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web page urls saved, in windows xp

Jun 12, 2005 3:13PM PDT

How do you clean out the saved web page urls from the drop down menu?

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here's how
Jun 12, 2005 3:58PM PDT

tools>internet options then click on "delete files" and "delete cookies"

Peter

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Not the easiest way to start, but easiest from then on.....
Jun 12, 2005 4:04PM PDT

Download & install CCleaner .Exe(aka Crap Cleaner) from:
http://www.ccleaner.com/
This program is completely free & free from spyware, malware etc. Don't click on any sponsored or flashing ads.
This program (once set up and finished runnng for the first time) will allow you to clean out anything & everything you want in less than 3 seconds. This includes all those various helper completers, Index.dat (IE history not normally accessable) IE temp, Main Temp, IE history and about 20 other things if you want. Basically, you uncheck those things you don't want removed. You can enter the names of specific cookies you need to keep for whatever reason.
Once you've downloaded to desktop or my docs, go to this page:
http://www.ccleaner.com/help/help.asp
On that page one of the first down is ''File Cleaner''. in that text click on colored link for ''more info''and you'll reach a page that lists all the various things listed for cleaning along with descriptions of what each one is. Download this as a TEXT file and print it out. (About 6 pages?). This will allow you to go through the full list before running first scan. My first scan (ticked conservately not knowing what somewere) Removed close to 80 megs of stuff ! subsequent removals vary from 550k-6 megs.
For the 1st week or so, I suggest you click the ''options'' tab and tick ''add open ccleaner & run ccleaner'' to the right click list for recycle bin. On same page on left side click ''advanced'' button and check: ''Only delete files in Temp older than 48 hours.'' Also check ''Prompt'' about backing up reg files.'
In addition it'll clean histories in Win Media Player, Quicktime Player, Real player & much, much more.
Also works on Mozilla & Firefox , etc.
Initally I suggest you use the right click on reycycle bin to ''open cleaner'' then click anayze button which will list all in need oof cleaning (according to the check marks you added or deleted in settings).
Then click the clean button and be amazed !! You'll never use disk clean again!
Note: Sometimes it may report 3.9 megs to be cleaned and after cleaning may say only 3.2 megs cleaned. This is because somethings can't be cleaned while in use so it will automatically remember to clean the remains when you next boot up.
After a little while (getting confidence) you'll often just click the ''run cleaner'' on the right click recycle menu. The ''wait hourglass'' will come up for perhaps 1 1/3 seconds and vanish. You're all clean. Note: You'll need to do this from each active user desktop as some things are common and some are unique to each.
After 24 hours,I didn't know how I lived without it!!! Enjoy !! Happy

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Firefox
Jun 12, 2005 4:09PM PDT

In firefox, you can just go into options and set it so that it doesn't remember visited pages, do not set cookies automatically, do not save any passwords, and many other things. You don't need something infested with adware banners.