Re: Explorer address bar

This link is for IE6 and earlier - is there a similar one for Vista?

I find the fact that folder locations are saved in the address bar history
annoying and would like to disable this so it only shows url's.

"Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]" wrote:

> don wrote:
>
> > When I type 'w' in the address bar, a number of previous urls show up in a
> > drop down box. How can I erase those urls premanently?
>
> See if this helps...
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/157729/en-us
> "How to clear the History entries in Internet Explorer".
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260897/en-us
> "How to Delete the Contents of the Temporary Internet Files Folder".
>
> This is a newsgroup for Windows Update.
> IE6 Newsgroup:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...er.ie6.browser
> IE General newsgroup:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...plorer.general
>
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> Vincenzo Di Russo
> Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
> Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
> My home: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/
>
>

dan wrote:

> This link is for IE6 and earlier - is there a similar one for Vista?
>
> I find the fact that folder locations are saved in the address bar history
> annoying and would like to disable this so it only shows url's.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...1761b1033.mspx
"Delete webpage history".
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...fd4a01033.mspx
"Clear the history of websites you've visited".
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...db6c21033.mspx
"Delete AutoComplete saved information".

IE7 Newsgroup...
On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...orer. general

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...plorer.general

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Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer & Security since 2003
My home: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/

> "Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> don wrote:
>>
>>> When I type 'w' in the address bar, a number of previous urls show up
>>> in a drop down box. How can I erase those urls premanently?
>>
>> See if this helps...
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/157729/en-us
>> "How to clear the History entries in Internet Explorer".
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260897/en-us
>> "How to Delete the Contents of the Temporary Internet Files Folder".
>>
>> This is a newsgroup for Windows Update.
>> IE6 Newsgroup:
>>
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...er.ie6.browser
>> IE General newsgroup:
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...plorer.general
>>
>> --
>> Vincenzo Di Russo
>> Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
>> Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
>> My home: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/