Address Bar issue

[Dan]

Whenever I try to view my recently visited pages by
clicking the arrow on the address bar or hitting F4, IE
crashes. I haven't been able to find any documentation
on this "feature", but maybe I just missed it. Anyone
have an idea?

Thanks.

--Dan

 

[Don Varnau]

Dan,
You probably have corruption in the History folder or it's index.dat file.
Free History Eraser from
http://smartprotector.com/eraser/free-history-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

Also, I would recommend that you not try to keep too many days of history
(Internet Options> General) Many people recommend keeping no more than 15-20
days.

And, it wouldn't hurt to check for malware. Work through the solutions
(CWShredder, Ad-aware, Spybot) at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm Also note the security tips on that
page.

Additional information at:
The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

Don

 

[Guest]

Thanks; it's working properly now. I had my history set
to save only 20 days, but now I'm changing it to 15, just
to be sure.

--Dan

 

[Don Varnau]

Glad it's fixed. Thanks for the feedback.

Don

Thanks; it's working properly now. I had my history set
to save only 20 days, but now I'm changing it to 15, just
to be sure.

--Dan