How can I turn off Homepage drop list in IE6

[Len]

In Win XP Pro, IE 6, when I go to Tools, Internet Options, then I go to the
Homepage Address (which is highlighted) and I type "h" I get a whole lot of
home page wannabes in a drop list. I would like to get rid of this list to
keep nosy people from checking out where I have been. I clear the History
and that gets rid of a bunch...but they come back, I delete Temporary
Internet Files...to no effect. Tried MRU Blaster nothing. Anybody have any
ideas?
Thanks Len

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Tools, Internet Options, Content, Autocomplete

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Len

Change Days to keep in History to 0 ( or maybe more practical to 1 ) and click on Apply and OK -Internet Options, General, History. You may need to restart your computer for it to be put into effect.

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[miner]

I have XP OEM home edition and do back up my C: drive to partition D: with
Drive Image where all my other files are stored. C drive contains my
programs.

If I restore with Drive Image, which I have done many times when I get into
trouble or get suspicious about a new program, what does Drive Image restore
besides the obvious programs? Can it clean out a virus and does it change
the registry to the previus date?

From my impressions, it seems to go into DOS to format and restore. How deep
does it go and is it effective in wiping out the nasties?

Well, if I can make a comment, I am learning, read the newsgroup and am very
impressed with the top notch advice and help which is offered by the MVP's
and all others. My sincere thanks to all of you.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

If you're imaging the entire C: drive, it creates a file on the D: drive that contains a sector by sector copy of the C: drive. Empty sectors should be left out, with just a reference that the particular sector is empty. When you restore the image, you're ovewriting every sector of the C: drive with the "snapshot" of what was there when the image was made.

 

[Len]

Thanks for the responses.
I got a remedy from Jim Byrd in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:


To delete ALL Addresses in the Drop Down list, go here and download and
install Mike Burgess' DelTypedURL.inf at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm


Worked good, close OE & IE first.
Len
Len

Change Days to keep in History to 0 ( or maybe more practical to 1 ) and
click on Apply and OK -Internet Options, General, History. You may need to
restart your computer for it to be put into effect.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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(e-mail address removed)
Stourport, Worcs, England
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[miner]

Does that include wiping out a virus or modifying the registry?


If you're imaging the entire C: drive, it creates a file on the D: drive
that contains a sector by sector copy of the C: drive. Empty sectors should
be left out, with just a reference that the particular sector is empty.
When you restore the image, you're ovewriting every sector of the C: drive
with the "snapshot" of what was there when the image was made.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Everything on the partition will be wiped, and replaced by what was on the drive when you created the image.

 

[PopRivet]

Not n ecessarily - if the virus existed when the image
was made, then NO - it'll just put it right back in.
If the virus wasn 't there when the image was made,
then YES it'll get rid of it. Maybe. Not 100%
though - there are ways that can fail.

Pop


| Does that include wiping out a virus or modifying the
registry?
|
|
| | If you're imaging the entire C: drive, it creates a
file on the D: drive
| that contains a sector by sector copy of the C:
drive. Empty sectors should
| be left out, with just a reference that the
particular sector is empty.
| When you restore the image, you're ovewriting every
sector of the C: drive
| with the "snapshot" of what was there when the image
was made.
|
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| | > I have XP OEM home edition and do back up my C:
drive to partition D: with
| > Drive Image where all my other files are stored. C
drive contains my
| > programs.
| >
| > If I restore with Drive Image, which I have done
many times when I get
| into
| > trouble or get suspicious about a new program, what
does Drive Image
| restore
| > besides the obvious programs? Can it clean out a
virus and does it change
| > the registry to the previus date?
| >
| > From my impressions, it seems to go into DOS to
format and restore. How
| deep
| > does it go and is it effective in wiping out the
nasties?
| >
| > Well, if I can make a comment, I am learning, read
the newsgroup and am
| very
| > impressed with the top notch advice and help which
is offered by the MVP's
| > and all others. My sincere thanks to all of you.
| >
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Guest]

Hi Len

I have the same problem about trying to delete things out of the homepage history. Does anyone have any ideas how what to do so others cannot check out where you have been when using the puter

thanks..Tara

 

[Judy Freed]

Tools, Internet Options, General Tab, click Clear History. Also there is a
place whre you can indicate how long you want the history kept.

Hi Len:

I have the same problem about trying to delete things out of the homepage

history. Does anyone have any ideas how what to do so others cannot check
out where you have been when using the puter?