Computer question, nerds only need read further.

I have recently upgraded from Internet Explorer 5.something to version 6.something. I am surprised at a new development and wonder if I can somehow fix it on my end, in my options or control panels somewhere, because the change is cramping my style.

Here's what happens. When I go to TER's "search" page, and click several options for search criteria, and then hit the search button, it USED TO be that if I eventually clicked the "back" button, my search criteria would be kept. But now, when I click "back" to return to the search page, it's wiped itself clean (except for the cookie-based city) and I have to go through the rigamarole of selecting ALL the search criteria all over again.

This cramps my style because my usual procedure HAD been, to insert a large number of desired search criteria, execute the search, and then winnow out undesirable hits by either increasing or decreasing the specificity of the search. I CAN still do that, but it requires much more work, because I must re-instate EVERY search criterion every time I return to the search page, rather than merely modifying the pre-existing ones from the previous search. This increases mouse-time significantly, and introduces the possibility of misleading myself if I fail to replicate the previous search accurately, thus further increasing my search time.

Get it? Going "back" to the search page loses the selected options. How do I keep the selected options instead? Is there any way to change the manner in which IE 6 interacts with pages like that? It's bugging the HECK out of me ...

Thanks for your help ...