Re: Deleting History / Address Autocomplete

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From: Alan Edwards (edwards_at_southcom.com.au)
Date: 02/09/04 

Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 20:23:09 +1100

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...Alan 

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In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.ieak, "Dave"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Thanks Venkatesh, but this hasn't cured the problem.
>
>I can still clear everything else except these same URLs.
>
>Any other ideas?
>
>Dave
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi there Dave,
>>
>>Download a tiny patch to accomplish the task:
>>
>>Clear History of Typed URL's
>>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/typedurls.reg
>>
>>Usage: Double-click to install and answer YES when 
>prompted.
>>
>>HTH
>>Venkatesh [MS India Community Star]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Dave" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
>message
>>news:bfca01c3eccd$df132310$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Even after I go into Internet Options > Clear History & 
>I
>>> Delete Files & Delete Cookies there are still about a
>>> dozen addresses that still Autocomplete in the Address
>>> field.
>>>
>>> I can stop this by disabling Autocomplete altogether, 
>but
>>> I want to use Autocomplete & get rid of these other
>>> history items.
>>>
>>> After deleting everything (as detailed above) the View
>>> Files & View Cookies options in Internet Options show 
>that
>>> everything has been deleted & there is nothing there.
>>> However when I look at History using the Clock icon on 
>the
>>> toolbar & then Search, these dozen or so web addresses 
>can
>>> be viewed. Whereas you can usually right click to delete
>>> items that appear here, these dozen of so items will not
>>> delete (right click > delete, but they still remain).
>>>
>>> How can I get rid of these annoying items that keep
>>> Autocompleting, (i.e. without having to disable
>>> Autocomplete?)
>>
>>
>>.
>>

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