[Njtechdiv] avoiding auto complete in Firefox

[Mario]

hi all, after I launch Firefox, JAWS announces "enter address edit 
combo", and a tab lands me in "Search using Google edit combo", and 
another tab lands me in "about:blank".
this is where I press control+l and start typing an address because the 
latter does not auto complete as I type, thus eliminating confusion when 
I want to visit a website. plus, it allows me
to use the left arrow key to review the address for any mistakes or 
missing letters.

this also happens when I'm using NVDA.

is there a way to leap frog over the first two input fields or get rid
of them completely?


When Firefox starts: Combo box, show a blank page.
Choose your default search engine ... bla bla bla, Combo box, Google.
all of the other choices have been removed by me. .
Provide search suggestions Alt+Shift+s check box, not checked.
Show search suggestions in location bar results Alt+Shift+l check box,
not checked Unavailable

I can't figure out what to do. maybe there's a setting I overlooked? the 
other thing is if there is a configuration I can change, but need to 
know what really works. I don't want to muck around and mess up Firefox.

anyone got an idea what I can do?