WinXP Autocomplete entries deletion.

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How do I COMPLETELY DELETE all the old entries and URLS put in by
Autocomplete, without them returning when retoggling the control in Internet
Properties, please?
 
To remove an AutoComplete entry from a Web form, highlight the item in the
AutoComplete dropdown and press the Delete key.

To remove all Web form AutoComplete entries, go to the Internet Explorer
Tools menu, select Internet Options, Content, AutoComplete, then press the
"Clear Forms" button.

Clear Forms button
[[Click this to clear your History folder of all entries you've previously
made in Web pages. This ensures that nobody else can use your computer and
attempt to view any private information you've previously entered, by
viewing what entries are listed by AutoComplete.]]

From IE Help...

To delete Autocomplete entries from the Address bar list

[[The AutoComplete feature saves previous entries you've made for Web
addresses, forms, and passwords. To delete entries from the Address bar, you
must clear your History folder. You cannot clear individual entries from the
list of saved entries.

1. On the Tools menu in Internet Explorer, click Internet Options.
2. Click the General tab.
3. Under History, click Clear History.

Notes
When typing information in Web forms, and typing passwords, you can remove
an item from the list of suggestions by clicking the item and then pressing
the DELETE key. ]]
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IE | Tools | Internet Options | Content tab |AutoComplete button |
UNcheck boxes for the AutoComplete options you do not want to use.

Web addresses
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to automatically list
suggested Internet addresses as you type them in the Address bar. If you've
visited the Web site before, the AutoComplete feature suggests a match as
you type. You can go to the suggested address by clicking it and then
clicking the Go button.]]

Forms
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to automatically list
suggested entries when you enter text on Web pages. For example, when you
are prompted to fill in your name, Internet Explorer can list
other name entries you've used before. Then, you can select a suggestion and
enter it by clicking it in the list. The AutoComplete feature can also
provide possible matches when entering searches, stock
quotes, or just about any field on a Web page.]]

User names and passwords on forms
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to suggest entries for
usernames when you enter them in Web pages, and to automatically fill in the
name's corresponding password if you have previously saved it in Internet
Explorer.
Note: For security reasons, Internet Explorer does not actually display or
list password entries; each character in a password box is represented by an
asterisk ( * ).]]
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Open IE | Tools | Internet Options | Advanced tab | scroll down to:
Use inline AutoComplete | UNcheck it | Apply | OK.

[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to complete entries when you
type Web addresses in the Address bar, based on entries you've used before.
For example, if you start typing http://www.home.micr and you've visited
http://www.home.microsoft.com before, AutoComplete will suggest
"http://www.home.microsoft.com." To view other matches, press the DOWN
ARROW key. After you finish typing a Web address, or when
AutoComplete finds a match, click the Go button.]]

Disabling or Enabling the AutoComplete or Inline AutoComplete Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;237553

How to Use the AutoComplete Feature in Internet Explorer 5 and 6
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;217148

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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