Problems with Internet Explorer 6 & History & INDEX.DAT

[Guest]

When I try to use history with Internet Explorer on my computer it does not
work. I only get a folder labeled history with a filed named index.dat
inside. There is also an icon labeled desktop that appears as well. I can
never find and revisit any of the sites I have visited previously could you
help me?

 

[Jan Il]

Hi Sapphire Diamond

Your History folder may be damaged or corrupted. Try the following and see
if it helps:

IE History Damaged and Won't work

Or... Your History folder may be damaged.

Free History Eraser from
http://smartprotector.com/eraser/free-history-eraser.htm will delete the
History folder and a new one will be created when you restart.

Or the History folder can be deleted manually:
See: How To Delete the Internet Explorer Temporary Internet Files:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

You might need to delete the damaged History folder- a new one will be
created on restart.
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Free History Eraser from
http://smartprotector.com/eraser/free-history-eraser.htm will delete the
History folder in Windows 9x,2K, XP.

also.....

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)

or..................

To create a new History Folder
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers_8.htm#deltree
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm (XP systems)

Or try installing TweakUI.
http://www.aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#tweakui

If these steps do not resolve your problem, or you need help with the above,
please post back to this thread with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan
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