How do I delete items from Internet Explorer's auto-complete list?

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You don't need additional software to clean up your favorites. Just go to the Favorites menu, and select "Organize Favorites". The ability to delete is there. If things reappear without you having done anything, then you probably need to run a spyware checker. Recommendations for that are here: http://ask-leo.com/d-recommend

Help is here!!
I just found a excelent program that deletes ALL visited webpages in your address list (except directories such as "C:\" ect.) AND the whole IE history!!

Even better, it's freeware!!:)

Download here:
http://www.spychecker.com/program/historyeraser.html

Hope that helps everyone!

The list of items that you see in Internet Explorer when you click on the drop-down button right to the address bar can be emptied by rightclicking on your menu-bar, select properties and then:

Advanced > Clear (Windows 2000)

the option is there too in Windows XP, but you have to go a little deeper and select "empty list". This will also remove all the refernce to recently visited documents. This is a bit easier to do than editing the registry.

Hi. When i right click in an Internet Explorer page. Along with the usual back, refresh, create shortcut, etc. options, I also get a link to a porn site. How do i delete that?

I haven't heard of that, but it sure sounds like spyware. I'd grab a scanner and see if that doesn't clean it up. Recommendations here: http://ask-leo.com/d-recommend

In Internet Explorer click tools menu than internet options a window will be opened than click on content tab Below u will see a auto complete button click on it
A new window will be opened from you can empty the autofill option and and can also change settings for auto fill options

Just a comment about recently typed enteries. While you are 100% correct that the list will just fill up again, the list can be especially annoying if it contains incorrect entries, i.e., entries where typos have been made. It's nice to be able to delete the contents for the forms. Thanks for the MS Knowledgebase link. It was very helpful.

Softpedia has written an application allows export,Import and editing of the autofill / aout complete in Explorer.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Secret-Explorer.shtml

Are there any others that you are aware of ?
Is this currently a one of a kind application ?

Chuck G

The already given link to the free history eraser works perfectly. I strongly reccomend. Thanks
http://www.spychecker.com/program/historyeraser.html

just curious. can anyone help me delete the autoentry information in my google drop down box?
thank you...
ela

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