Programmatically Clear Internet History

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Steve

How can I programmatically clear the internet history in Windows XP? I
tried downloading the PowerToys which contain TweakUI as this used to
do it in previous versions of Windows, but the option is not there. I
then tried installing an old version of TweakUI but this does not work
either. I assume if the contents of '..Local Settings\History' could
be deleted then this would work but how do you this from a script.

Is there anyway in VB/WSH that you can use an API to do this?

Thanks in advance.
 
Steve said:
How can I programmatically clear the internet history in Windows XP? I
tried downloading the PowerToys which contain TweakUI as this used to
do it in previous versions of Windows, but the option is not there. I
then tried installing an old version of TweakUI but this does not work
either. I assume if the contents of '..Local Settings\History' could
be deleted then this would work but how do you this from a script.

Is there anyway in VB/WSH that you can use an API to do this?
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Hi

A command line utility that might do the job:

IECache.exe
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]
 
Some time ago, I posted a scripted web page called:
Clear IE Cache/Cookies/History
which provided single button implementation of each function.
If there is enough request, I will make it available :-)

- Michel Gallant
Visual Security MVP
http://pages.istar.ca/~neutron
 
What is Java?

Is it legible?
Compiled?
Needs accepting?
Cookie?
Certificate?
Runtime installed?
Jerk code?
Professor's salary to continue site?
Site .urls available cyclically?
========
Guess it is like .NET
as in Java.SUN server

------------
you know I can do without both of it.

+++++++++++

Glad you configured to all those groups already.

^^^^^^^^
you know I saw your encrypt arbitrary content example
where the result was more than the original. How come?

=========
Like when I go shopping and say what I want,
and the guys says I am "this type of a consumer".
 
name said:
What is Java?
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It's a language that (among other things) is widely used for writing
applets that run in your web browser. The source code is indeed
legible, but that gets compiled into *.class files,which are then
interpreted by a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The class files are not
human-readable.
 
Yup ... java compiled class files (into "byte code") are rather
similar in concept to .NET compiled MSIL code. And both
use a JIT compiler at run time.
Making the transition from Java to C# was rather painless.
Bonus with .NET is you get by default all classes compiled into
one exe assembly and the assembly .exe PE header automagically
invokes the CLR. Plus, you get a PE that you can Authenicode sign .. bonus +

- Michel Gallant
Visual Security MVP (whatever that means :-)
http://pages.istar.ca/~neutron
 
Visual Security MVP (whatever that means :-)

No worse than being in the "Visual Scripting" MVP group. At least that's
better than "Internet Client and Controls" ;-)...
 
Michael Harris (MVP) said:
No worse than being in the "Visual Scripting" MVP group. At least that's
better than "Internet Client and Controls" ;-)...
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Hey, one monkey out of three ain't so bad.

/Al

hint: the other two could both claim to be "Auditory Security MVP's" ;-)
 
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