Article ID: 157729
Article Last Modified on 5/7/2007
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- Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you
modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore
the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the
registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SUMMARY
This article describes how to remove the cached History (or Address box) entries in Internet Explorer.
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WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve
problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own
risk.
To remove the cached Internet address entries, clear the History folder. To do so, use the appropriate method:
Internet Explorer 4.0, 4.01, 5, 5.5, 6.0
- Close all running instances of Internet Explorer and all browser windows.
- In Control Panel, click Internet Options.
- Click the General tab, and then click Clear History.
- Click Yes, and then click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.
If the cached addresses are still listed in the
Address box in Internet Explorer, use the following steps:
- Quit Internet Explorer.
- Delete all of the values except for the (Default) value from the
following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs
NOTE: Values in this registry key are listed as Url1, Url2, Url3, and so on. If you delete only some values and the remaining values are not in consecutive numerical order, only some of the remaining entries are listed in the
Address box. To prevent this behavior from occurring, rename the remaining values so that they are in consecutive numerical order.
Internet Explorer 3.0
- In Internet Explorer, click Options on the View menu.
- Click the Navigation tab.
- Click Clear History, and then click OK.
If the cached addresses are still listed in the
Address box in Internet Explorer for Windows 95, use the following steps:
- Quit Internet Explorer.
- Delete all the values except for the (Default) value from the
following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs
NOTE: Values in this registry key are listed as Url1, Url2, Url3, and so on. If you delete only some values and the remaining values are not in consecutive numerical order, only some of the remaining entries are listed in the
Address box. To prevent this behavior from occurring, rename the remaining values so that they are in consecutive numerical order.
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