IE Cache Problem

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Thomas R Grassi Jr

I need some help. I do a clear history on a regualr basis and I also delete
all files and offline content. My question is how does IE remember what
sites I been at? Example If I start typing on the url line www.abctest.com
it will bring up all the sites that start with www.ab etc. Why ?
How do I truley clean out the history in IE not just the drop down url
window all of it?

Any ideas?

Thanks

Tom
 
Thomas said:
I need some help. I do a clear history on a regualr basis and I also
delete all files and offline content. My question is how does IE remember
what sites I been at? Example If I start typing on the url line
www.abctest.com it will bring up all the sites that start with www.ab
etc. Why ?
How do I truley clean out the history in IE not just the drop down url
window all of it?

Any ideas?

Thanks

Tom
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Index.dat file was the culprit, Tom.

Jeff Davis - IE Team -> "jeff's WebLog":
http://blogs.msdn.com/jeffdav/archive/2004/11/18/266027.aspx
"Index.dat: Part I - What is index.dat?"
http://blogs.msdn.com/jeffdav/archive/2004/11/18/266045.aspx
"Index.dat: Part II - What are they used for?"
http://blogs.msdn.com/jeffdav/archive/2004/11/19/266977.aspx
"Index.dat Part III - How do I delete index.dat?".

See:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/157729/en-us
"How to clear the History entries in Internet Explorer".
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260897/en-us
"How to Delete the Contents of the Temporary Internet Files Folder".

Try also...
CCleaner (freeware), from http://www.ccleaner.com/
About CCleaner, courtesy of Sandi Hardmeier - Microsoft MVP: "Be very very
VERY careful with CCleaner. We are seeing a lot of problems with that
software removing hotfix data making it impossible to uninstall IE7 and any
other hotfix/update."

And...
Free History Eraser (deletes also index.dat files):
http://smartprotector.com/eraser/free-history-eraser.htm
The History folder can be deleted manually:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/answers_8.htm#deltree

Go to Clean Up Center:
http://safety.live.com/site/en-US/center/cleanup.htm
Clic on "Clean Up Scan".

Then set your IE cache (TIF folder size) at about 50/60 mb.

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Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
My home:
My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/
 
Vincenzo

Thanks for the info. I downloader History Eraser and it got rid of what I
needed. I had to uninistall it tho becasue Windows Defender claims it is
spyware or unwanted program.
Also it deleted all my cookies and I kike to keep them around so I do not
have to keep signing on to web sites etc.

But I have a APC Biopod that saves all my signon /password settings So I
should be able to clear everything as soon as I get it all setup.

Thanks again Tom
 
Thomas said:
Vincenzo

Thanks for the info. I downloader History Eraser and it got rid of what I
needed. I had to uninistall it tho becasue Windows Defender claims it is
spyware or unwanted program.
Also it deleted all my cookies and I kike to keep them around so I do not
have to keep signing on to web sites etc.

But I have a APC Biopod that saves all my signon /password settings So I
should be able to clear everything as soon as I get it all setup.

Thanks again Tom
Click to expand...

YW. Glad to help and thanks for the feedback, Tom.
Have a nice week-end.

--
Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
My home:
My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/
 
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