address bar history

[Guest]

I have a few sites that I can't remove from the address bar in IE6. I have
cleared the history, cleared the cache, cleared everything I can think of (I
think.) They won't go away. One example is www.sprintpcs.com. Any ideas?
I even searched the registry for these entries.

 

[Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]]

I have a few sites that I can't remove from the address bar in IE6. I
have cleared the history, cleared the cache, cleared everything I can
think of (I think.) They won't go away. One example is
www.sprintpcs.com. Any ideas? I even searched the registry for these
entries.

See if this helps:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/157729/en-us
"How to clear the History entries in Internet Explorer".
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260897/en-us
"How to Delete the Contents of the Temporary Internet Files Folder".

Try also...
CCleaner, from http://www.ccleaner.com/
And Free History Eraser:
http://smartprotector.com/eraser/free-history-eraser.htm

The History folder can be deleted manually:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

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Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
My home:
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[Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]]

See if this helps:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/157729/en-us
"How to clear the History entries in Internet Explorer".
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260897/en-us
"How to Delete the Contents of the Temporary Internet Files Folder".

Try also...
CCleaner, from http://www.ccleaner.com/
And Free History Eraser:
http://smartprotector.com/eraser/free-history-eraser.htm

The History folder can be deleted manually:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

And... courtesy of Jon R. Kennedy:
there's this free app that will do this for you without you having to
manually edit the registry yourself:
EditURLs. http://www.aandrc.com/editurls/index.htm

 

[GLA]

Or try this tool to selective delete uneeded URLs

http://www.585soft.com/IEHistoryX.asp

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the links and programs. They didn't work. I still have three
sites that I know of for sure that won't go away. When I looked in the
registry at the typed URLs they are not even on that list but still pop up
when I type something into the address bar.

 

[Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]]

Thanks for the links and programs. They didn't work. I still have three
sites that I know of for sure that won't go away. When I looked in the
registry at the typed URLs they are not even on that list but still pop up
when I type something into the address bar.

Please include all of previous message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup.

Courtesy of Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
- MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User) -

Checking for/Help with Hijackware...
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware.
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