address bar missing history

[chris d.]

not sure what happened everytime i reboot my system i loose my IE6 address
bar history. i tried all the settings clear history set at over 30 days auto
complete is on shut down all spyware and fire wall and the address bar keeps
going blank (running xp me 2005 p.4 3.4 1 gb ram) any help would be
appreciated thanks.

 

[Jan Il]

Hi Chris

While it may seem like a stupid question...are you typing in the URLs in the
address bar, or doing a cut and paste into the address bar?

Elements only get added to TypedURLs when something is entered in the
Address bar *and* there is a successful open of what's typed. Thus, in
order for URL's to be saved by AutoComplete, the URL must have been "typed"
in the address bar, or snipped and pasted in the address bar for
AutoComplete to store the URL in your Registry's 'MRU' cache for typed
URL's.

also..

How to use the AutoComplete feature in Internet Explorer 5 and 6:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=217148

Your History folder could be corrupted:

Delete the History folder and index.dat:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Courtesy of Ramesh -

also..

First, enable Inline Autocomplete in Internet Options> Advanced.

Then, if necessary, run regedit and navigate to the following registry key.
Verify that the value (right pane) is correct.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoCo
mplete]
"Append Completion"="yes"

Also verify that these values are correct:
"Use AutoComplete"="yes"
"AutoSuggest"="no"

and..

The items in the list are stored History of the addresses you typed in the
Address Bar.

If you want the see all the pages you went to, including with search
engines, click on the History icon in the toolbar.

Or....click the link to open it, then copy the URL in the Address Bar and
close the site. Then paste the URL into the Address Bar and click GO. That
will open the site and add the URL to the History and it will then show in
the dropdown list.

However, if you have your History set to keep files for only so many days it
will be flushed from the History at that time, or if you clear your History
files, then the URL will no longer be in the list.

Hope this helps

Jan
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[chris defonzo]

thanks for responding i tried deleting the index.dat file and that did not
correct the problem. so i created a new user profile and this seemed to fix
the problem not sure what was wrong with my main user profile maybe
something corrupted any way thanks again.

Hi Chris

While it may seem like a stupid question...are you typing in the URLs in
the address bar, or doing a cut and paste into the address bar?

Elements only get added to TypedURLs when something is entered in the
Address bar *and* there is a successful open of what's typed. Thus, in
order for URL's to be saved by AutoComplete, the URL must have been
"typed" in the address bar, or snipped and pasted in the address bar for
AutoComplete to store the URL in your Registry's 'MRU' cache for typed
URL's.

also..

How to use the AutoComplete feature in Internet Explorer 5 and 6:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=217148

Your History folder could be corrupted:

Delete the History folder and index.dat:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Courtesy of Ramesh -

also..

First, enable Inline Autocomplete in Internet Options> Advanced.

Then, if necessary, run regedit and navigate to the following registry
key.
Verify that the value (right pane) is correct.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoCo
mplete]
"Append Completion"="yes"

Also verify that these values are correct:
"Use AutoComplete"="yes"
"AutoSuggest"="no"

and..

The items in the list are stored History of the addresses you typed in the
Address Bar.

If you want the see all the pages you went to, including with search
engines, click on the History icon in the toolbar.

Or....click the link to open it, then copy the URL in the Address Bar and
close the site. Then paste the URL into the Address Bar and click GO.
That will open the site and add the URL to the History and it will then
show in the dropdown list.

However, if you have your History set to keep files for only so many days
it will be flushed from the History at that time, or if you clear your
History files, then the URL will no longer be in the list.

Hope this helps

Jan
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not sure what happened everytime i reboot my system i loose my IE6
address bar history. i tried all the settings clear history set at
over 30 days auto complete is on shut down all spyware and fire wall
and the address bar keeps going blank (running xp me 2005 p.4 3.4 1
gb ram) any help would be appreciated thanks.

 

[Jan Il]

Hi Chris

thanks for responding i tried deleting the index.dat file and that
did not correct the problem. so i created a new user profile and this
seemed to fix the problem not sure what was wrong with my main user
profile maybe something corrupted any way thanks again.

You're very welcome! Glad to hear you were able to resolve your problem.
Good job!

Thank you very much for posting back and letting us know what worked for
you, and for the benefit of other readers who might have a similar problem.


Jan
MS MVP - IE/OE
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.

Hi Chris

While it may seem like a stupid question...are you typing in the
URLs in the address bar, or doing a cut and paste into the address
bar? Elements only get added to TypedURLs when something is entered in
the
Address bar *and* there is a successful open of what's typed. Thus, in
order for URL's to be saved by AutoComplete, the URL must
have been "typed" in the address bar, or snipped and pasted in the
address bar for AutoComplete to store the URL in your Registry's
'MRU' cache for typed URL's.

also..

How to use the AutoComplete feature in Internet Explorer 5 and 6:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=217148

Your History folder could be corrupted:

Delete the History folder and index.dat:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Courtesy of Ramesh -

also..

First, enable Inline Autocomplete in Internet Options> Advanced.

Then, if necessary, run regedit and navigate to the following
registry key.
Verify that the value (right pane) is correct.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoCo
mplete]
"Append Completion"="yes"

Also verify that these values are correct:
"Use AutoComplete"="yes"
"AutoSuggest"="no"

and..

The items in the list are stored History of the addresses you typed
in the Address Bar.

If you want the see all the pages you went to, including with search
engines, click on the History icon in the toolbar.

Or....click the link to open it, then copy the URL in the Address
Bar and close the site. Then paste the URL into the Address Bar and
click GO. That will open the site and add the URL to the History and
it will then show in the dropdown list.

However, if you have your History set to keep files for only so many
days it will be flushed from the History at that time, or if you
clear your History files, then the URL will no longer be in the list.

Hope this helps

Jan
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not sure what happened everytime i reboot my system i loose my IE6
address bar history. i tried all the settings clear history set at
over 30 days auto complete is on shut down all spyware and fire wall
and the address bar keeps going blank (running xp me 2005 p.4 3.4 1
gb ram) any help would be appreciated thanks.