Hi Bud
Something has been changed or corrupted in my I/E so that
the URL Addresses typed in manually disappear after a few
days. I am not aware of any changes that I have made,
but I assume that I have, and I have looked around to see
where I can change this option and I can't find anyplace
to correct this situation. I would like the addresses to
stay in there, when I click the down arrow,
indefinitely. Does this make sense???? Thanks! Bud
You have not mentioned which version of Windows you are using, but, you
might try the following and see if anything here will help.
1. If you have not done so already, try enabling the AutoComplete, which
will maintain the Address history for you, or.... it may be corrupted.
AutoComplete not working
Work through the possible solutions at
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers4.htm#autocomplete
Then see:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1585442,00.asp
2. IE not keeping my History
If you have McAfee AV running:
Turn off the ActiveX part of McAfee's Internet Filter
or........................
McAfee gave this solution to the bug where VirusScan 6 stops your Internet
Explorer History file working. Hope it is of some help:
Open VirusScan console
Select "Pick a task..."
Select "Change my VirusScan settings"
Select "Configure VShield background scanning"
Select "Customise your VShield settings"
Select the "Internet Filter" icon from the icons down the left hand side On
the "Detection" tab, in the 'Applet filters' section, remove the tick next
to "ActiveX Controls".
or..........if you don't have McAfee.......
3. Run regedit and navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER|Software|Microsoft|Internet Explorer|Main
and insure that Save_Session_History_On_Exit is marked YES and not NO. (I
just checked mine, and it is set to NO by default).
Also try slipping down to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER|Software|Microsoft|Internet Explorer|TypedURLs
4. It could be that they History folder has become damaged or corrupted, try
deleting the folder, then reboot and a new one will be created.
5. History folder may be corrupted -
For W98 (W98se) proceed as follows as per Sandi's site:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers_8.htm#deltree
1) Start>Shutdown>Re-start in MS-DOS mode
2) Wait for Mouse to be recognized, and for the system to stabilize.
3) At the prompt of C:\> type the words: "Deltree History" (Note: there is
a space between the two. Do not use any " quotation marks)
5) press enter
6) A confirmation request appears (Y/N)
7) Type: "Y" and press enter (no quotation marks)
8) Another prompt will appear (Y/N)
9) Type: "Y" and press enter.
10) Hit Ctrl-Alt-Del to close out of the DOS session and to re-boot in
normal mode.
The same process may be followed for your Temporary Internet Files as well.
This will create a new Index.dat file free of corruption and sized at 32 KB.
In that case the command line to use will be "Deltree Tempor~1"
Proceed slowly and carefully, noting that each command and instruction is
followed.
IF you've been using any other method of cleaning files and stuff out of
the Content.IE5 folder other than the use of IE Options>delete files>delete
all off-line content> OK>OK out. Stop doing that. The aforementioned
process of using IE Options is the only safe and prescribed way of
cleaning. (other than the DOS Deltree command)
or...............
Delete History folder manually:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
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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)
Log on as Administrator and delete the desired <username> folder and reboot.
(or log on as another user that has Administrator privileges)
Example: "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\HISTORY"
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Instructions below courtesy of Henri Leboeuf:
Reconfigure Windows Explorer to show Hidden Files:
Open the Windows Explorer Folder Options - View [tab]:
Scroll down to the "Files and Folders" section.
Select: "Display the contents of system folders".
Scroll down to the "Hidden Files and Folders" section.
Select: "Show hidden files and folders", Ok the prompt
Uncheck: "Hide file extensions for known file types"
Uncheck: "Hide protected operating system files" Ok the Prompt, click Apply
Click the "Apply to all Folders" button. Close Windows Explorer.
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You may also have to go to Safe Mode to delete files/folders.
A Description of the Safe Mode Boot Options in Windows XP
This article discusses the several Safe Boot options that Windows supports.
These options load a minimal set of drivers. You can use these options to
start Windows so that you can modify the registry or load or remove drivers.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315222 (XP 11/5/2003)
Web page:
http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
6. Unable to search from IE 6.0 Address Bar
From Internet Explorer click on tools>internet options>advanced. Scroll down
to "search from the address bar" and check appropriate boxes. Another way is
to put the Google tool bar on I.E. Go to
www.google.com and click on
"services and tools" then click "google toolbar".
Also, check the Registry to see if this file is there. Sometime during
removal of hijackers or spyware files in the Registry can get corrupted or
removed as well. If not, try adding this line to this part of the registry.
(watch for the wrap, it should be all on one line)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
"{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"=""
If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.
Hope this helps
Jan
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