history

[viddy]

when i go to websites and i delete the history
some of them still show up in the location bar and no
matter what i do they wont go away

 

[Guest]

welcome to the club!!!!

 

[Don Varnau]

Viddy,
If you've been clearing History and TIF properly (from Internet Options>
General) and that's not working, you have a corrupted History folder.

Delete the damaged History folder- a new one will be created on restart.
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Free History Eraser from
http://smartprotector.com/eraser/free-history-eraser.htm will delete the
History folder in Windows 9x,2K, XP.

Don

 

[Laura]

Sorry to work over this old topic again, but I'm having what seems to
be the same problem -- a corrupted history folder that needs to be
deleted.

Problem is, I can't delete it. I've been able to clean out most of
its contents manually through the DOS box, but there are still several
folders that won't let me delete them, and when I try to delete the
root history folder, I get a message saying it's a protected Windows
folder.

My understanding is I need to log on as administrator, but I can't
figure out how. I'm using Windows XP Pro at home, with my account
having full administrative rights.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Laura

 

[Mike Burgess]

Laura,
How to Log On to Windows XP (Administrator)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321305

Hint: click: "Ctrl+Alt+Del", from the Welcome screen
[or]
Use the attached reg file to add "Administrator" to Welcome screen

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
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[Laura]

Worked! And what a relief to finally be rid of that garbage! Thanks!

 

[Mike Burgess]

Laura,
You're welcome .... glad to see you have things resolved.
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Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
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Worked! And what a relief to finally be rid of that garbage! Thanks!

Laura,
How to Log On to Windows XP (Administrator)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321305

Hint: click: "Ctrl+Alt+Del", from the Welcome screen
[or]
Use the attached reg file to add "Administrator" to Welcome screen

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 02-18-04]
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