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Sean
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      14th Jun 2004
Well, I've tried everything I can, and I still can't clear
the list that AutoComplete uses. Example: even after
clearing my History, the site url still appears when I
partially type it. What's going on? I found the URL in
the USER.DAT file, so if I replace or delete the URL
there, will it fix the problem or mess up Windows? Any
help would be greatly appreciated. -Sean
 
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      14th Jun 2004
Start here: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/ans...m#autocomplete

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Sean wrote:
> Well, I've tried everything I can, and I still can't clear
> the list that AutoComplete uses. Example: even after
> clearing my History, the site url still appears when I
> partially type it. What's going on? I found the URL in
> the USER.DAT file, so if I replace or delete the URL
> there, will it fix the problem or mess up Windows? Any
> help would be greatly appreciated. -Sean

 
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Don Varnau
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      15th Jun 2004
Sean,
These URLs are in the History\index.dat file.
Free History Eraser from
http://smartprotector.com/eraser/fre...ory-eraser.htm will delete the
History folder (and the index.dat file) and a new one will be created when
you restart.
Or the History folder can be deleted manually:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Don
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"Sean" <timberwolf02[at]NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1c61b01c45233$86b057d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Well, I've tried everything I can, and I still can't clear
> the list that AutoComplete uses. Example: even after
> clearing my History, the site url still appears when I
> partially type it. What's going on? I found the URL in
> the USER.DAT file, so if I replace or delete the URL
> there, will it fix the problem or mess up Windows? Any
> help would be greatly appreciated. -Sean


 
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