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

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Go to Tools/Internect Options/Content/AutoComplete/
Ten click 'clear forms' It should all disappear.
It can be turned off under Internet Options advanced.
Other programs may retain history words in their own files. Do a search for files containing offending words. Then open and carefully delete.

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Internet Explorer keeps track of each URL that you type in the address bar as a convenience to save you from typing the next time that you visit that site. However, any user that uses your computer can find out what addresses you typed in as well so some may be interested in clearing the address bar addresses. Just clearing the browser history will not do this as a registry modification is needed:

Click on Start, then Run.
Type regedit in the box provided.
In Regedit navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Typed URLs
Then just delete all of the keys that list the URL's you no longer want to see.

editor's note: Clearing the recent documents history from start menu properties will clear this list as well.

one sure way of removing unwanted and apparent permanent autocomplete URL address (the address the appears even when you have deleted history, temp internet files and cleared forms) is to delete the index.dat file found in your user directory.
This can safely be done in two ways but i'll show u the most convienient and hassle free(for Windows XP users):

1) Make new user account
the next step do logged on as admin or another account apart from the one u jus made with admin privliges

2) goto c:\documents and setting\old user account (make sure hidden files can be seen by the way) and copy everyfile except index.dat (maybe called ntindex.dat)

3) goto the the directory of the new account you just made (C:\documents and settings\new account) and paste all the files you've jus copied. if this is taking ages, cancel copy and cut the files in, it'll speed up the process

4)goto control panel and delete old user account

5) your finished! logg off admin or watever account your in, login to the new account and you'll find everything pretty much the same although u may find u have to set up a few programs again as the user settings of these programs was in the user.dat file (along with wallpaper and other appearance settings as well). goto internet explorer and you should find the annoying autocomplete url exterminated.

moral of story.....dont visit porn!!!

yours

IK

Yes that could help. Still quite a hassle, and I think I should be able to view what I want on my computer without revealing that to anybody.

www.acesoft.net/autocomplete/autocomplete.htm

looks like a solution.

Regards

M.

Please tell me how to delete the words we type in google search engine bar as it is storing the sentences i am typing .. how can we set that if we type it should store in that engine

I think you want this: http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_delete_history_items_from_my_google_tool_bar.html

i use tracks eraser pro it gets rid of all auto types and everthing else. works for all google auto types and explorer auto complete list.

http://www.acesoft.net/download.htm

I found a cool tool can instead of IE's autocomplete function, more details see: http://www.jjsoft-studio.com

in google tool bar when you type some thing it automatically saves in google history. you can delete one typed entry easily by just select the item and press delete. its all done.

Hi,
Ive been surfin' the net for how to delete a particular link from ur dropdown menu.

Just click on the history button (next to favorites).
Click on "search" to find the site (i.e. www.example.com/index.htm, u search for : "example")
The links will show, right mouse click on 'em and click "delete"
And ur done.
U can test it (i.e. in ur address bar type : "www.ex" and it won't show:) )

l8erz,
Rachel

-Every1's entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege-

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