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Comment from Fio on 2009-03-19

2009-03-19T11:55:39Z

Is there a way to recover Internet Explorer History files? Mine seem to have gotten corrupted a a certain point & those weeks prior to that date will not open... Using IE7, Vista Ultimate.

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Comment from joost on 2009-01-20

2009-01-20T21:24:11Z

YES the hanging issue is solved: Nero was the problem Thanks for the shared information.

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Comment from SERGIO on 2009-01-04

2009-01-04T13:53:58Z

Why is my history for previous days not there when i start my computer? I have internet explorer 7 and running windows XP. I also have norton antivirus running. Thanks

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Comment from andysacks on 2008-10-23

2008-10-24T00:12:36Z

If you want to delete the browser address bar history do the following:
1. Open the command line.
2. Run regedit.
3. Delete the values that you want to get rid of at this path:
HEKY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLS
OR
Run a program like SecureWindows from PC-Kitchen:
http://www.pc-kitchen.com

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Comment from SFree on 2008-10-06

2008-10-06T16:31:07Z

You can also just have IE nuke History on exit. found it here - http://www.groovypost.com/howto/microsoft/ie/automatically-clear-ie7-browser-temporary-files-at-exit/ or use a batch file but I cant figure out how to do that yet.

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Comment from Jason on 2008-07-05

2008-07-05T11:52:30Z

In addition to the above, you may also want to run msconfig to see if you have NmBgMonitor.exe or NMFirstStart.exe in the startup list. If so you may want to disable them to prevent Scout from running automatically.

If this fix works for you, but you find the problem arising again, bring up task manager via Ctrl-Alt-Del and look for a process titled NMIndexsvr.exe or similar. That's Scout running in the background. End Process to kill it.

Happy Hunting

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Comment from Jason on 2008-07-05

2008-07-05T11:17:45Z

I had the same issue with IE7. When I would try to delete the browsing history it would hang indefinitely and I would be forced to close through task manager. I tried everything in the book to fix it, short of throwing my computer out the window...

My problem stemmed from Nero Scout. It's some sort of indexing software that was installed with Nero 7 ultimate. Strangely, when I installed Nero, I remember that I selected to NOT install Scout. Anyway, here's what fixed it for me:

1. Search for NeroScoutOptions.exe and run
2. Uncheck box labeled "Enable Nero Scout" in upper left corner of window
3. Click Ok
4. Reboot
5. Try to delete history

This worked for me after two weeks of pulling out my hair. I unistalled and reinstalled IE, I ran numerous malware removal tools, I did a HJT eval... Funny how one little checkbox can ruin everything.

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2008-02-04

2008-02-05T04:30:00Z

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I don't know why it's not in control panel, but the
instructions above get to it it from within IE7 itself. In
IE7's Tools menu you should find Internet Options.

Leo

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Comment from Gill on 2008-02-04

2008-02-04T20:51:14Z

Leo - I was excited to find this page. I've not been able to find anything esle this helpful on the issue of the "deleting browser history" function hanging. The problem I have is that I don't see "Internet Options" in my Controll Panel. I thought this was just a function of the IE7 upgrade, but from what you have said, it appears I should have that setting despite having IE7. Any idea why it's not showing up in my control panel and how to fix the situation?

(I haven't found any other way to fix the deleting-browser-history problem so I'm really hoping for a fix with your approach.)

Thanks!

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Comment from bader on 2008-01-31

2008-02-01T04:42:29Z

how can i delete history in windows vista

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2007-11-16

2007-11-17T00:47:04Z

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Comment from Ashley on 2007-11-16

2007-11-16T21:55:24Z

I have Internet Explorer 7. I need to be able to view the history but I can't remember how to do it. I do NOT want to delete it. Can you please tell me how to get into the history? Thanks!

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Comment from Colin Schofield on 2007-07-22

2007-07-22T19:45:28Z

Hi,
I've tried this method of preventing hand-up when deleting the browser history and it works once, then when you try next time it just goes back into endless delete mode. You have to Ctl/Alt/Del, and even this wont respond easily! It's driving me crazy, especially as all the other delete options work, but not the browser history. any clues?

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Comment from Warrior on 2007-06-11

2007-06-11T10:21:12Z

Yowza....

Check info here ...

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-ie7-browsing-history-from-the-command-line/

Regardz...

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Comment from strike33 on 2007-03-29

2007-03-29T08:45:45Z

Goodbye IE7. I don't have the time nor the space to continue bogus procedures to supplant bugs. It is now official 27% of Windows XP lines of code contain bugs or errors (not the same as a bug). With the Advent of Windows Vista do we want to start this process over without EVER correcting the previous FRAUD which now falls under RICO 1962 (c) act for international acts of fraud.

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Comment from Yep on 2007-03-07

2007-03-08T01:11:35Z

Yep, same thing. URL bar in IE-7 is NOT clearing the history. You can easily see what has been searched for. CCleaner cannot even clear the URL bar history. IE7 tools menu won't do it. Wow, is this ever totally bogus!

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Comment from historykiller on 2007-03-04

2007-03-04T22:37:45Z

I was having a problem with this. mxjazz posted this above and it is the only thing that worked for me other than using Window Washer(tm) which takes a while to run since it cleans the whole computer.

Here's what mxjazz wrote, and it does work.

If your IE7 hangs when you try to delete the history, simply try the following procedure which works fine for me:
1. Restart your system (IMPORTANT do not restart IE7 until the delete process is ended)
2. Go to control panel
3. Click Internet options
4. Under the general tab, click Delete button
5. Delete your history in the same way you do it from IE7
That's all.

P.S.
You can put a shortcut to "Internet options" right on your desktop if you are lazy and don't want to go through the control panel all the time.

Good luck and thanks jazz-man.

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Comment from Colin Wright on 2007-03-03

2007-03-03T09:57:18Z

I am following the instructions on how to clear history etc in IE7 but I STILL see a list of previoulsy visited websites and folders in the drop-down toolbar. Nothing I do seems to get rid of it, not even 'Delete All'. Any ideas?

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Comment from mxjazz on 2007-02-27

2007-02-27T10:02:14Z

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Comment from Arthur on 2007-02-23

2007-02-23T11:12:01Z

Try to clear your search history whit History Killer v 2.1.
http://en.emergency-soft.com/category/historykiller

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Comment from Greg on 2007-02-10

2007-02-10T23:22:44Z

I'm having the same problem, i.e. it hangs up and doesn't delete anything. What gives?

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Comment from eg on 2007-01-30

2007-01-30T09:57:03Z

IE7 "delete browsing history" HANGS!!!
Everybody knows it but MS DO NOT provide solution nor PATCH.
They are unethical, fraudulent, and unprofessional.

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Comment from Randy on 2006-12-13

2006-12-14T00:10:33Z

Every time I try to clear my history file in IE7, it gets hung up and doesn't clear the history. I end up having to go into the task manager to stop the process, otherwise it will go on forever - even though it never actually clears anything. I have Windows XP operating system. What can I do to fix this??

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