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IE6: Clearing AutoComplete History | Windows | Tech-Recipes

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  • HaloEvo

    5 years ago

    thanks very much for this guys :D
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  • davak

    5 years ago

    No problem. I don't think anybody has the right to know for what a person searches.

    Clean out the autocompletion information often.

    Thanks for the kind words. Enjoy the site.
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  • Anonymous

    5 years ago

    :D Thank you for simple, easily understood instructions, requiring no downloads. You are wonderful.

    Con
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  • Anonymous

    5 years ago

    I was looking for the answer to this particular little problem for a while.

    Thanks.
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  • Guest

    5 years ago

    :D Thanks a bunch!
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  • markgilcas

    5 years ago

    I followed your steps to erase the google history and if worked just fine! The first time!
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  • guest

    5 years ago

    hi..

    the IE tools menu is disabled on my pc at work.. but i can get into the registry. could anyone pls tell me where i cud set the autocomplete off for forms on IE.. everytime i try to enter a username in a login form, i get the list of all loginnames i've ever used!! this is getting irritating.. any help wud be appreciated.

    thx.
    km.
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  • scotty68

    4 years ago

    Ok, I give up. I have tried (several times) to clear the history from the address bar. It doesn't clear anything. If I type is "www.a.... it gives me every site I've been to. As well, if I click on the down arrow on the right side of the address bar it still gives me 10 or so sites ( these would be the sites I visited today)

    please help

    tks
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  • sali

    4 years ago

    i am very thankfull 2 you that u helped me to remove google search history. i am searching some 'unawanted' from my office internet and i am always affraid about the autocompletion of this google search field. now it is ok.
    once agan thanx.

    saleena_15@yahoo.com
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  • mmll

    4 years ago

    <ul id="quote"><h6>scotty68 wrote:</h6>Ok, I give up. I have tried (several times) to clear the history from the address bar. It doesn't clear anything. If I type is "www.a.... it gives me every site I've been to. As well, if I click on the down arrow on the right side of the address bar it still gives me 10 or so sites ( these would be the sites I visited today)

    please help

    tks</ul>

    i have the same problem!
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  • bmckay63

    4 years ago

    Would like to clear autocomplete, in msn search engine and yahoo search engine. Tried to do as stated, it did not clear.

    Brian
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  • rider

    4 years ago

    Have dug around in files and can't even find where it's stored. would love to get rid of address bar searches also. if anyone knows how....please post!!
    even tried cleaning out temp files, old history files, etc.....

    thanks
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  • rider

    4 years ago

    guess i found the answer. this is off the google FAQ page.


    -One note; if you are using MSN Explorer 8.0 or 9.0, there is currently
    no way to clear the AutoComplete history for this browser. This issue
    is known to the MSN team at Microsoft, but there is no indication that
    they intend to ever fix this privacy issue.-

    god bless microsoft.
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  • Anonymous

    4 years ago

    this works!!!!!!
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  • Donna

    4 years ago

    Does anyone hava a script/batch file that I can run to Clear Forms and Passwords?
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  • Anonymous

    4 years ago

    if you uninstalled the msn browser and then reinstalled it would it take away the auto complete searches? or make no diffrence
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  • lauren

    4 years ago

    [b]go 2 my computer and go 2 control pannel, thn click on internet options and down the bottom of that page it says clear history thn click ok, n ur dun! :D good luck xx
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  • icevitaman

    4 years ago

    I cannot delete the autocomplete entries. None of the options for autocomplete in the tools/internet options/content/autocomplete work. I have pressed delete below the address bar when the urls are highlighted, and that doesn't work. Basically, I have tried everything people have said about solving this problem and none of them have worked.
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  • peter_mosteller@yahoo.com

    4 years ago

    I've gone to Tools/Internet History and deleted all the files and history. I've also gone to the Content/Auto Complete and cleared forms, however I still get a few web addresses that continue to show up. How do I get rid of these too?

    Thanks
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  • davak

    4 years ago

    <ul id="quote"><h6>scotty68 wrote:</h6>Ok, I give up. I have tried (several times) to clear the history from the address bar. It doesn't clear anything. If I type is "www.a.... it gives me every site I've been to. As well, if I click on the down arrow on the right side of the address bar it still gives me 10 or so sites ( these would be the sites I visited today)

    please help

    tks</ul>

    You just need to clear your history.

    Tool -> Internet Options -> Clear History

    http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips99.html
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  • surgeon

    4 years ago

    I cannot delete the autocomplete entries. None of the options for autocomplete in the tools/internet options/content/autocomplete work. I have pressed delete below the address bar when the urls are highlighted, and that doesn't work. Basically, I have tried everything people have said about solving this problem and none of them have worked.


    I have the same problem with the uswer names in my messenger windows and other similar windows.. cannt get rid of all these usernames by hitting the delete key... HELPPPPPPPP
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  • Pause

    4 years ago

    I'm having the same problem. Clearing history, forms, and temp files does not clear all of the addresses in autocomplete. The address bar is empy, and clicking the down arrow, shows that it's empty, until I type a letter, then a bunch of urls magically appear in the address drop down. But not all of them. For example, my bank's website. When I delete history and files, and type my bank's name, it doesn't appear in the auto complete, but other URLs that begin with the same letter do. Something else that's strange, some of the addresses are not URLs but website names. I suspect that there is a "qhost" history/autocomplete running in the background as part of some spyware to keep certain sites always in your autocomplete even when you clear it. But I wouldn't know how to go about finding it.
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  • Anonymous

    4 years ago

    it worked for me :D

    thanks
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  • Djoskobi

    4 years ago

    <ul id="quote"><h6>Pause wrote:</h6>When I delete history and files, and type my bank's name, it doesn't appear in the auto complete, but other URLs that begin with the same letter do. Something else that's strange, some of the addresses are not URLs but website names.</ul>

    I can see those website names. If you type the first letter of a favorite website it also appears in the addressbar.
    After clearing my history and autocomplete I still have some URLs appearing when I type a letter. I don't know how to delete those, but I have hidden them by unchecking web adresses in the autocomplete settings.
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  • Guest

    4 years ago

    <ul id="quote"><h6>rider wrote:</h6>guess i found the answer. this is off the google FAQ page.


    -One note; if you are using MSN Explorer 8.0 or 9.0, there is currently
    no way to clear the AutoComplete history for this browser. This issue
    is known to the MSN team at Microsoft, but there is no indication that
    they intend to ever fix this privacy issue.-

    god bless microsoft.</ul>

    Okay, all of you with the problem of this not working for you, please read above.....obviously this won't clear your AutoComplete entries if you use MSN Explorer or messenger. It helps to read the entries before you say....."it won't work for me".
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  • Anonymous

    4 years ago

    Ur brilliant i needed to know that and wooda been in a bit of trubble if i ddint..thanks ur a genius
    :D
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  • prs

    4 years ago

    I had this problem forever as known of the "obvious" solutions that are supposed to work would solve this problem. I found a suggestion for the trial version of "smart protector" shareware elsewhere, and after days of searching for a solution, the problem was solved in 5 minutes. I don't know how they locate these stray addresses but it works!
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  • guest

    4 years ago

    i cant get my google tool bar to erase what ive searched and how do i know if I left any info trails on my computer
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  • Anonymous

    4 years ago

    hey how do i delete the stuff in the my history search engine ive tried the erasing cookies and the history itself and press ok but the stuff is still listed.help. :?
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  • Anonymous

    4 years ago

    hey how do i delete the stuff in the my history search engine ive tried the erasing cookies and the history itself and press ok but the stuff is still listed.help. :?
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  • bishop

    4 years ago

    Is there a way to delete, clear, whatever the entries in the Address bar? I have XP and IE6, and clear history, autocomplete, regedit, and temporary internet file removal have no effect whatsoever.
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  • Guest

    4 years ago

    Go to WindowsTemp and delete the History folder. Dont worry, the next time you boot, it gets recreated. this should solve your problem of MSN Explorer.
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  • Anonymous

    4 years ago

    Outstanding - my privacy is assured! :D

    Thanks,

    RW
    Australia
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  • Anonymous

    4 years ago

    Hmm, question What if your computer is controlled by an administrator and they have blocked off the clear history button. Is there another way to clear the addresses when you type "www.b" and it shows every "b" website you've been to etc..

    Oh and another tip, for those of you having trouble deleting the typed urls..

    All Steps Are done in Regedit!
    1. Go to the start menu and click run then type "regedit".
    2 Click on HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    3.Go to software
    4.Go to microsoft
    5.Then Internet explorer
    6.Then in the internet explorer folder delete the folder typed urls

    Then there all gone using regedit :)
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  • mujo

    4 years ago

    do ibera
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  • Brenali

    4 years ago

    Im so happy its gone! thanks sooooo much! i love this site.
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  • Matt

    4 years ago

    :D very helpful:)
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  • Anonymous

    4 years ago

    <ul id="quote"><h6>scotty68 wrote:</h6>Ok, I give up. I have tried (several times) to clear the history from the address bar. It doesn't clear anything. If I type is "www.a.... it gives me every site I've been to. As well, if I click on the down arrow on the right side of the address bar it still gives me 10 or so sites ( these would be the sites I visited today)

    please help

    tks</ul>
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  • Anonymous

    3 years ago

    If I have MSN and want to complete the entrances in the google bar and the like, do I delete the SPW folder in Intelliforms under the MSN folder in regedit. I don't want to delete something that my computer needs.
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  • T-Bird

    3 years ago

    open i.e.6, click into search field, mouseover the first item in autocomplete dropdown and hold down the delete key until all gone...
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  • Anonymous

    2 years ago

    how do u delete it? i didn't understand :?
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  • Anonymous

    2 years ago

    how do u do this for mozilla???
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  • MickeyMouse

    2 years ago

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  • Anonymous

    2 years ago

    Download and use:

    http://www.ccleaner.com/
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