Keith Howie Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Hi, I am struggling trying to find out how to delete history that appears in the address bar drop down. I am running IE 8 on Vista and have internet settings set to delete history on exit and retain history for 0 days. I have uninstalled IE8 and the problem remains on IE7. I reinstalled IE8 and the problem remains. I reset IE8 settings and the problem remains. I tried CC Cleaner and even though the Index.dat files delete, I still have the same old history entries on my drop down. The small x that lights up when you mouse over each entry will delete the entry but the next time you open the drop down it is back. Can anyone help me get rid of this stuff? Thanks Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishan_rulz Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 What are the options you've ticked under "Internet Explorer" What version are you using? Simplicity is hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 It's called the AutoComplete dropdown list. To clear: IE8 > Tools > Internet Options > Content > AutoComplete Settings > Delete AutoComplete history > [select items to delete] > Delete You can set "Use AutoComplete for" to not record these entries in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Howie Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 Thanks for your help but found a solution that finally works. Start Menu > Control Panel > Indexing Options > Select Internet Explorer History > Press Advanced > Press Restore Defaults. You are asked to reboot and the history is gone when when the machine comes back. Thanks Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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