Explorer drop down list

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Hi Ngaire :-)
How do I clear auto details when I am completing things like the www
addresses
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Try the following and see if it helps:

Delete all Addresses in Dropdown box

Courtesy of Jim Byrd -

To delete ALL Addresses in the Drop Down list, go here and
download and install Mike Burgess' DelTypedURL.inf at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

See below for Selective Delete

You can also get DelSearchMRU.inf at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/DelSearchMRU.inf

Note: this does not remove entries entered via AutoComplete. To remove
hidden AutoComplete entries in History:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm#AutoComplete

IMPORTANT NOTE: Be sure that ALL instances of IE6 are CLOSED before
you do the install of this (these) .inf files. Otherwise the "old" entries
will just be re-written back to the Registry when you close IE.

A nice alternative just for selective or all Address (not Search) history
maintenance is EditURLs, here:
http://www.aandrc.com/editurls/
Here also, you must close ALL instances of IE6 for the deletions to "take".

Recommended

However, anything listed in Favorites (which by default includes pages saved
for
offline viewing) are not deleted when you clear History,

also..

Unable to delete AutoComplete entries
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1585442,00.asp

Unable to delete AutoComplete entries

When you are unable to delete the AutoComplete entries after selecting:
Clear Forms
Internet Option>Content [tab] |>AutoComplete [button]> Clear Forms [button]

Use the above method to delete the History folder as the AutoComplete
entries are actually stored in the hidden History\index.dat file. [more
info] (also applies to IE 6)

DelTypedURL [right-click and select: Save Target As]

Removes the URL's from the Address Bar drop-down list without deleting the
Internet Explorer History. To use: right-click and select: Install
Note: this does not remove entries entered via AutoComplete

Cleaner:
http://www.ccleaner.com/

"Clear History of Typed URL's".
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/typedurls.reg

Hope this helps.

Jan :)
MS MVP - IE/OE
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