Re: Problems with IE "History" function

From: Jan Il (abuse_at_localhost.com)
Date: 10/03/04


Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:07:55 -0700

Hi brentk56 :-)

> I run IE 6.0 with Service Pack 2. Whenever I click
> on "History" the only data I am able to retrieve is "By
> Order Most Visited" Everything else is blank. In the
> past I was able to keep track of sites I visited over the
> last several days but that appears to be disabled.
> On "Internet Options" my history is set for 20 days.

Try the following and see if it helps:

Courtesy of LuckyStrike -

Sometimes things don't work as they should. Re-create a new History Folder;
perhaps it's become corrupt.
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers_8.htm#deltree
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm (XP systems)
Or try installing TweakUI.
http://www.aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#tweakui

Log on as Administrator and delete the desired <username> folder and reboot.
(or log on as another user that has Administrator privileges)
Example: "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\HISTORY"

You may also have to go to Safe Mode to delete files/folders.

A Description of the Safe Mode Boot Options in Windows XP
This article discusses the several Safe Boot options that Windows supports.
These options load a minimal set of drivers. You can use these options to
start Windows so that you can modify the registry or load or remove drivers.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315222 (XP 11/5/2003)

If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan :)
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