Saving Internet History

[John Seeliger]

Some told me in
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]
that I should download Spider to save my history as a *.txt file. I have
downloaded it. I ran it and it doesn't seem to find any URLs. It shows:

"
Spider Log File - Copyright (C) 1999 - Ward van Wanrooij <[email protected]>
=======================================================================
Scanned C:\WINDOWS
Files Scanned:
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\OfflineCache\index.dat
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Cookies\index.dat
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local
Settings\History\History.IE5\index.dat
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local
Settings\History\History.IE5\MSHist012003062820030629\index.dat
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5\index.dat
=======================================================================
URLs Found:
***** Scanning C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\OfflineCache\index.dat... *****



***** Scanning C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Cookies\index.dat...
*****
***** Scanning C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local
Settings\History\History.IE5\index.dat... *****

***** Scanning C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local
Settings\History\History.IE5\MSHist012003062820030629\index.dat... *****

***** Scanning C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local
Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat... *****

=======================================================================
"

after scanning. The log file looks like this:

:{\rtf1\ansi\deff0{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}}
\viewkind4\uc1\pard\lang1033\f0\fs18 Spider Log File - Copyright (C) 1999 -
Ward van Wanrooij <[email protected]>
\par =======================================================================
\par Scanned C:\\WINDOWS
\par
\par Files Scanned:
\par C:\\WINDOWS\\PCHealth\\HelpCtr\\OfflineCache\\index.dat
\par C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\config\\systemprofile\\Cookies\\index.dat
\par C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\config\\systemprofile\\Local
Settings\\History\\History.IE5\\index.dat
\par C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\config\\systemprofile\\Local
Settings\\History\\History.IE5\\MSHist012003062820030629\\index.dat
\par C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\config\\systemprofile\\Local Settings\\Temporary
Internet Files\\Content.IE5\\index.dat
\par =======================================================================
\par URLs Found:
\par ***** Scanning
C:\\WINDOWS\\PCHealth\\HelpCtr\\OfflineCache\\index.dat... *****
\par
\par
\par
\par
\par ***** Scanning
C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\config\\systemprofile\\Cookies\\index.dat... *****
\par
\par ***** Scanning C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\config\\systemprofile\\Local
Settings\\History\\History.IE5\\index.dat... *****
\par
\par
\par ***** Scanning C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\config\\systemprofile\\Local
Settings\\History\\History.IE5\\MSHist012003062820030629\\index.dat... *****
\par
\par
\par ***** Scanning C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\config\\systemprofile\\Local
Settings\\Temporary Internet Files\\Content.IE5\\index.dat... *****
\par
\par
\par =======================================================================
\par
\par }
:

Where are the URLs supposed to show up?

 

[John Seeliger]

Some told me in
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]
that I should download Spider to save my history as a *.txt file. I have
downloaded it. I ran it and it doesn't seem to find any URLs. It shows:

"
Spider Log File - Copyright (C) 1999 - Ward van Wanrooij <[email protected]>
=======================================================================
Scanned C:\WINDOWS
Files Scanned:
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\OfflineCache\index.dat
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Cookies\index.dat
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local
Settings\History\History.IE5\index.dat
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local
Settings\History\History.IE5\MSHist012003062820030629\index.dat
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5\index.dat
=======================================================================
URLs Found:
***** Scanning C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\OfflineCache\index.dat... *****

Never mind. I found them when I scanned the entire drive.

 

[Henk de Jong]

Where are the URLs supposed to show up?

Before you start scanning, you'll have to check 'Entire harddisk' under
Preferences.

With kind regards,

--
Henk de Jong
The Netherlands
(e-mail address removed) (Remove _NO_SPAM_)
'Links to Freeware'
http://www.linkstofreeware.vze.com/
http://home.hccnet.nl/hmdejong/

 

[Spoon2001]

you might want to check out -

IE HistoryView
http://nirsoft.mirrorz.com/

IEHistory

http://www.myie2.smsnet.pl/download/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=251

 

[omega]

that I should download Spider to save my history as a *.txt file. I have
downloaded it. I ran it and it doesn't seem to find any URLs. It shows:

Spider Log File - Copyright (C) 1999 - Ward van Wanrooij <[email protected]>
=======================================================================
Scanned C:\WINDOWS
Files Scanned:
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\OfflineCache\index.dat
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Cookies\index.dat
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local

[...]

Never mind. I found them when I scanned the entire drive.

Superior (in a variety of ways), to the dated prog Spider...

Index.dat Suite
http://www.it-mate.co.uk/support/idsuite.asp

IDSuite doesn't force you into an entire disk search. It lets you
choose specifically where you what you want it to process. For your
history file, you can point IDSuite to a specific directory one time
(eg, mine is at d:\ztmp\msie\history\), and it will afterwards remember
that location for you.

To have IDSuite provide you an URL list extracted from your MSIE history:

Select an index.dat history file that you've had it locate, right-click
and choose "View File Contents."

When it is done processing the file, right-click in the displayed
contents window, and choose "Save List."

You will then receive a text file, one URL per line.