Need to completely clear internet history

[RaZoR LeAf]

I'll be blunt. If you type something into the address bar it's still listing websites, which as far as I' concerend should have been deleted when i cleared History, Temp Internet Files and Cookies. I don't want to have to explain to my parents the huge lists of porn that they might accidently find.

Advice please, the sooner the better.

[Chris]

Is this in IE?

[kainashi]

C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files

try clearing that out and see if that helps. i imagine you are using windows xp. it's C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files in windows 98, if i remember correctly.

if that doesn't work, try downloading ccleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com/) and clearing stuff out that way.

edit: for firefox, delete history.dat from C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<random letters>.default. it's C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\ in windows 98.

[RaZoR LeAf]

Yes it's IE.

I've cleared out the Temp Internet Files through the address you said but it made no difference. I'm gonna download that program now.

[RedStarWarrior]

First off, switch to Firefox. Second, once you do that, there is an extension that allows you to clear the address bar of all saved entries.

[RaZoR LeAf]

First, I don't intend to stay on this computer for much longer, hopefully i'll be getting a internet conection of my soon. Second, it took my parents a month or two to learn Intern Explorer, and they still can't grasp everything that happens on this machine, I don't think suddenly changing is going to go down well with them.

And CCleaner hasn't fixed the problem either, though it has nicely cleaned up every other menu on the comp.

[Aipom Of Doom]

http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/1009 hmm maybe that would work?

http://www.google.com/search?q=clear+address+bar or something else from there :).

[kainashi]

If the cached addresses are still listed in the Address box in Internet Explorer, use the following steps:

1. Quit Internet Explorer.
2. Delete all of the values except for the (Default) value from the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs

easy as pie to do. :)

edit: start > run > regedit, if you didn't know. ;)

[HavoX]

kainashi said:
CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) (http://www.ccleaner.com/)that's the spirit! :keke:

/high-fives John

on topic, Crap Cleaner takes care of the drop down address bar history too

if that doesn't work, take Aipom of Doom's (or John's) suggestion

[The Decapitated Mole]

Tools>Options>Clear History

That always worked for me.

Also, C:/Windows/History [delete everything in the folder] worked too.

Back when I was using IE, that is. Scott's right, switch to Firefox, now.

o_0
jimm

[Heald]

This is the best topic ever.

EDIT: To make this on topic, don't screw around with your system folders too much as you might delete something you didn't want to.