You can hide the ListSearch Extender's prompt message, so that it does not show, by setting the style to "display:none", like this.

Define a CSS class in a StyleSheet"StyleSheet.css":
.DontShowListSearchPrompt
{
    display:none;
}

Then in your ASPX use the Style for the ListSearch Prompt:


    Don't show ListSearch Extender Prompt
   


   


       

       
            Hello
       

        <cc1:ListSearchExtender ID="LSE1" runat="server"
                           PromptCssClass="DontShowListSearchPrompt"
                           TargetControlID="LB1">
        </cc1:ListSearchExtender>
    </form>
</body>
</html>