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How can I differentiate between inactive and active companies when searching in Historical Quotes?

When you enter in a ticker symbol, you must choose between an active or inactive company.  Since ticker symbols can be re-used over time, the added radio buttons ensure that the correct issue is returned.

Example:
If entering the symbol "C" it could be that you are looking for one of two companies, (1) Chrysler or (2) Citigroup.  By selecting active or inactive, the correct security would be returned.

The symbol lookup function has not been changed.  Users are able to search the database for both active and inactive securities by entering a name string.