cant delete link

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Mike

When I clear history, delete cookies, and delete temp
files (including offline) I still have a link that will
not stop coming up in the address bar (due to
autocomplete being on) when I start typing a similar
address, no matter what I do it will not go away. The
link is for something not sounding very family friendly,
and I wish it gone. Can someone help me get rid of it.
thanks, MIke
 
The way I clear the URL's in IE's address bar and commands in the RUN box under the START button in XP is:

Right-click Taskbar> Properties> Start Menu tab> XP or Classic View Customize button> Advanced tab> Clear List button> Apply button that is highlighted.

In Win98 I think it was:

Right-click Taskbar> Properties> Clear Recent Documents button.

This would delete ALL the entries, you could not delete a single one.

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"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message This URL is probably coming from the index.dat file in the History folder.
Free History Eraser from
http://smartprotector.com/eraser/free-history-eraser.htm will delete the
History folder (and the index.dat file) and a new one will be created when
you restart.
Or the History folder can be deleted manually:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Don
 
Your Clear List idea did not work. I dont want to
download some program loaded with who knows what to
delete this link. It is being stored somewhere and I
should be able to delete it myself. Can anyone help me?
Mike
-----Original Message-----
The way I clear the URL's in IE's address bar and
Click to expand...
commands in the RUN box under the START button in XP is:
Right-click Taskbar> Properties> Start Menu tab> XP or
Click to expand...
Classic View Customize button> Advanced tab> Clear List
button> Apply button that is highlighted.
In Win98 I think it was:

Right-click Taskbar> Properties> Clear Recent Documents button.

This would delete ALL the entries, you could not delete a single one.

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"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message This URL is probably coming from the index.dat file in the History folder.
Free History Eraser from
http://smartprotector.com/eraser/free-history-eraser.htm will delete the
History folder (and the index.dat file) and a new one will be created when
you restart.
Or the History folder can be deleted manually:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Don
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"Mike" wrote in message news:10b801c48be6$e2108950 [email protected]...
When I clear history, delete cookies, and delete temp
files (including offline) I still have a link that will
not stop coming up in the address bar (due to
autocomplete being on) when I start typing a similar
address, no matter what I do it will not go away. The
link is for something not sounding very family friendly,
and I wish it gone. Can someone help me get rid of it.
thanks, MIke
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I don't know whether this may help but...:

Start / execute / regedit (in the box) / ENTER

Then: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerTypedURLs

Eliminate the odd one.

Did it work?

Luck

Your Clear List idea did not work. I dont want to
download some program loaded with who knows what to
delete this link. It is being stored somewhere and I
should be able to delete it myself. Can anyone help me?
Mike
-----Original Message-----
The way I clear the URL's in IE's address bar and
Click to expand...
commands in the RUN box under the START button in XP is:
Right-click Taskbar> Properties> Start Menu tab> XP or
Click to expand...
Classic View Customize button> Advanced tab> Clear List
button> Apply button that is highlighted.
In Win98 I think it was:

Right-click Taskbar> Properties> Clear Recent Documents button.

This would delete ALL the entries, you could not delete a single one.

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"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message This URL is probably coming from the index.dat file in the History folder.
Free History Eraser from
http://smartprotector.com/eraser/free-history-eraser.htm will delete the
History folder (and the index.dat file) and a new one will be created when
you restart.
Or the History folder can be deleted manually:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Don
--
MVP IE/OE
Please reply to the newsgroup so that others may participate.

"Mike" wrote in message news:10b801c48be6$e2108950 [email protected]...
When I clear history, delete cookies, and delete temp
files (including offline) I still have a link that will
not stop coming up in the address bar (due to
autocomplete being on) when I start typing a similar
address, no matter what I do it will not go away. The
link is for something not sounding very family friendly,
and I wish it gone. Can someone help me get rid of it.
thanks, MIke
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Didnt work either, just the Default file is there after I
clear history. This is frustrating. Thanks for all the
help, keep the ideas coming.
-----Original Message-----
I don't know whether this may help but...:

Start / execute / regedit (in the box) / ENTER

Then: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerTypedURLs

Eliminate the odd one.

Did it work?

Luck

<[email protected]> escribió en el mensaje
Your Clear List idea did not work. I dont want to
download some program loaded with who knows what to
delete this link. It is being stored somewhere and I
should be able to delete it myself. Can anyone help me?
Mike
-----Original Message-----
The way I clear the URL's in IE's address bar and
Click to expand...
commands in the RUN box under the START button in XP is:
Right-click Taskbar> Properties> Start Menu tab> XP or
Click to expand...
Classic View Customize button> Advanced tab> Clear List
button> Apply button that is highlighted.
In Win98 I think it was:

Right-click Taskbar> Properties> Clear Recent
Click to expand...
Documents
button.
This would delete ALL the entries, you could not
Click to expand...
delete
a single one.
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"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in
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message
This URL is probably coming from the index.dat file in the History folder.
Free History Eraser from
http://smartprotector.com/eraser/free-history-
Click to expand...
eraser.htm
will delete the
History folder (and the index.dat file) and a new one will be created when
you restart.
Or the History folder can be deleted manually:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Don
--
MVP IE/OE
Please reply to the newsgroup so that others may participate.

"Mike" wrote in message [email protected]...
When I clear history, delete cookies, and delete temp
files (including offline) I still have a link that will
not stop coming up in the address bar (due to
autocomplete being on) when I start typing a similar
address, no matter what I do it will not go away. The
link is for something not sounding very family friendly,
and I wish it gone. Can someone help me get rid of it.
thanks, MIke
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1-As you said temp files, history, cookies and bin??? have been deleted,
is that URL present even after running CWS Shredder, Ad-Aware SE and (not
or) Spybot?

2-Are you using an antivirus with firewall?

Ask again if this issue can't be solved. Luck :-)




<[email protected]> escribió en el mensaje
Didnt work either, just the Default file is there after I
clear history. This is frustrating. Thanks for all the
help, keep the ideas coming.
-----Original Message-----
I don't know whether this may help but...:

Start / execute / regedit (in the box) / ENTER

Then: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerTypedURLs

Eliminate the odd one.

Did it work?

Luck

<[email protected]> escribió en el mensaje
Your Clear List idea did not work. I dont want to
download some program loaded with who knows what to
delete this link. It is being stored somewhere and I
should be able to delete it myself. Can anyone help me?
Mike
-----Original Message-----
The way I clear the URL's in IE's address bar and
Click to expand...
commands in the RUN box under the START button in XP is:
Right-click Taskbar> Properties> Start Menu tab> XP or
Click to expand...
Classic View Customize button> Advanced tab> Clear List
button> Apply button that is highlighted.
In Win98 I think it was:

Right-click Taskbar> Properties> Clear Recent
Click to expand...
Documents
button.
This would delete ALL the entries, you could not
Click to expand...
delete
a single one.
--

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"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in
Click to expand...
message
This URL is probably coming from the index.dat file in the History folder.
Free History Eraser from
http://smartprotector.com/eraser/free-history-
Click to expand...
eraser.htm
will delete the
History folder (and the index.dat file) and a new one will be created when
you restart.
Or the History folder can be deleted manually:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Don
--
MVP IE/OE
Please reply to the newsgroup so that others may participate.

"Mike" wrote in message [email protected]...
When I clear history, delete cookies, and delete temp
files (including offline) I still have a link that will
not stop coming up in the address bar (due to
autocomplete being on) when I start typing a similar
address, no matter what I do it will not go away. The
link is for something not sounding very family friendly,
and I wish it gone. Can someone help me get rid of it.
thanks, MIke
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