WinXP Memory of text

[PT]

On a number of websites, I note that WinXP has apparently memorized items
like my name, email address, phone number, and logins. But it's also
memorized some earlier misspellings.

Is there, and if so where is a file which contains these items?

Is it editable?

 

[Galen]

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On a number of websites, I note that WinXP has apparently memorized items
like my name, email address, phone number, and logins. But it's also
memorized some earlier misspellings.

Is there, and if so where is a file which contains these items?

Is it editable?

Meh... The simple way?

Start
Run
"regedit"
Enter or click OK
Use the find function
Type in one of the misspelled names
Let it search for it
That will show you the location.

You can delete that one item by right clicking on that one item and
selecting delete.

G³ - Windows > All Platforms + General: Registry Editing Warning:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/regedit_warn.html

For some of them you can simply highlight them with the up/down arrow keys
and press the delete button. (This is still while you're in the application,
not in the registry editor.)

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[Mantas MikulÄ—nas]

On a number of websites, I note that WinXP has apparently memorized items
like my name, email address, phone number, and logins. But it's also
memorized some earlier misspellings.

First, it's not WinXP, but your browser that does the memorizing. And
it's called "autocompletion".

When the autocomplete list opens, use the up/down keys to select an
unwanted entry, and press [Delete] (or [Shift+Delete], depending on your
browser). The entry should disappear.

The location where autocomplete entries are stored depends on the
browser you use.