darin3 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Yet another computer question. I have the unfortunate experience of having to run Internet Explorer (see my posts re: Firefox) on my main machine at home. I delete my cookies, cache and clear history. But when I type a letter up in the address bar, it still brings up a few once-browsed pages. How the heck can I FULLY clear that crap out? Do I have adware? Spyware? Virus? I'm running a full system scan now, but I doubt it'll find anything. Please help... I have some... let's say "unsavory" sites that I don't want my girlfriend knowing about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 i think it's just "clear history" under internet options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montster Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 i happened to have looked up this very topic recently. this may help, especially #1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 i think it's just "clear history" under internet options 1317368[/snapback] Yeah I've done that. It does clear out the sites in the "drop down" menu. But when I start typing a site in the box, it comes up with a bunch of sites that start with the same letter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montster Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Yeah I've done that. It does clear out the sites in the "drop down" menu. But when I start typing a site in the box, it comes up with a bunch of sites that start with the same letter. 1317370[/snapback] is that "autocomplete"? you can turn that option off in preferences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 i happened to have looked up this very topic recently. this may help, especially #1. 1317369[/snapback] is that "autocomplete"? you can turn that option off in preferences. 1317374[/snapback] hmmm tryin that now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 It is the autocomplete feature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 And just so y'all know...you can get a nifty little program called IE Privacy Keeper that will clean up your history, temporary files, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Works with Firefox as well. IE Privacy Keeper It will also clean up the extra files programs such as Word/Excel, etc. keep in cache, you name it...it cleans it. Even your prefetch folders... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon Bill Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 is that "autocomplete"? you can turn that option off in preferences. 1317374[/snapback] If you're using Windows XP click on "tools". Select "internet options". Select "content". Then select "auto complete" followed by "clear froms". You can clear passwords too, but it's a major pain trying to remember them all (I.E. Huddle, E-Bay, and whatever else you use a password for). Hope that does it for you darin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 If you're using Windows XP click on "tools". Select "internet options". Select "content". Then select "auto complete" followed by "clear froms". You can clear passwords too, but it's a major pain trying to remember them all (I.E. Huddle, E-Bay, and whatever else you use a password for). Hope that does it for you darin! 1317468[/snapback] Yup that's what it was. Thanks montster & everyone else... IE is soooo lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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