: findory,langa,greenmachine, finnie, bink, lisfeeds, ptech wsj, ie...
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LawnMowerGuy1
Reviewing 2.0.112 (Jul 16, 2004)
I'm so sick of everyone praising Mozilla. Every chance a Mozilla users gets they rant about how good it is. Everything it has is also the "best".
The changelog doesn't mention it fixes the pop-up problem. But still, if you use IE the Google toolbar is a must. -
ChadL
Reviewing 2.0.112 (Jul 15, 2004)
The Mozilla Firefox will block all of the pop-ups on the pop up test, and let the good ones through.
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SFAMonkey
Reviewing 2.0.112 (Jul 15, 2004)
I've used the google toolbar when I was with IE. I loved it. Now I use mozilla firefox and it blocks like all of the pop up at popuptest.com. Go with mozilla you will never see a pop up again.
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GoodThings2Life
Reviewing 2.0.111 (May 15, 2004)
To mmatheny, the good news is yes... the WinXP SP2 version of IE is able to pass the Come & Go tests and the "Modeless Window" tests. The only ones it doesn't pass are the last 4 on "Less Common Tests" (the javascript ones). Supposedly, MS is working on those as well, but I'm not holding my breath until I see it, lol.
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ynjhs
Reviewing 2.0.111 (May 14, 2004)
I don't know about you guys but the Google toolbar has some good features, but HotBot's one is only getting better. http://www.hotbot.com/tools/desktop/
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Cirque
Reviewing 2.0.111 (May 14, 2004)
Despite it not being able to block "All" pop-ups and pop-unders, I have faith that eventually they will be blocked. Since it is not 'billed' as a "popup blocker" and that is just ONE of its MANY FEATURES, I will continue to give it a five. I would love to see this block pop-unders as well as the authors finding any type of pop-up not blocked..and block those too.
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mmatheny
Reviewing 2.0.111 (May 14, 2004)
I haven't found a blocker that DOES block the come and go test - is there one?
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QBgreen
Reviewing 2.0.111 (May 14, 2004)
Two words sum it all up: useful and convenient. Google is still the best (IMHO) search engine that exists. The addition of a popup blocker for those that don't have one or don't use a browser that has one is icing on the cake.
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cooldude7273
Reviewing 2.0.111 (May 14, 2004)
The best just got better! This is the best toolbar I have ever seen! I have blocked 5968 pop-ups to date!
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SEABOY
Reviewing 2.0.108 (Feb 29, 2004)
when i use this tool for 1st timme i notic that it\s amazin for block the popup screens and i have ad-aware checked many times my systems and didn\t find any spyware...so this tool very usufull really
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GoodThings2Life
Reviewing 2.0.108 (Feb 28, 2004)
The people claiming Google has spyware A) can't read, and B) are full of it.
The toolbar does NOT have spyware in it... it does, however, have an OPTION (which is clearly labled during setup if you READ, and is not the default option) to allow it to monitor certain activity for certain, specific purposes. If you don't approve of that... DISABLE IT during setup OR in the Options menu.
This is an awesome toolbar, does exactly what it's designed for and I enjoy it. -
jessshaun623
Reviewing 2.0.108 (Feb 28, 2004)
you want a good pop-up blocker, go to http://www.adsubtract.com
Yes, you have to pay for it, but it blocks ALOT more than just pop-ups. And if you use mozilla, go to: http://companion.mozdev.org and you have Yahoo Companion. Or if you are a google user, they have a toolbar for that too. I for one don't like google. I've gotten use to Yahoo. -
s00ner95
Reviewing 2.0.108 (Feb 28, 2004)
Spyware? you people should probably not use the computer anymore lol. Turn OFF the ADVANCED FEATURE and it will NOT send your preciuos STATS back to to GOOGLE to help HACK the PLANET and your crap a** pc YOU are ON! Give me a break. Its people like you that keep the 3rd party software makers in business makeing spyware removers and other worthless crap..lol
Anyways.. Google BAr rocks..best damn Popup blocker outt here, by far.... -
allsiante
Reviewing 2.0.108 (Feb 28, 2004)
Very usable and nice little thingy, along with their Deskbar. But as someone stated earlier, only needed by IE users, those who use Opera/Mozilla/Firefox(bird) do not need this for a long time now. It deserves a 5 nevertheless, because when I use(d) it, it did its job very well. AND IT HAS NO SPYWARE, dude.
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star51L
Reviewing 2.0.108 (Feb 27, 2004)
Jeezus, all this spyware worryin' is gettin' outta hand...turn off the freakin' advanced options and surf for whatever you want...your mom won't know :P
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scodan
Reviewing 2.0.108 (Feb 27, 2004)
RedBadger, you need to read my post again. It isn't "spyware" if they warn you about it constantly, and they do. And please tell me why anyone should trust Google Watch any more than Google. I'll wait for you here.
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scodan
Reviewing 2.0.106 (Jan 14, 2004)
The definition of "spy" is to watch secretively. Google goes out of their way to inform users about the home-phoning behavior of the Google Toolbar. They put it in the privacy policy on the site, they mention it clearly when the software is installed, and they even warn the user every time an applicable advanced feature is enabled. So, Google Toolbar certainly does not qualify as "spyware". It isn't spying on you if warning after warning is shoved in your face, and if the behavior is not malicious. And none of the Google "spyware" whiners have established otherwise. So _SHUT UP ABOUT IT ALREADY!_
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Mark Gillespie
Reviewing 2.0.106 (Jan 14, 2004)
To a newbie, it may appear this has spyware, but during install, if you "Disable Advanced Features", Google Toolbar is spyware free. Even if you "Enable Advanced Features", it's not exactly spyware in the commons sense of the word, it's the Google Page Rank, which helps improve Google's accuracy...
In the words of the previous review: NEVER listen to a clueless newbie..
BTW, Google Toolbar is highly recommended by me, as it works really wel, the Auto Forms and Popup Stoppers put all the other similar products to shame, and Google Toolbar is FREE... -
jessshaun623
Reviewing 2.0.106 (Jan 14, 2004)
This includes spyware?! NEVER download any software which includes spyware! NEVER!!! for an alternative, visit: http://companion.yahoo.com
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Heffel
Reviewing 2.0.106 (Jan 14, 2004)
Excellent tool for I.E., but there's no need to use the Google Toolbar if you're surfing the web with firebird :)
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ken_brown
Reviewing 2.0.102 (Sep 25, 2003)
A must-have. And you can turn off the "spyware" features (which are made perfectly explicit, by the way) at installation, or anytime thereafter.
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JolinFire
Reviewing 2.0.102 (Sep 25, 2003)
Well, if you're using Mozilla or Firebird, just use GoogleBar and you'll get same :)
http://googlebar.mozdev.org/ -
rseiler
Reviewing 2.0.102 (Sep 25, 2003)
The changes in the current version compared to the last are actually:
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zthis3
Reviewing 2.0.102 (Sep 25, 2003)
Looks like to me Google is positioning itself to be sold to Microsoft. Correct,it only works with MSIE and full of spyware too. Google will also deny the spy issue,so this is why I believe the deal is almost there. MS needs more ways to gather information from us legally by our on choosing by way of so called searching .
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Scipio
Reviewing 2.0.102 (Sep 25, 2003)
It's pretty moronic to give it one star because you don't use Internet Explorer. It's a fine program, and it can be set so it doesn't report back on you, unlike other search programs.
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ogman
Reviewing 2.0.102 (Sep 25, 2003)
Great for old-schoolers still using IE and people who don't mind auto-updating spyware. Those a bit more up on things have been using Mozilla for so long they have forgotten what a pop-up looks like!
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jpalo
Reviewing 2.0.95 (Aug 13, 2003)
Otherwise great, but it seems I cannot hide the search button anymore, anyone else experiencing the same?
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Cirque
Reviewing 2.0.95 (Aug 13, 2003)
Works great and blocks popups but allows popups you click on to work WITHOUT you having to hold down another key such as shift/ctrl/a. Other free popup blockers are not so considerate, and dont come with the google search and other options. Defintly a "must have" for IE. And according to some spyware finders its NOT spyware either.
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funk2000
Reviewing 2.0.94 Beta (Aug 7, 2003)
Just a note: You can go into HKCU\Software\Google\NavClient\1.1\Options and change KillPopupCount to read only to you and administrators (assuming current user is admin). Change the value to 0 and it will stop counting pop ups. Useful if you don't want people to make an inferences on how much time you're searching the web (specifically on certain sites that tend to have more popups that others). You can also make the same change to the history key to prevent it from storing your history information although you have to exit/restart IE to get it to clear.
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jpmccord
Reviewing 2.0.94 Beta (Aug 7, 2003)
A note about the auto-updating feature... It only does that in version 2.x. Version 1.x did not auto-update and still doesn't. Personally, I like to tell my software when to update, so as long as there is an option to turn this auto-update feature off, that's great. Either way, this is an incredible piece of software! Google is the best at any service it offers, it seems.
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styckx
Reviewing 2.0.94 Beta (Aug 7, 2003)
hey Zulithe, thanks for that peice of information good eye.. Low and behold my google toolbar is updated :)
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Zulithe
Reviewing 2.0.94 Beta (Aug 7, 2003)
Great as always. Just want to mention, for those that haven't noticed, Google Toolbar auto-updates ITSELF so there is no need to install new versions all the time if you already have Google Toolbar. It doesn't even notify you that it's updating, but you can check your version by clicking the Google button -> Help -> About Google Toolbar. It usually has auto-updated itself for me before Betanews even catches wind of a new version :D
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FailedCRC
Reviewing 2.0.94 Beta (Aug 7, 2003)
lushmonster here's what i can do with IE... render all webpages correctly :)
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cooldude7273
Reviewing 2.0.94 Beta (Aug 7, 2003)
I love this toolbar!!! I have Blocked 2219 pop-ups to date!!!!!!!
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Mazakman
Reviewing 2.0.94 Beta (Aug 7, 2003)
This build has been out for several days. I like this tool bar vey much. Pop up killer in it works great. I did not install the advanced version. This is, however a very nice tool to have.
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lushmonster
Reviewing 2.0.92 Beta (Jul 30, 2003)
wtf styckx! Sorry for the foul language, but what you say doesn't make sense. IE hasn't been innovated the last three years and you think this spyware toolbar can bring bloatware IE to an equal level of Mozilla or Opera? Think again man. Here's what I can do with Opera that you can't with IE: tabbed browsing, customize toolbars and menus ad infinitum, skin my browser, e-mail or post to newsgroups, open all
I agree totally.............
bookmarks in one folder, block popups, search from address
bar and lots more. Maybe you should try it once ;-) But
lets stay on topic for a sec: Though this toolbar has some basic functionality, it is in essence spyware (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,904096,00.asp) and it doesn't add anything to IE that you can find in Opera and Mozilla. -
illuvatar
Reviewing 2.0.92 Beta (Jul 29, 2003)
hey k3of4, did you even follow the link I gave you? It isn't coz ad-aware doesn't delete it that it isn't spyware. Anyway I'll let you IE users play around with this thang while I just "g search" my way to google using opera, in the mainwhile pushing f12 to block those bloody popups... happy browsing! PS: :-)
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Zulithe
Reviewing 2.0.92 Beta (Jul 29, 2003)
Hmmm... was previously using 2.0.88-big, uninstalled it, installed this version and it crashed after install was done. But, restarted my browser and the toolbar is working fine. Not sure what all that was about, but it's working like a charm so far! As in my previous reviews of Google Toolbar, this is a must-have addition to IE. For the pop-up blocker ALONE it is worth the very quick download, but you should find the other functions just as useful. The blogger function is very cool if you use Blogger, I only wish it worked for other blog services like Livejournal (which I use).
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bid
Reviewing 2.0.92 Beta (Jul 29, 2003)
grdh20: The problem is only not using the original XP themes or classic interface. But with other themes, it can only show the logo and the search box. The popup blocker is awesome too. I installed it at work and no one has any complaints.
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grdh20
Reviewing 2.0.88 Beta (Jul 24, 2003)
I have uninstalled and reinstalled this ver. 5 times, and every time I only get the google label and the search box. No other buttons at all or any options to add them. As soon as I reinstall the current non-beta ver. I see everything. ??
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k3of4
Reviewing 2.0.88 Beta (Jul 24, 2003)
This is a good enhancement to IE. It's not a "spyware toolbar" as stated below, like a Xupiter thing or something like that. It survives your Ad-Aware scans because it's a legitimate search toolbar. :)
I enjoy the popup blocking immensely, although some other functions (like the blogger button) are fairly useless, but easily removed. It's not the miracle worker and it doesn't make IE into Moz Firebird or Opera. It does make searching easy and adds some other niceness. I'm all in favor. -
Zulithe
Reviewing 2.0.88 Beta (Jul 24, 2003)
Excellent toolbar, a must for any IE user that uses google (and who in this day and age doesn't use google!?) The popup blocker is EXCELLENT, I love it. I use Mozilla Firebird off and on, but IE is still my preferred browser. Now, maybe google can add some tabbed browsing functionality to IE and it will be perfect :)
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illuvatar
Reviewing 2.0.88 Beta (Jul 24, 2003)
wtf styckx! Sorry for the foul language, but what you say doesn't make sense. IE hasn't been innovated the last three years and you think this spyware toolbar can bring bloatware IE to an equal level of Mozilla or Opera? Think again man.
Here's what I can do with Opera that you can't with IE: tabbed browsing, customize toolbars and menus ad infinitum, skin my browser, e-mail or post to newsgroups, open all bookmarks in one folder, block popups, search from address bar and lots more. Maybe you should try it once ;-)
But lets stay on topic for a sec: Though this toolbar has some basic functionality, it is in essence spyware (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,904096,00.asp) and it doesn't add anything to IE that you can find in Opera and Mozilla. -
cooldude7273
Reviewing 2.0.88 Beta (Jul 24, 2003)
I love this toolbar!! I have blocked 1215 pop-ups to date!!
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styckx
Reviewing 2.0 Beta (Jun 26, 2003)
Google toolbar 2.0 is EXACTLY what IE needed.. The popup blocker is the missing key.. Screw mozilla, screw opera, screw everything.. The popup blocker and the other new features of this makes IE complete.. best addon EVER
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raindrop
Reviewing 2.0 Beta (Jun 25, 2003)
Cool, google tool-bar became even better, with much more options. pop-up blocker and AutoFill, google is search engine no' 1 and I am happy it has this IE add-on.
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errderr
Reviewing 2.0 Beta (Jun 25, 2003)
So far so good. I like the built-in pop-up blocker. So far it works well.
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the_duke748
Reviewing 1.1.70 (Jun 18, 2003)
They still haven't fixed the "un-docking toolbar issue" when running on WinXP with IE6.....grrrrr!
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xippon
Reviewing 1.1.68 (Feb 13, 2003)
michaelisitsa: thanks for info about vivisimo.
goole is very fast and have search results like all the search sites togheter :). I use google in MyIE, so no need for this tool. But for standard IE users it is great add. -
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Apollos
Reviewing 1.1.68 (Feb 13, 2003)
Handy, yes, but who doesn't already have google as their homepage anyway??
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michaelisitsa
Reviewing 1.1.66 (Jan 23, 2003)
For all of you sick of google, try vivisimo a try. It searches from several engines and has much better features than google.
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eviljolly
Reviewing 1.1.63 (Nov 21, 2002)
What can I say...it's a google toolbar and it's more useful than an ICQ foghorn. Yep...that pretty much sums it up.
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Talez
Reviewing 1.1.62 (Oct 6, 2002)
1.1.63 was a closed beta with the Folding@home client.
It was sent out to a few thousand Google Toolbar users.
At any rate, I've been running 1.1.62 on my g/f's PC for a few days now and it's not been a problem. 1.1.63 has also been extremely good too.
Not that I've ever had a problem with Google Toolbars, they've always been feature rich and rock solid for me. -
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ryanvm
Reviewing 1.1.62 (Oct 5, 2002)
Funny, because I'm already running 1.1.63 according to my about screen...
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Janus_Alpha
Reviewing 1.1.62 (Oct 5, 2002)
All in all the app itself is ok, but I haven't had much use for it since I now search google from my address bar in IE6...all that was needed was to customize the autosearch settings. Makes things alot simpler without downloading more stuff onto IE
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admcs13
Reviewing 1.1.60 (Aug 13, 2002)
Great program that helps me quickly search using my favourite search engine! Thanks!
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jmontano
Reviewing 1.1.60 (Aug 12, 2002)
There is a google toolbar for mozilla
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reidyn
Reviewing 1.1.60 (Aug 12, 2002)
I do LOVE the Google Toolbar, though I wish that they would create a version for Mozilla. The one for IE, though, is indispensible. It takes little space and almost no additional resources, makes it very easy to do a spur-of-the-moment search, and makes it easy to locate the search terms on the pages that have been returned. The fact that it searches ALL of the Google areas (web, groups, images, etc.) is particularly nice. I've had no trouble at all, and honestly I can't think of anything that it is lacking (OTHER THAN A MOZILLA VERSION, hint, hint....)
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voidx
Reviewing 1.1.58 (Jul 31, 2002)
bobad: it's not fault of Google Toolbar developers, it must be implemented by lazy NetCaptor developers, they must add support for ie extensions.
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surfbum4fun
Reviewing 1.1.58 (Jul 26, 2002)
no thanks 4 the upgrade-i use teoma search. now that rocks
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bobad
Reviewing 1.1.58 (Jul 26, 2002)
Doesn't work with Net Captor. Eeeeeh...no big deal. In Net Captor's address bar you can type "g" (for google) and then what you wish to search for. Example "g nero 5.5.9.0" brings up Google and all the hits on Nero. So I can do without it.
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voystar
Reviewing 1.1.53 (Feb 21, 2002)
Very useful little program, and since (IMHO) google is the best search engine and it is my favorite one to search for things it is the perfect enhancement for the IE, Opera did include that function much earlier, well but I guess Microsoft needed a little help.
I don't see the spyware... all it does is it collects the URL's you visited, but not user-related, well of course it spies for your URL's, but oh well I think I can handle that. -
nhavar
Reviewing 1.1.53 (Feb 21, 2002)
Perhaps those complaining about spyware neglected to read the part that said "READ THIS IT'S NOT THE USUAL YADA YADA YADA" In that document it states that information about the URL you are visiting is sent to PageRank for automatic ranking of pages and that you can choose to install without that option. It's not sending personal information per se, just url data and you can disable it.
Googles been like a best friend to me lately, anytime someone asks me something I don't know about I hit google and learn a little. This toolbar is a welcome edition to my browser. -
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tomgilder
Reviewing 1.1.51 Beta (Nov 24, 2001)
Oh also, you have to type those url's below in while the google toolbar options page is displayed. Get it up by clicking the google logo to the left of the toolbar and selecting "toolbar options".
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Future
Reviewing 1.1.51 Beta (Nov 19, 2001)
I'll give it a 4 since it doesnt remember its position even when locking the tool bar like someone else said... Besides that its awesome.
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fooooobar
Reviewing 1.1.51 Beta (Nov 19, 2001)
Shame about the spyware, its still pretty good though :o)
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aeroe
Reviewing 1.1.48 (Sep 16, 2001)
Behaves strangely in IE 6.0. It continues to move to the bottom of the other toolbars even if I lock them.
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roban
Reviewing 1.1.48 (Sep 5, 2001)
I've been using Google for quite some time. But what makes this a Beta?
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NYCgreen
Reviewing 1.1.46 (Aug 5, 2001)
If there ever was a "must have" toolbar, this is it. To call this thing useful is an understatement. If you're running IE, just get it!
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roban
Reviewing 1.1.46 (Aug 5, 2001)
I have been using it for quite some time and I wouldn't search without it.
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mrbee
Reviewing 1.1.46 (Aug 4, 2001)
One IE toolbar I can actually love - very useful for quick searches of Google & Google Groups (usenet archive). Plus, you can view an older, cached copy of almost any page with a click of a button. Check it out if you enjoy Google, which I think is simply the best search engine out there given it's endless index and page cacheing!
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