Recent update disabled auto fill search in Safari

Hi there,
I use a MacBook Pro, running OSX 10.6.7, and I use Safari 5.0.5 as my primary browser. The search bar to the right of the address bar is set for Google and has always worked pretty much the same way as actually going to Google. I start typing something, it auto-fills with top suggestions. Earlier this week I ran a software update and now the Google search bar no longer auto fills suggestions, it only brings up history. No, I don't recall what was updated. The system update icon bounced around, I was busy so I just clicked "yes" and let it do its thing. I honestly didn't realize how often I used that feature until it was missing. Is there any way I can recover it?
Thanks!

I figured it out.

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