Deleting History Files

[Nicole]

Any help on deleting history files? We are
attempting "old methods" and can't find a clear history
that works.

We are willing to reinstall all of windows at this point.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Bob]

tools
internet options
content tab
autocomplete button
++++++++++++++++++++
clear these boxes.....as desired
[+] web addresses
[+] forms
[+] user names...
also press clear history button
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

 

[Mike Burgess]

Nicole,
Possibly your History folder is corrupt:
[XP\2K]
Log on as Administrator and delete the desired <username> folder(s).
[example]
"C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\HISTORY"
[more info]
How To: Delete the Internet Explorer Temporary Internet Files
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

[WinME]
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm#WinME

[Win98]
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm#Win98

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[Ken]

I had the same problem erasing History in IE for a long
time and none of the usual suggestions helped, including
deleting the folder in DOS, accessing Internet Options
through Control Panel, purging all spyware, and crippling
any protective programs that were running.

However, I discovered that I had a separate "Internet
Options" screen available within my AOL browser that did
indeed let me clear the History cache. Apparently the
software from AOL (and maybe other ISP software as well)
can keep a "handle" on the History folder preventing other
processes from deleting its contents. This appears to be
true regardless of which browser (IE or AOL's) originally
went to the sites in the cache.

The path for deleting the history cache and other web
matters from within AOL (6.0 for example) is as follows:
Settings > Preferences > Internet Properties
From there, the screens should look somewhat familiar and
the procedure will be obvious.