Fix: Can’t type Cyrillic characters in Internet Explorer web forms

Recently, I ran into a problem with Internet Explorer 6: I couldn’t type Cyrillic characters in web forms. This was frustrating because I participate in many forums and newsgroups where I write in Cyrillic.

After some troubleshooting, I traced the problem to the BitComet extension for Internet Explorer. I disabled the add-on, and everything returned to normal.

To disable an add-on in Internet Explorer 6:

1. Select Tools → Manage Add-ons… from the menu bar.
2. In the Manage Add-ons dialog, select the add-on, in this case, BitComet Helper - then select Disable in the Settings section below the add-ons list.
3. Close the dialog and restart Internet Explorer.

In my tests, the following add-ons caused this issue:

• BitComet
• Google Toolbar