Deleting/ changing auto-completion when typing a web page

When I start to type a web page in the address bar (just www... etc.), a list of old bookmarks comes up, which I don't want. Is there a way to delete or reset these (e.g. a Library file that can be deleted), or a setting somewhere in Preferences that I can change?
Safari 4.0.3
Thanks,
Richard

Greetings,
Contrary to the advice from Carolyn, AutoFill has nothing to do with your problem. When you begin to enter a web address, Safari will suggest possible matches based on your bookmarks and your browsing history. The only way to avoid this is to have no bookmarks and no history, but that seems a bit extreme.
You can also just press the spacebar before you start entering the web address; that will also suppress the autocomplete feature for that entry.

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