Address Bar issues

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I have XP Pro w/ IE 6.0. Some issues I like some help with: First, when I
type in an address I have entered before the self completer does not work.
Second, after entering a new address and clicking on 'Go' nothing happens. I
will wait a minute and then click on the 'Home' icon. At this point the web
site I was intending to go to pops up. As an alternative I have to use
'Search' to get to a web site. Finally the history in the drop down box for
the Address Bar is limited to 5 addresses. I have the setting at 31 days in
Internet Options.

Any help is appreciated.

TXBob
 
Hi TXBob :-)

Try the following and see if it helps

These URLs are in the index.dat file in each User's History folder.

Your History folder or Index.dat may have become corrupted :

For XP follow the instructions at Mike Burgess' site as the process and
paths differ from W98:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
To delete the History folder and index.dat (XP)

Log on as Administrator and delete the desired <username> folder and reboot.
(or log on as another user that has Administrator privileges)
Example: "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\HISTORY"

also......

Here is a very good explaination of why some URLs may not show up in the
list.

Courtesy of Robert Aldwinckle - MS MVP

<quote>

That particular feature is an anachronism called TypedURLs.
It is a 25 (max) element list which is maintained in the registry.
You can display it by pressing F4. IIRC it's actually part somehow
of the *old* IE4 AutoComplete.

Elements from that list can be included in the AutoSuggest dropdown
list (the new AutoComplete for Web Addresses). I think that there is
a TweakUI option which clears the list but I'm not sure as I don't use
that tool. In XP I have noticed that it also gets cleared when (I think)
History gets cleared using inetcpl.cpl with iexplore.exe not running.
That is its only association with History that I know of and I think it
is a recent change.

Elements only get added to TypedURLs when something is entered
in the Address bar *and* there is a successful open of what's typed.
We don't know yet if the user is actually entering anything in the
Address bar or if when it is entered a successful open is done.
If neither of those conditions are true then we would have an
explanation for the symptom (blank TypedURLs list).

<end quote>

Hope this helps. :-)

Jan :)
MS MVP - IE/OE
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