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Comment from jparker on 2008-11-25

2008-11-25T19:31:23Z

I have IE7 When I go to IE properties/content/auto complete,click settings...and the web address and forms are already UNchecked; I've already deleted All; deleted FORMS, but I keep getting drop down History in the Google search box. What's the problem?

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Comment from Brian on 2008-11-03

2008-11-03T21:37:35Z

in IE7 just click on tools, internet options. go to the content tab and click the button for auto complete. uncheck the option web addresses and voila, it no longer tries to auto complete so the history is in effect gone.

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Comment from Henry Paulson on 2008-10-14

2008-10-14T21:07:40Z

Releasing the history from the 'ctrl H' feature is really helpful. I did not realize how long the memory is kept there - I wonder if that has any bearings on the speed of the system; as all of that would take up some disk space.
Thanx Leo!

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Comment from Rob on 2008-08-24

2008-08-25T02:18:40Z

I've tried everything mentioned above and more. I've deleted temp. internet files, cookies, history, forms data, passwords, etc. from both the browser and from from the control panel with the browser closed. I've gone to the registry folders, including the "typed URL" one, and have even tried searching the registry for the URL name. I also tried several utilities, including nirsoft mentioned above and still.. still have url's showing in the address bar (ie7 using vista home premium). There are several URLs that I just cannot get rid of... any other suggestions? Thanks!

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Comment from Luis on 2008-07-31

2008-07-31T16:41:12Z

Hi,

I had the same problem. I deleted the entry from the registry and then I did a search on my history (click the history icon on the ie and then click search) for the annoying URL (it was a misspell of a link I usually type a lot). Finally I just right clicked and delete and it stopped showing it on the addressbar when I started typing.
The autocomplete is probably done using the registry, and links infavourites & History... So you should delete it from all in which it appears...

Hope this helps!

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Comment from chris on 2008-07-18

2008-07-18T10:30:21Z

If you want to remove all of he items, then un check the "forms" part of the autocomplete settings in Tools.

If it's just one or two items, from the google seach, simply type in the first letter of the search item, so it shows. use the cursor keys to move down to the item you want to remove then press the Delete Button!

Chris

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Comment from Leo on 2008-06-15

2008-06-15T23:41:20Z

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Right click on the item in the list and then click on Delete
in the menu that pops up.

Leo

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Comment from Jimmy Dean Plummer on 2008-06-15

2008-06-15T20:43:15Z

How do i delete item from my Favorites List that I no longer want on the list?

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Comment from Reggie on 2008-04-17

2008-04-17T17:48:49Z

I have done the http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/iehv.html website and downloaded the utility for free and it worked. It took like 2 minutes. All you have to do is download the utility, unzip it to a folder, click on the exe file, check the boxes that you want to delete and then delete them with the X at the top. It works very well.

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Comment from ashish on 2008-03-11

2008-03-11T07:08:23Z

Hallo sir,
i am a student and also a employ of a company. my problem is some days before i had serch in google about management studies. i use all deleting systems but when i type www. google then management serch is display in address bar. Please help me.

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Comment from ceasar on 2008-02-27

2008-02-27T08:41:29Z

- Download the free internet explorer histor viewer from http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/iehv.html
-this will load the index that is used for both the internet explorer history and autocomplete.
-items can then be deleted from the list.

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Comment from don on 2008-02-13

2008-02-13T15:31:49Z

i share the same fate as the others.

i did everything to delete web addresses. However, everytime i type www on the url, it list down the addresses i previously visited.

i also tried typing www on the homepage of internet options, it also list down the previous addresses i visited.

how do i get to delete them for good.

Thank you.

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Comment from Mark in London on 2007-12-22

2007-12-22T16:54:55Z

I spent hours trying to delete the dropdown list. I cleared the history etc. Call me stupid but I realised eventually that the only addresses showing in the list were ones that were stored in my favourites. So if you have are sites in your favourites which you do not want to appear when you type, the best thing to do is rename the favourite and start it with an uncommonly used symbol such as ^. For example, "DoNotTellMyWife.com" should be renamed "^DoNotTellMyWife.com" in the favourites list. Hope this helps.

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Comment from ji on 2007-10-26

2007-10-26T10:49:58Z

hi leo,
iam facing the same problem as others, that iam trying to delete my history but some URLs are not deleted, you mentioned something about logging to new user and copy and paste some files to the original user, also you mentioned that using Ad-Aware may help, i have tried Ad-Aware with no results and i don't want to do that users' issue. is there any other easier way. another thing please: does norton antivirus work in this situation?? but my norton is expired and need to be activated, but our IT officer says to me not to activate it, any suggestions??

many thanks leo

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Comment from John on 2007-10-22

2007-10-23T04:55:23Z

How do I delete itemized entries from the drop down menu and keep the others.

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Comment from Rodd on 2007-09-16

2007-09-16T19:34:56Z

good god please someone help me, i hope you know...

I have this websites that at some point I visited, but they keep coming when I type some letters on the urlbar (the common bar that you use to tipe the address of an especific webpage) of IE.

I erased 500 times the history, the cache, cookies, all the contents of every single folder that keeps this kind of info and nothing...

The problem seems to be this particular option called "autocomplete" in tolls>internet options>contents...

I cant get this url`s erased from THAT list, and I would love to know where I can find the file (or the key of the windows registry) that keeps this records so I can finally erase them for good.

Im triying to erase the data that the autocomplete function (for websites) keeps, not the history of the webpages.

thanks!

pd: Im sorry if there is an explanation for this in the forum already but i searched for it in the first 20 pages and I couldnt find it.

rodo

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Comment from Kyle on 2007-09-12

2007-09-13T05:16:35Z

one certain line of history always just remaind in the regulad internet browser on my home page..

when i type in www.google.ca!

there is always one already searched item, www.google.ca/game_cheats.

it wont go away! everytime i delete everything else is gone, but that one always remains?

whyyyyyy?

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Comment from albert on 2007-07-13

2007-07-13T15:39:53Z

Individual items can be deleted from the address bar by clicking the History button and deleting the item appearing in the History list.

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Comment from Rocco on 2007-07-09

2007-07-09T20:34:03Z

Hi, I don't think this was told but to remove all web adresses(google, and yahoo still there) from the adresses bar go on Tools/internet options/Clear history.
Hope this helps,
Sincerely,
Rocco

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Comment from Roger Watson on 2007-06-16

2007-06-16T22:42:09Z

So, in order to clear or the history of the address bar in IE only without deleting your IE History folder follow these steps:

Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).

Note: As always, before making changes to your registry you should always make sure you have a valid backup. In cases where you're supposed to delete or modify keys or values from the registry it is possible to first export that key or value(s) to a .REG file before performing the changes.

Locate the following key in the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs

Delete all the URLx (e.g. URL1, URL2 and so on) that you do not wish to be visible in the address bar drop down list.

Note: If you delete only certain keys, make sure that the remaining keys are in renamed in sequential order start from url1. Otherwise you might corrupte your remaining keys.

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Comment from Spoukie on 2007-05-31

2007-05-31T20:48:49Z

This message is for Jon:
***when going onto google i have a drop down box and it has all the previous sites i have visited but do not want them there, how do i delete it?
Posted by: Jon at May 16, 2007 01:54 PM***

Check this ! Very simple

http://familyinternet.about.com/cs/ienetscapehelp/a/autocomplete4.htm

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Comment from Jon on 2007-05-16

2007-05-16T20:54:21Z

when going onto google i have a drop down box and it has all the previous sites i have visited but do not want them there, how do i delete it?

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Comment from dave clay on 2007-05-06

2007-05-06T23:47:05Z

it looks like my son has been at my computer i need to watch wear he is going

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Comment from Scott Dunn on 2007-04-03

2007-04-03T20:23:54Z

I have 3 websites that when I go Tools/Internet Options/Clear History, don't clear, what should I do?

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Comment from JJ on 2007-02-28

2007-03-01T00:59:32Z

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

This worked for me, seems to be trustworthy also. I scanned with Ad-Aware and it came out fine.

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Comment from Borik on 2007-02-23

2007-02-23T13:24:03Z

Oooo yeah History Killer is fantastik

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Comment from Arthur on 2007-02-23

2007-02-23T11:02:50Z

All your problems will be solved with the program History Killer.
http://en.emergency-soft.com/category/historykiller
Supports for Internet Explorer, Firefox Mozilla, Netscape, Opera and Flock web browsers
Removes cache, cookies, internet history, last visited pages, ActiveX controls, autocomplete forms, locked index.dat files and more...

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Comment from emily on 2007-02-06

2007-02-06T18:26:04Z

how do i delete everything from my internet???

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Comment from Cindy on 2007-01-28

2007-01-28T19:38:12Z

The answer is NOT just in unchecking autocomplete, removing the site from favorites, history, even removing the site name from "typed entries" in the registry.
The answer was actually located in Leo's link to the Microsoft page. I had been working on this for 2 days and had even been to other Microsoft pages.

It's:
TOOLS/INTERNET OPTIONS/ADVANCED

Unclick:
"Use inline AutoComplete for Web addresses"

FINALLY, THE ANSWER!!!

THANK YOU!!

Cindy

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Comment from Kurbin on 2006-12-06

2006-12-07T02:51:56Z

Well I'd like this article, but IE' autocomplete feature can not delete your items that you selected. Sometimes I'd like to open and login into website with single one click. Fortunately I found IntelliLogin tool did do all things for me such as deleted items your selected and one single click sign on etc.
more details: http://www.jjsoft-studio.com

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Comment from Rich on 2006-11-28

2006-11-28T15:57:13Z

How do I detete the companies that have stored a shortcut in the tools dropdown in Internet Explorer. The first item in the dropdown is
Mail and News, because I have downloaded Party Poker ETC. there are four or five other items that I need to delete from this tools area.

Thanks

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Comment from Essephreak on 2006-11-12

2006-11-13T00:39:01Z

>>how do I manually delete url's from the registry?

Start | run | Regedit
Go to hkey_current_user\software\microsoft\internet explorer\typed URLs
Then delete the entries for the ones you want to get rid of.

I do this, in conjunction with deleting from history (open up history, right-click a folder or URL and choose delete) to selectively remove items from the auto-complete.

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Comment from ric brown on 2006-11-08

2006-11-08T14:30:02Z

thanks for the help

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Comment from Mark on 2006-11-04

2006-11-04T20:08:58Z

how do I manually delete url's from the registry?

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Comment from Kurbin on 2006-11-04

2006-11-04T12:53:44Z

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Comment from Patrick on 2006-11-04

2006-11-04T11:13:53Z

To erase all those "nasty" files (like index.dat), I use CrapCleaner. No need to create additional admin users etc. Just install the program and check all the different types of "crap" you want to erase; run CC and Bob's y'er uncle.

BUT... although this is a great prog, I still have a problem. I can erase recently typed URL's, but there are a few URL's that i use on a regular basis that I can't remove; they survive any attempt to erase them with CC and I can't find them in the registry when I try to delete them manualy. Where are they hiding?

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Comment from ravihs on 2006-09-27

2006-09-27T20:12:59Z

Simply best

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Comment from The Red Baron on 2006-09-25

2006-09-25T15:36:47Z

I would like to ask for help on an issue that I could not resolve by myself, neither could I find the answer in the article. What do I do if IE actually STOPS displaying the dropdown list with auto complete possibilities? I used that list a lot when browsing, and not being able to use it is a great inconvenience to me. I thought that it may be a bug or a virus, but neither my antivirus nor my anti-spyware detected anything. So, how can I restore IE's dropdown auto complete list?

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Comment from speng on 2006-09-23

2006-09-23T08:33:23Z

To delete the index.dat file and clear your internet explorer history autocomplete entries: go to control panel, select users, create a new administrator, log off from your normal user, log on to the new administrator user, go to start menu, select search, search for index.dat in all drives, delete all entries of the index.dat file within your noraml user directory, log off, log back in to normal user. The autocomplete entries for internet explorer should now be deleted and you can delete the new administrator user if you want. You might still find some autocomplete entries that haven't been deleted (I can't get rid of amazon entries or windows explorer drives, for instance) but most should be gone.

If anyone knows how to delete the windows explorer history autocomplete entries (esp blo*dy amazon) I'd love to know how.

Thanks

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Comment from bfjhguehghgjvn on 2006-09-13

2006-09-13T10:04:44Z

You can't truly get rid of your history until you delete the index.dat file - it keeps a record of every site you visit even after you've deleted them from your history, your Temporary Internet Files folder etc. What I need to know is what is the best program to use to delete the index.dat file, or how can I do it in DOS?

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Comment from tim on 2006-09-10

2006-09-10T20:25:06Z

yeah i cant delete some of my autocomplete info. i deleted all history and did the tools, int options, autocomplete thing too. I got the same problem as lisa, can someone please help?

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Comment from Bob on 2006-09-05

2006-09-05T13:29:18Z

Delete individual entries from auto-complete list buy selecting item and hitting 'delete'.

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Comment from jas on 2006-09-04

2006-09-04T15:46:12Z

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

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Comment from tomax7 on 2006-08-18

2006-08-18T18:41:28Z

ok...finally did it. Used the history scrubber someone said, went back into Tools/IntOptions/Content/AutoComplete, unchecked all the boxes, pressed clear Forms and Passwords.

That did it.

Gadzooks, what a gong show!

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Comment from tomax7 on 2006-08-18

2006-08-18T18:35:48Z

well I give up! Rebooted into Safe Mode, even into Vista Beta (dual boot machine) and deleted everything under Doc&Set/Tom History, Cookies, Temp, Temp Internet Files as well as Default User, NetworkSevice and so on.

Rebooted back into XP and guess what, all the autoprompts are still back. Is there a registry hack? Like blow away HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Windows/InternetExplorer?

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Comment from tomax7 on 2006-08-18

2006-08-18T18:17:48Z

...this has got to be an XP update issue, because I used to be able to right click on the drop downs and hit delete, now right clicking on it doesn't do anything. I"ve tried purging all the ways mentioned above, it is not a history thing per se, but a autocomplete issue. I logged in as administrator to delete the index.dat file you can't delete in your own profile, but the All Users can't be deleted. Same with LocalService and NetWorkService.

Quite frustrating. Will try that history blaster program someone mentioned.

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Comment from lisa on 2006-08-11

2006-08-11T11:56:17Z

I have a problem that isn't rectified by doing anything that this very inciteful artical suggests and I don't really want to be downloading special programs onto my computer to see if they will work. Even if I delete all my history, favourites, cookies, temporary files, autocomplete etc. there are still a couple of addresses that come up in the address bar as autocomplete items, e.g. typing www.f brings up www.faceparty.com. These items do not appear in the history lists (as I have deleted them all) but they do come up in history if you search for 'f' for example. Nothing gets rid of them and I don't understand how searching through a totally empty history record can find anything whatsoever!

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Comment from Naman Mehra on 2006-07-27

2006-07-27T18:03:36Z

this page rocks..... it really does ............ thank u leo

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Comment from james toidignikcufuoy on 2006-07-14

2006-07-14T21:35:59Z

"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"

Just to let you know, it wont work in some system!!!

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Comment from archietdb on 2006-06-05

2006-06-05T16:33:28Z

That means YOU Alan - see above!!
Also i'd like to congratulate Leo for everything that he does to help people (If he isn't up to his eyeballs in Cuisinart DCC-1200 12-Cup Brew Central Coffeemakers he damn well should be!!)

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Comment from archietdb on 2006-06-05

2006-06-05T16:29:04Z

TO ANYONE WHO IF HAVING DIFFICULTIES DELETING FROM INTERNET EXPLORER HISTORY:
I couldn't delete certain adresses from my history - they just wouldn't delete!!However, after searching the internet for ages I found this -

http://www.smartprotector.com/eraser/free-history-eraser.htm

AMAZING!! Literally deletes all history, at least on the surface!!

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Comment from sharan on 2006-06-02

2006-06-02T12:10:23Z

verry good

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Comment from david on 2006-05-10

2006-05-11T03:19:04Z

Look here for a possible simple solution to autocomplete entries that don't go away when history is cleared. (Instructions to get delete all index.dat files on your computer.)

http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/features/275/Sarahs_Windows_Tweak_Delete_Hidden_Surfing_Tracks.html

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Comment from dubious on 2006-05-04

2006-05-04T18:31:45Z

Problem is - sometimes none of the above works. I have an address which keeps popping up in autocomplete and I cannot purge it no matter how many times I clear history or clear forms. It does not show in the history but it still keeps popping up.

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Comment from kool_kat on 2006-04-30

2006-04-30T17:15:45Z

hiya emm.. i am wondering if u could tell me if when i search somthing on google does it then a ppear as a pop-up if it does please tell me how to clear all history thanks

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Comment from Rachel on 2006-04-25

2006-04-25T12:53:45Z

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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Comment from aqeel on 2006-04-15

2006-04-15T14:14:14Z

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.

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Comment from SM on 2006-04-12

2006-04-12T13:01:16Z

I recently had a url of a side to my explorer cache without me ever visiting the site. Has this ever happened to anyone b4? The site is also an indecent one

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Comment from Alan on 2006-04-09

2006-04-10T05:49:29Z

I've tried deleting all my internet history, as well as the cookies and the temporary internet files, and there are certain addresses that I CAN't delete...they dissappear in the drop down menu, but when i try to write them again they suddenly appear. WHY? Can you help me?

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Comment from jarred on 2006-03-11

2006-03-11T19:05:25Z

I just want to delete one link from the address bar how do I do that?

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Comment from hoochie on 2006-03-11

2006-03-11T14:42:37Z

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

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Comment from sharmila on 2006-03-07

2006-03-07T10:19:57Z

how to remove a ecard address completly from address bar.plz tell

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Comment from Lalit Kitroo on 2006-03-03

2006-03-04T06:00:37Z

Thanks a lot. Google provided no help for my query of how to clear Auto Fill History.
Your site is amazingly helpful.
Thanks once again.

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Comment from k on 2006-03-03

2006-03-04T02:29:15Z

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

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Comment from Leo on 2006-03-02

2006-03-02T23:44:28Z

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

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Comment from uday on 2006-03-02

2006-03-02T18:13:22Z

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

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Comment from andy on 2006-02-23

2006-02-23T11:56:44Z

In the autocomplete boxes on forms I've typed in my email address wrong not noticed and carried on; now the wrong spelling is allways default as the first entry. I can delete all of the auto completes, but would rather just delete just this one. Is there a file I can open and delete?

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Comment from aj on 2006-02-16

2006-02-16T23:47:21Z

i dunno about URL's, but to get rid of the auto-complete stuff in something like a google search, just have it pull up the list (press the down arrow or the first letter of whatever you want to delete), highlight the to-be-deleted selection with your mouse and press 'delete'

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Comment from sam on 2006-02-14

2006-02-14T13:51:47Z

Im trying to do the run, Regedit, but i get a popup that says "regedit denied by administrator" I am the administrator!!! Anyone can help?

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Comment from Mike on 2006-02-07

2006-02-08T00:57:29Z

that is the only way to do it!?! that is way to much :( i dont even get it

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Comment from MB on 2006-01-12

2006-01-13T00:52:13Z

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

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Comment from I K on 2006-01-12

2006-01-12T11:31:57Z

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

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Comment from kartik rathi on 2006-01-11

2006-01-11T21:57:06Z

Please tell me how to delete entry that is below address bar.Like what we type in GOOGLE for search.Those items are shown every time when we accesed GOOGLE.How can i delete these entries so that these entries will not shown in future.

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Comment from Keith on 2006-01-06

2006-01-06T21:52:30Z

Same problem as someone before...please help...

Problem: I have a URL that remains permanently in the autocomplete list -- no matter what. It is not in the registry. It is not in the history files in windows or document and settings. It may be in a .dat file, but if so it is encrypted someway. It can't be cleared by "clear history". It can't be cleared by selecting it in the drop down box and pressing delete.

Have you or others seen this?

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Comment from john on 2006-01-06

2006-01-06T16:46:35Z

I have tried everything above and still can not delete everything I want to. When I type in the letter m for example in the address bar, I get search for m in the drop-box along with some websites that search for m. These websites are not part of my favorites, history, or recently viewed sites. I tried all the suggestions in the article and comments.

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Comment from slick on 2006-01-02

2006-01-02T13:40:59Z

Here is the answer that was first asked

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.

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Comment from Roy Caswell on 2005-12-09

2005-12-09T15:35:36Z

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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