999 day internet browser history

[rcfrgf]

I have a Dell E521, 2.8 Gig CPU, 750 HDD with IE6 It came from the factory
with a 999 day Internet Explorer browser history. When Dell Support was
working on a different problem they erased this history. Then Support argued
that such a history did not exist.
I also have a Dell 4400 with IE6 which has a 999 day IE browser history
so such a history DOES exist.
How can I restore the 999 day history to my E 521?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Please state your IE version and full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3).
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

 

[Bill in Co.]

The history folder is a special system folder, normally located over here:
C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\History.

If the history folder contents have been erased, then it's been erased, and
its contents are gone already. But you can set the number of days of
history to keep (from now on) under the IE title bar options: Tools,
Internet Options, History.

If you wish to transfer the other computer's history folders over to this
one, that is theoretically possible with a bit of work on your part, but
only by using the Administrator account (and with XP Home, by going into
Safe Mode).

 

[rcfrgf]

PA Bear
Sir,
IE6 Win XP Pro SP3

Please state your IE version and full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3).
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

 

[rcfrgf]

Dear Bill in Co., 5/25/09
I have virsion IE6, Win XP Pro SP3.
The reason I want the history; I had 46 weeks of history on a 750 Gig
HDD. It took up 17 Gigs of space and didn't slow the computer down
noticeably. It made it very easy to go to old sites and ones I'd forgotton.
I misspoke; my browser history was not wiped out. The settings(IE-
Tools -IE options- History) were changed by Dell support. And they wouldn't
change them back saying "such a thing does not exist." It,of course does,
because my other computer (much smaller HDD) XP Pro SP3 IE6 has it.
How do I change the setting numbers back to their origional 999? They
just won't go.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

IE6 Tools | Internet Options | General | Temporary Internet Files | Settings
| History | Days to keep pages in history: Select as desired (though 999
seems a bit excessive to me)