Internet Explorer Help

[rino_2]

Hi,

I use Internet Explorer to surf. When I type an address in the address bar that address is saved so I can just click the drop down menu and the address will still be there. I would like to remove all the addresses that are there because I don't visit the sites any more. Does anybody know where the addresses are saved to so I can remove them?

Thanks

[ChrisJackson]

Hi Rino_2,

I don't know where the addresses are saved, but if you select Tools...Internet Options and click Clear History, ALL of the addresses in your address bar will be removed.

HTH.

Chris

[rino_2]

Yes it worked!

Thank you

[Clunietp]

Does anyone know an API to clear the history and temp internet files in IE?

Thanks

[mitch]

I believe KILLing all the files in the \windows\history\ and \windows\temporary internet files\ will wipe the history and temporary internet files. Please note that this is untested, and will delete all cookies unlike Internet Explorer, who keeps the cookies unless they are expired.

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[HeSaidJoe]

'to delete the history and temp internet files.
'copy the 2 lines below into a notepad file and save it as cleaner.bat
'to save as bat you need to put it in quotes save as "Cleaner.bat"

'DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY\*.*
'DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\*.*
'
'to close the dow window when done use the Environ("COMSPEC") functio
'this will find the command com no matter where stored on system

'this is your form code

Option Explicit

Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib _
"shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, _
ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, _
ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long

'Use this line in click event (substitute the URL for your own):
'where ever you put the file cleaner.bat
'call the bat file

Private Sub Command1_Click()

Dim h As Long
h = Shell(Environ("COMSPEC") & " /C C:\Cleaner.bat")
DoEvents

End Sub