Clear History

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Arpan

I am using Internet Explorer 6 as my default browser. Often I find that clicking the 'Clear History' button under Tools--->Internet Options--->General doesn't clear the history. I have to click the button, say, 5-6 times then only the history gets cleared. Many a times I have to click the button more than 5-6 times to clear the history i.e. sometimes it gets cleared by clicking the button twice but sometimes it doesn't get cleared even after clicking the button 10-12 times!!! If I find that history still doesn't get cleared, I have to navigate to History folder under C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings & then delete the history. Any idea on how do I get rid of this problem?

Thanks,

Arpan
 
M

Mike Burgess

Arpan,
Possibly your History folder is corrupt:
[XP\2K]
Log on as Administrator and delete the desired <username> folder(s).
[example]
"C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\HISTORY"
[more info]
How To: Delete the Internet Explorer Temporary Internet Files
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

[WinME]
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm#WinME

[Win98]
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm#Win98

Note: McAfee AV with ActiveX controls enabled is known to cause History
problems.
Cannot View Internet Explorer 6 History By Date (XP)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=819257
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Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 12-01-03]
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I am using Internet Explorer 6 as my default browser. Often I find that
clicking the 'Clear History' button under Tools--->Internet
Options--->General doesn't clear the history. I have to click the button,
say, 5-6 times then only the history gets cleared. Many a times I have to
click the button more than 5-6 times to clear the history i.e. sometimes it
gets cleared by clicking the button twice but sometimes it doesn't get
cleared even after clicking the button 10-12 times!!! If I find that history
still doesn't get cleared, I have to navigate to History folder under
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings & then delete the
history. Any idea on how do I get rid of this problem?

Thanks,

Arpan
 

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