The suggested solution didn't work. I selected "Edit" then "Preferences" then Search, which brought up "Search Field Preferences." However, it wouldn't let me select anything on the page, do I couldn't click on the "Show Search field in the Icon Bar" box, which in its faded condition, appeared to be not selected. So I went on over to "View" and selected "Top Icon Bar" which then resulted in the top icon bar covering the unwanted search bar. Then, with the top icon bar in place, I went back to "Edit" "Preferences" and "Search" which then had the "Show Search field in the Icon Bar" as highlighted, and now able to be selected. So I clicked on the box to "Show" the Icon Bar, ironically, since I actually was trying to hide it. Next I closed that window, went back to "View" and selected "Left Icon Bar" which then moved the icon bar to the left side of the screen, with the unwanted search bar no longer appearing. One last step, "View" and "Hide Icon Bar" and both the icon bar and the unwanted search bar were gone. Over at the "Edit" "Preferences""Search" area, the "Show Search field in the Icon Bar" box is no longer highlighted and able to be selected. No problem - the unwanted search box is gone.
