Memorized strings

[tony]

Windows remembers addresses, names, and other information once it has
been entered in response to prompts in many applications (maps, etc.).
Where are these strings stored, and how can they be edited?

All pointers appreciated.

T.
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Tony Roder, speaking his mind....

 

[Tim Slattery]

Windows remembers addresses, names, and other information once it has
been entered in response to prompts in many applications (maps, etc.).
Where are these strings stored, and how can they be edited?

Each application would have its own way of managing this stuff.

I assume you're talking about Internet Explorer. Try Tools|Internet
Options, click the "Content" tab, click the "Auto Complete" button.

 

[tony]

Each application would have its own way of managing this stuff.

I assume you're talking about Internet Explorer. Try Tools|Internet
Options, click the "Content" tab, click the "Auto Complete" button.

Thank you Tim. I'm actually curious to know _where_ the stuff resides
in any of the apps, not just IE. I've searched the disk for a string
(an address that Mapquest remembers, for instance), and used regedit
to search the register as well, but drew a blank in both instances.

A mystery,,,,

T.
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Tony Roder, speaking his mind....

 

[Tim Slattery]

Thank you Tim. I'm actually curious to know _where_ the stuff resides
in any of the apps, not just IE. I've searched the disk for a string
(an address that Mapquest remembers, for instance), and used regedit
to search the register as well, but drew a blank in both instances.

As I said, each app will have its own way of dealing with this. Many
will use the registry, that's the MS recommended way and allows each
user to have his or her own settings. Some will use *.ini files, which
are simple text files, therefore can be easily examined and repaired
by the user, if need be.

I think IE puts some settings in the registry, but remembers form data
in its disk cache somewhere. It's possible that the files in question
are written in Unicode, which might make searching for the text
problematic.

 

[tony]

remembers form data
in its disk cache somewhere. It's possible that the files in question
are written in Unicode, which might make searching for the text
problematic.

Aha! That would explain a lot. Thanks again.

T.
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Tony Roder, speaking his mind....