IE7 blank history

I have migrated from a PC running XP and IE7 to a new PC running Vista and
IE7. I used the Easy Transfer software to do this and I have all my
Favourites okay. On my old PC the drop-down History tab worked fine but now
with Vista this tab is blank. Frustratingly, I know the information is there
because I have downloaded a piece of freeware which allows me to view the
history -- and so it appears my problem is in getting IE7 to look in the
right place. So far I haven't succeeded in finding any way of getting IE7 to
look in any specific place.
I have seen a number of other discussion threads which seem to go round in
circles with no resolution. Would you please give me some simple
instructions to get IE7 to look in the right place, which as far as I can
tell from the freeware is the default place. Thanks.

(cross-post added to Vista General)
"Simpleuser" <> wrote in message
news:CBFA528E-CF5B-475C-B7D6-...
>I have migrated from a PC running XP and IE7 to a new PC running Vista and
> IE7. I used the Easy Transfer software to do this and I have all my
> Favourites okay. On my old PC the drop-down History tab worked fine but now
> with Vista this tab is blank.


What are you calling the "drop-down History tab"? F4? Ctrl-h? CursorDown?


> Frustratingly, I know the information is there
> because I have downloaded a piece of freeware which allows me to view the
> history -- and so it appears my problem is in getting IE7 to look in the
> right place.


Previously you wrote:

<quote>
The stuff is there because I have downloded a little utility that looks in
C:\Users\Myname\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Hi story shows it.
</quote>

I don't have Vista so I can't say for sure whether its History has been
moved there. FWIW XP's History, even after IE7, remains here:

%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\History\

Specifically the implementation of the user's browsing history was to
store it in index.dat files under History.IE5 and various other
subdirectories to hold browsing history for day of current week or previous
weeks. I doubt if that would be transferrable because it would also
involve synchronizing entries in the registry. So, if your freeware tool
didn't also update the registry appropriately most of the History data
would be lost anyway.


> So far I haven't succeeded in finding any way of getting IE7 to
> look in any specific place.


I doubt that that level of customization is available.


> I have seen a number of other discussion threads which seem to go round in
> circles with no resolution.


Where? AFAIK yours is the first mention of AppData with History
in this newsgroup (IE General).

Ok. Purely by chance Frank Saunders' post may be confirming that
you at least have the directory name right:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...ff1&sloc=en-us

(web interface search for
AppData History
)

<quote>

I will assume this is on Vista.
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Window s\Temporary Internet Files.
It is a hidden folder.

</quote>

That was about the location of the TIF in Vista. (The thread mentioned
History.IE5 tangentially.) However, the TIF in XP was also in the same
parent subdirectory that I mentioned above so it would perhaps be found
there (assuming its not a junction directory, etc.)


> Would you please give me some simple
> instructions to get IE7 to look in the right place, which as far as I can
> tell from the freeware is the default place. Thanks.


I think you should instead concentrate on describing your symptoms.
E.g. it is not even clear yet if your History is working normally and the
only thing that you think is wrong is that History entries from the previous OS
are not being seen. To reinitialize your History you would use the
Clear History command or (at an extreme) use RIES (ref. KB923737).


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
---

>>>Please see below - hope that gives you enough to go on.
--
Hopefully


"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> (cross-post added to Vista General)
> "Simpleuser" <> wrote in message
> news:CBFA528E-CF5B-475C-B7D6-...
> >I have migrated from a PC running XP and IE7 to a new PC running Vista and
> > IE7. I used the Easy Transfer software to do this and I have all my
> > Favourites okay. On my old PC the drop-down History tab worked fine but now
> > with Vista this tab is blank.
>
>
> What are you calling the "drop-down History tab"? F4? Ctrl-h? CursorDown?
> >>The "star" or Favorites Center - Alt+C which takes you to a choice of Favorites, Feeds or History. Favorites are fine but History remains blank at all times.
>
> > Frustratingly, I know the information is there
> > because I have downloaded a piece of freeware which allows me to view the
> > history -- and so it appears my problem is in getting IE7 to look in the
> > right place.
>
>
> Previously you wrote:
>
> <quote>
> The stuff is there because I have downloded a little utility that looks in
> C:\Users\Myname\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Hi story shows it.
> </quote>
>>> That is the directory the freeware looks in and is the location IE7 is putting my browsing history as I can see it is updated - but it doesn't use it to display the history.
> That
> I don't have Vista so I can't say for sure whether its History has been
> moved there. FWIW XP's History, even after IE7, remains here:
>
> %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\History\
>
> Specifically the implementation of the user's browsing history was to
> store it in index.dat files under History.IE5 and various other
> subdirectories to hold browsing history for day of current week or previous
> weeks. I doubt if that would be transferrable because it would also
> involve synchronizing entries in the registry. So, if your freeware tool
> didn't also update the registry appropriately most of the History data
> would be lost anyway.
>>>Don't buy that as it has been blank since I got the PC - way before I got the freeware as part of investigating the problem. The address I gave is where IE7 is putting the history but it is not looking there when it displays it.
>
>
> > So far I haven't succeeded in finding any way of getting IE7 to
> > look in any specific place.
>
>
> I doubt that that level of customization is available.
>
>
> > I have seen a number of other discussion threads which seem to go round in
> > circles with no resolution.
>
>
> Where? AFAIK yours is the first mention of AppData with History
> in this newsgroup (IE General).
>>> If you search this forum " IE7 history" there are numerous hits and many instances of people with blank history tabs.
>
> Ok. Purely by chance Frank Saunders' post may be confirming that
> you at least have the directory name right:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...ff1&sloc=en-us
>
> (web interface search for
> AppData History
> )
>
> <quote>
>
> I will assume this is on Vista.
> C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Window s\Temporary Internet Files.
> It is a hidden folder.
>>> Yes if I turn on viewing of hidden folders it's there ok. The History is in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Microsoft\Windows\Hist ory
>
> </quote>
>
> That was about the location of the TIF in Vista. (The thread mentioned
> History.IE5 tangentially.) However, the TIF in XP was also in the same
> parent subdirectory that I mentioned above so it would perhaps be found
> there (assuming its not a junction directory, etc.)
>
>
> > Would you please give me some simple
> > instructions to get IE7 to look in the right place, which as far as I can
> > tell from the freeware is the default place. Thanks.
>
>
> I think you should instead concentrate on describing your symptoms.
> E.g. it is not even clear yet if your History is working normally and the
> only thing that you think is wrong is that History entries from the previous OS
> are not being seen. To reinitialize your History you would use the
> Clear History command or (at an extreme) use RIES (ref. KB923737).
>>> The symptom is that in IE7 the History option in the Favorites Center (Alt+C, or Star icon) has always remained blank. It has never had anything in it. It is recording history in the location I have given but does not display it.
>>> I have tried clearing history. No change.
>
>
> HTH
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>
>

Hi Simpleuser

You and I have the same problem - see my thread "IE7 History is blank -
Vista User". I too migrated my settings across from an old machine with XP.
I too know that my history is there because I can see it when I use the
Tools/OPtions/Browsing History/Settings/View Files option but no matter what
i try the history is always blank. And yet the favorites are there fine.

I am not having any luck with the solutions posted. It's so frustrating.

Trawler

"Simpleuser" wrote:

> >>>Please see below - hope that gives you enough to go on.
> --
> Hopefully
>
>
> "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
>
> > (cross-post added to Vista General)
> > "Simpleuser" <> wrote in message
> > news:CBFA528E-CF5B-475C-B7D6-...
> > >I have migrated from a PC running XP and IE7 to a new PC running Vista and
> > > IE7. I used the Easy Transfer software to do this and I have all my
> > > Favourites okay. On my old PC the drop-down History tab worked fine but now
> > > with Vista this tab is blank.
> >
> >
> > What are you calling the "drop-down History tab"? F4? Ctrl-h? CursorDown?
> > >>The "star" or Favorites Center - Alt+C which takes you to a choice of Favorites, Feeds or History. Favorites are fine but History remains blank at all times.
> >
> > > Frustratingly, I know the information is there
> > > because I have downloaded a piece of freeware which allows me to view the
> > > history -- and so it appears my problem is in getting IE7 to look in the
> > > right place.
> >
> >
> > Previously you wrote:
> >
> > <quote>
> > The stuff is there because I have downloded a little utility that looks in
> > C:\Users\Myname\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Hi story shows it.
> > </quote>
> >>> That is the directory the freeware looks in and is the location IE7 is putting my browsing history as I can see it is updated - but it doesn't use it to display the history.
> > That
> > I don't have Vista so I can't say for sure whether its History has been
> > moved there. FWIW XP's History, even after IE7, remains here:
> >
> > %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\History\
> >
> > Specifically the implementation of the user's browsing history was to
> > store it in index.dat files under History.IE5 and various other
> > subdirectories to hold browsing history for day of current week or previous
> > weeks. I doubt if that would be transferrable because it would also
> > involve synchronizing entries in the registry. So, if your freeware tool
> > didn't also update the registry appropriately most of the History data
> > would be lost anyway.
> >>>Don't buy that as it has been blank since I got the PC - way before I got the freeware as part of investigating the problem. The address I gave is where IE7 is putting the history but it is not looking there when it displays it.
> >
> >
> > > So far I haven't succeeded in finding any way of getting IE7 to
> > > look in any specific place.
> >
> >
> > I doubt that that level of customization is available.
> >
> >
> > > I have seen a number of other discussion threads which seem to go round in
> > > circles with no resolution.
> >
> >
> > Where? AFAIK yours is the first mention of AppData with History
> > in this newsgroup (IE General).
> >>> If you search this forum " IE7 history" there are numerous hits and many instances of people with blank history tabs.
> >
> > Ok. Purely by chance Frank Saunders' post may be confirming that
> > you at least have the directory name right:
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/communities...ff1&sloc=en-us
> >
> > (web interface search for
> > AppData History
> > )
> >
> > <quote>
> >
> > I will assume this is on Vista.
> > C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Window s\Temporary Internet Files.
> > It is a hidden folder.
> >>> Yes if I turn on viewing of hidden folders it's there ok. The History is in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Microsoft\Windows\Hist ory
> >
> > </quote>
> >
> > That was about the location of the TIF in Vista. (The thread mentioned
> > History.IE5 tangentially.) However, the TIF in XP was also in the same
> > parent subdirectory that I mentioned above so it would perhaps be found
> > there (assuming its not a junction directory, etc.)
> >
> >
> > > Would you please give me some simple
> > > instructions to get IE7 to look in the right place, which as far as I can
> > > tell from the freeware is the default place. Thanks.
> >
> >
> > I think you should instead concentrate on describing your symptoms.
> > E.g. it is not even clear yet if your History is working normally and the
> > only thing that you think is wrong is that History entries from the previous OS
> > are not being seen. To reinitialize your History you would use the
> > Clear History command or (at an extreme) use RIES (ref. KB923737).
> >>> The symptom is that in IE7 the History option in the Favorites Center (Alt+C, or Star icon) has always remained blank. It has never had anything in it. It is recording history in the location I have given but does not display it.
> >>> I have tried clearing history. No change.
> >
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Robert Aldwinckle
> > ---
> >
> >
> >

Dear Robert

It sounds as if I suffer from the same problem as Simpleuser. Please see my
posting "IE7 History is blank - Vista User".

By "history" we both mean Crl + Shift + H or the menu you can pull down from
in IE7 which is pulled down by clicking on the drop down next to the
back/forward arrows and address bar. It is not just the old OS history that
does not appear - it is all the new web pages visited as well. Nothing
appears period.

I am running IE7 on a Dell notebook which came pre-installed with Vista Home
Premium. I too transferred files and settings to this new machine from my
old notebook which ran XP and since then the IE7 history is not accessible as
a shortcut to pages previously visited - the list is blank. However, History
files are being stored as I can see them when I go to Tool/Options/browsing
history/View files - they just don't appear in the Ctrl + Shift + H list.

I have checked in the Tools/Internet options/History settings to make sure I
am keeping the history - and I am - for 20 days. I have tried Clear History
Command and RIES but still no history appears.

I am running Dell approved McAfee Security Centre - it comes pre-loaded

None of the soutions offered thus far have worked.

Any more suggestions?

Trawler
"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> (cross-post added to Vista General)
> "Simpleuser" <> wrote in message
> news:CBFA528E-CF5B-475C-B7D6-...
> >I have migrated from a PC running XP and IE7 to a new PC running Vista and
> > IE7. I used the Easy Transfer software to do this and I have all my
> > Favourites okay. On my old PC the drop-down History tab worked fine but now
> > with Vista this tab is blank.
>
>
> What are you calling the "drop-down History tab"? F4? Ctrl-h? CursorDown?
>
>
> > Frustratingly, I know the information is there
> > because I have downloaded a piece of freeware which allows me to view the
> > history -- and so it appears my problem is in getting IE7 to look in the
> > right place.
>
>
> Previously you wrote:
>
> <quote>
> The stuff is there because I have downloded a little utility that looks in
> C:\Users\Myname\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Hi story shows it.
> </quote>
>
> I don't have Vista so I can't say for sure whether its History has been
> moved there. FWIW XP's History, even after IE7, remains here:
>
> %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\History\
>
> Specifically the implementation of the user's browsing history was to
> store it in index.dat files under History.IE5 and various other
> subdirectories to hold browsing history for day of current week or previous
> weeks. I doubt if that would be transferrable because it would also
> involve synchronizing entries in the registry. So, if your freeware tool
> didn't also update the registry appropriately most of the History data
> would be lost anyway.
>
>
> > So far I haven't succeeded in finding any way of getting IE7 to
> > look in any specific place.
>
>
> I doubt that that level of customization is available.
>
>
> > I have seen a number of other discussion threads which seem to go round in
> > circles with no resolution.
>
>
> Where? AFAIK yours is the first mention of AppData with History
> in this newsgroup (IE General).
>
> Ok. Purely by chance Frank Saunders' post may be confirming that
> you at least have the directory name right:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...ff1&sloc=en-us
>
> (web interface search for
> AppData History
> )
>
> <quote>
>
> I will assume this is on Vista.
> C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Window s\Temporary Internet Files.
> It is a hidden folder.
>
> </quote>
>
> That was about the location of the TIF in Vista. (The thread mentioned
> History.IE5 tangentially.) However, the TIF in XP was also in the same
> parent subdirectory that I mentioned above so it would perhaps be found
> there (assuming its not a junction directory, etc.)
>
>
> > Would you please give me some simple
> > instructions to get IE7 to look in the right place, which as far as I can
> > tell from the freeware is the default place. Thanks.
>
>
> I think you should instead concentrate on describing your symptoms.
> E.g. it is not even clear yet if your History is working normally and the
> only thing that you think is wrong is that History entries from the previous OS
> are not being seen. To reinitialize your History you would use the
> Clear History command or (at an extreme) use RIES (ref. KB923737).
>
>
> HTH
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>
>

"Trawler" <> wrote in message
news:4641EF01-D8D1-4D37-B3E9-...
> Dear Robert
>
> It sounds as if I suffer from the same problem as Simpleuser. Please see my
> posting "IE7 History is blank - Vista User".
>
> By "history" we both mean Crl + Shift + H or the menu you can pull down from
> in IE7 which is pulled down by clicking on the drop down next to the
> back/forward arrows and address bar.


I forgot about that one. And Alt-V,G too I suppose? ; )


> It is not just the old OS history that
> does not appear - it is all the new web pages visited as well. Nothing
> appears period.
>
> I am running IE7 on a Dell notebook which came pre-installed with Vista Home
> Premium. I too transferred files and settings to this new machine from my
> old notebook which ran XP and since then the IE7 history is not accessible as
> a shortcut to pages previously visited - the list is blank.

> However, History files are being stored as I can see them
> when I go to Tool/Options/browsing history/View files -


That is the TIF viewer that you are looking at.
It is completely independent of the History folder.


> they just don't appear in the Ctrl + Shift + H list.

That should be a special view of History.IE5\index.dat
or wherever the equivalent in Vista is now located
(assuming Vista has retained the same implementation too,
of course.)

As I explained to the OP I think it is unlikely that you will be able to import
your old History. The History is built out of not just that index.dat file
but also registry entries to match the History's subdirectories which
are split off daily and weekly.


>
> I have checked in the Tools/Internet options/History settings to make sure I
> am keeping the history - and I am - for 20 days. I have tried Clear History
> Command and RIES but still no history appears.


If you are doing the same sort of thing that the OP mentioned
my guess would be that it has created a permissions conflict.
I think you may have to at least delete the whole History folder.
(Clearing History would not go that far. In fact, IIRC it doesn't even
delete the index.dat, just reinitializes it. So, again, if there were a
permissions problem with it that could explain your symptom.)

Delete the folder without anything else having the History opened.
In particular make sure that iexplore.exe is not an active task.
You can check more precisely with Process Explorer and finding
all tasks which have a handle open with History.IE5\index.dat
(e.g. use Ctrl-f Process Explorer Search for that string.)

Hmm... There are more of those than I imagined. Maybe you wouldn't have
to stop all of them. One was explorer.exe itself, which is doable but more
"exciting". <eg> I don't think that I have ever tried deleting the whole folder
before. I think if I did find that it wouldn't delete with as many processes
stopped as possible that I would just boot an alternate partition (or logon as
another admin user) and delete the problem folder that way. If you have
such an alternate admin userid or alternate partition you might find it easier
to do that anyway.


>
> I am running Dell approved McAfee Security Centre - it comes pre-loaded


Yikes! Deja vu? When IE6 first came out McAfee was notorious for
interfering with the operation of user's History. I thought that they had
fixed this. Perhaps they had a regression? <EG>


Good luck

Robert
---

Type "shell:history" (no quotation marks) in the Start Search box in the
Start Menu, and click on the result.
What is the path (location) of the folder that opens? (In the address bar
of the Explorer window that pops up, right-click the address and choose Copy
Address as Text. Paste it into your reply. For example, C:\Users\(Your
Name)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History).

In the History folder, what do you see?


"Trawler" <> wrote in message
news:4641EF01-D8D1-4D37-B3E9-...
> Dear Robert
>
> It sounds as if I suffer from the same problem as Simpleuser. Please see
> my
> posting "IE7 History is blank - Vista User".
>
> By "history" we both mean Crl + Shift + H or the menu you can pull down
> from
> in IE7 which is pulled down by clicking on the drop down next to the
> back/forward arrows and address bar. It is not just the old OS history
> that
> does not appear - it is all the new web pages visited as well. Nothing
> appears period.
>
> I am running IE7 on a Dell notebook which came pre-installed with Vista
> Home
> Premium. I too transferred files and settings to this new machine from my
> old notebook which ran XP and since then the IE7 history is not accessible
> as
> a shortcut to pages previously visited - the list is blank. However,
> History
> files are being stored as I can see them when I go to
> Tool/Options/browsing
> history/View files - they just don't appear in the Ctrl + Shift + H list.
>
> I have checked in the Tools/Internet options/History settings to make sure
> I
> am keeping the history - and I am - for 20 days. I have tried Clear
> History
> Command and RIES but still no history appears.
>
> I am running Dell approved McAfee Security Centre - it comes pre-loaded
>
> None of the soutions offered thus far have worked.
>
> Any more suggestions?
>
> Trawler
> "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
>
>> (cross-post added to Vista General)
>> "Simpleuser" <> wrote in message
>> news:CBFA528E-CF5B-475C-B7D6-...
>> >I have migrated from a PC running XP and IE7 to a new PC running Vista
>> >and
>> > IE7. I used the Easy Transfer software to do this and I have all my
>> > Favourites okay. On my old PC the drop-down History tab worked fine
>> > but now
>> > with Vista this tab is blank.
>>
>>
>> What are you calling the "drop-down History tab"? F4? Ctrl-h?
>> CursorDown?
>>
>>
>> > Frustratingly, I know the information is there
>> > because I have downloaded a piece of freeware which allows me to view
>> > the
>> > history -- and so it appears my problem is in getting IE7 to look in
>> > the
>> > right place.
>>
>>
>> Previously you wrote:
>>
>> <quote>
>> The stuff is there because I have downloded a little utility that looks
>> in
>> C:\Users\Myname\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Hi story shows it.
>> </quote>
>>
>> I don't have Vista so I can't say for sure whether its History has been
>> moved there. FWIW XP's History, even after IE7, remains here:
>>
>> %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\History\
>>
>> Specifically the implementation of the user's browsing history was to
>> store it in index.dat files under History.IE5 and various other
>> subdirectories to hold browsing history for day of current week or
>> previous
>> weeks. I doubt if that would be transferrable because it would also
>> involve synchronizing entries in the registry. So, if your freeware
>> tool
>> didn't also update the registry appropriately most of the History data
>> would be lost anyway.
>>
>>
>> > So far I haven't succeeded in finding any way of getting IE7 to
>> > look in any specific place.
>>
>>
>> I doubt that that level of customization is available.
>>
>>
>> > I have seen a number of other discussion threads which seem to go round
>> > in
>> > circles with no resolution.
>>
>>
>> Where? AFAIK yours is the first mention of AppData with History
>> in this newsgroup (IE General).
>>
>> Ok. Purely by chance Frank Saunders' post may be confirming that
>> you at least have the directory name right:
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...ff1&sloc=en-us
>>
>> (web interface search for
>> AppData History
>> )
>>
>> <quote>
>>
>> I will assume this is on Vista.
>> C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Window s\Temporary Internet
>> Files.
>> It is a hidden folder.
>>
>> </quote>
>>
>> That was about the location of the TIF in Vista. (The thread mentioned
>> History.IE5 tangentially.) However, the TIF in XP was also in the
>> same
>> parent subdirectory that I mentioned above so it would perhaps be found
>> there (assuming its not a junction directory, etc.)
>>
>>
>> > Would you please give me some simple
>> > instructions to get IE7 to look in the right place, which as far as I
>> > can
>> > tell from the freeware is the default place. Thanks.
>>
>>
>> I think you should instead concentrate on describing your symptoms.
>> E.g. it is not even clear yet if your History is working normally and the
>> only thing that you think is wrong is that History entries from the
>> previous OS
>> are not being seen. To reinitialize your History you would use the
>> Clear History command or (at an extreme) use RIES (ref. KB923737).
>>
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> Robert Aldwinckle
>> ---
>>
>>
>>

Hi dean-dean

Thank you for yor response. The resulting path is:

C:\Users\Will\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Hist ory

There are no files in this folder. It simply says: "This folder is empty."

Trawler


"dean-dean" wrote:

> Type "shell:history" (no quotation marks) in the Start Search box in the
> Start Menu, and click on the result.
> What is the path (location) of the folder that opens? (In the address bar
> of the Explorer window that pops up, right-click the address and choose Copy
> Address as Text. Paste it into your reply. For example, C:\Users\(Your
> Name)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History).
>
> In the History folder, what do you see?
>
>
> "Trawler" <> wrote in message
> news:4641EF01-D8D1-4D37-B3E9-...
> > Dear Robert
> >
> > It sounds as if I suffer from the same problem as Simpleuser. Please see
> > my
> > posting "IE7 History is blank - Vista User".
> >
> > By "history" we both mean Crl + Shift + H or the menu you can pull down
> > from
> > in IE7 which is pulled down by clicking on the drop down next to the
> > back/forward arrows and address bar. It is not just the old OS history
> > that
> > does not appear - it is all the new web pages visited as well. Nothing
> > appears period.
> >
> > I am running IE7 on a Dell notebook which came pre-installed with Vista
> > Home
> > Premium. I too transferred files and settings to this new machine from my
> > old notebook which ran XP and since then the IE7 history is not accessible
> > as
> > a shortcut to pages previously visited - the list is blank. However,
> > History
> > files are being stored as I can see them when I go to
> > Tool/Options/browsing
> > history/View files - they just don't appear in the Ctrl + Shift + H list.
> >
> > I have checked in the Tools/Internet options/History settings to make sure
> > I
> > am keeping the history - and I am - for 20 days. I have tried Clear
> > History
> > Command and RIES but still no history appears.
> >
> > I am running Dell approved McAfee Security Centre - it comes pre-loaded
> >
> > None of the soutions offered thus far have worked.
> >
> > Any more suggestions?
> >
> > Trawler
> > "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
> >
> >> (cross-post added to Vista General)
> >> "Simpleuser" <> wrote in message
> >> news:CBFA528E-CF5B-475C-B7D6-...
> >> >I have migrated from a PC running XP and IE7 to a new PC running Vista
> >> >and
> >> > IE7. I used the Easy Transfer software to do this and I have all my
> >> > Favourites okay. On my old PC the drop-down History tab worked fine
> >> > but now
> >> > with Vista this tab is blank.
> >>
> >>
> >> What are you calling the "drop-down History tab"? F4? Ctrl-h?
> >> CursorDown?
> >>
> >>
> >> > Frustratingly, I know the information is there
> >> > because I have downloaded a piece of freeware which allows me to view
> >> > the
> >> > history -- and so it appears my problem is in getting IE7 to look in
> >> > the
> >> > right place.
> >>
> >>
> >> Previously you wrote:
> >>
> >> <quote>
> >> The stuff is there because I have downloded a little utility that looks
> >> in
> >> C:\Users\Myname\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Hi story shows it.
> >> </quote>
> >>
> >> I don't have Vista so I can't say for sure whether its History has been
> >> moved there. FWIW XP's History, even after IE7, remains here:
> >>
> >> %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\History\
> >>
> >> Specifically the implementation of the user's browsing history was to
> >> store it in index.dat files under History.IE5 and various other
> >> subdirectories to hold browsing history for day of current week or
> >> previous
> >> weeks. I doubt if that would be transferrable because it would also
> >> involve synchronizing entries in the registry. So, if your freeware
> >> tool
> >> didn't also update the registry appropriately most of the History data
> >> would be lost anyway.
> >>
> >>
> >> > So far I haven't succeeded in finding any way of getting IE7 to
> >> > look in any specific place.
> >>
> >>
> >> I doubt that that level of customization is available.
> >>
> >>
> >> > I have seen a number of other discussion threads which seem to go round
> >> > in
> >> > circles with no resolution.
> >>
> >>
> >> Where? AFAIK yours is the first mention of AppData with History
> >> in this newsgroup (IE General).
> >>
> >> Ok. Purely by chance Frank Saunders' post may be confirming that
> >> you at least have the directory name right:
> >>
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...ff1&sloc=en-us
> >>
> >> (web interface search for
> >> AppData History
> >> )
> >>
> >> <quote>
> >>
> >> I will assume this is on Vista.
> >> C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Window s\Temporary Internet
> >> Files.
> >> It is a hidden folder.
> >>
> >> </quote>
> >>
> >> That was about the location of the TIF in Vista. (The thread mentioned
> >> History.IE5 tangentially.) However, the TIF in XP was also in the
> >> same
> >> parent subdirectory that I mentioned above so it would perhaps be found
> >> there (assuming its not a junction directory, etc.)
> >>
> >>
> >> > Would you please give me some simple
> >> > instructions to get IE7 to look in the right place, which as far as I
> >> > can
> >> > tell from the freeware is the default place. Thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >> I think you should instead concentrate on describing your symptoms.
> >> E.g. it is not even clear yet if your History is working normally and the
> >> only thing that you think is wrong is that History entries from the
> >> previous OS
> >> are not being seen. To reinitialize your History you would use the
> >> Clear History command or (at an extreme) use RIES (ref. KB923737).
> >>
> >>
> >> HTH
> >>
> >> Robert Aldwinckle
> >> ---
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

Hi dean-dean

Thanks for the post here is the path I get:

C:\Users\Philip\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\~H istory

and again the folder is empty.

Hope to hear from you.
--
Hopefully, Simpleuser


"Trawler" wrote:

> Hi dean-dean
>
> Thank you for yor response. The resulting path is:
>
> C:\Users\Will\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Hist ory
>
> There are no files in this folder. It simply says: "This folder is empty."
>
> Trawler
>
>
> "dean-dean" wrote:
>
> > Type "shell:history" (no quotation marks) in the Start Search box in the
> > Start Menu, and click on the result.
> > What is the path (location) of the folder that opens? (In the address bar
> > of the Explorer window that pops up, right-click the address and choose Copy
> > Address as Text. Paste it into your reply. For example, C:\Users\(Your
> > Name)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History).
> >
> > In the History folder, what do you see?
> >
> >
> > "Trawler" <> wrote in message
> > news:4641EF01-D8D1-4D37-B3E9-...
> > > Dear Robert
> > >
> > > It sounds as if I suffer from the same problem as Simpleuser. Please see
> > > my
> > > posting "IE7 History is blank - Vista User".
> > >
> > > By "history" we both mean Crl + Shift + H or the menu you can pull down
> > > from
> > > in IE7 which is pulled down by clicking on the drop down next to the
> > > back/forward arrows and address bar. It is not just the old OS history
> > > that
> > > does not appear - it is all the new web pages visited as well. Nothing
> > > appears period.
> > >
> > > I am running IE7 on a Dell notebook which came pre-installed with Vista
> > > Home
> > > Premium. I too transferred files and settings to this new machine from my
> > > old notebook which ran XP and since then the IE7 history is not accessible
> > > as
> > > a shortcut to pages previously visited - the list is blank. However,
> > > History
> > > files are being stored as I can see them when I go to
> > > Tool/Options/browsing
> > > history/View files - they just don't appear in the Ctrl + Shift + H list.
> > >
> > > I have checked in the Tools/Internet options/History settings to make sure
> > > I
> > > am keeping the history - and I am - for 20 days. I have tried Clear
> > > History
> > > Command and RIES but still no history appears.
> > >
> > > I am running Dell approved McAfee Security Centre - it comes pre-loaded
> > >
> > > None of the soutions offered thus far have worked.
> > >
> > > Any more suggestions?
> > >
> > > Trawler
> > > "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
> > >
> > >> (cross-post added to Vista General)
> > >> "Simpleuser" <> wrote in message
> > >> news:CBFA528E-CF5B-475C-B7D6-...
> > >> >I have migrated from a PC running XP and IE7 to a new PC running Vista
> > >> >and
> > >> > IE7. I used the Easy Transfer software to do this and I have all my
> > >> > Favourites okay. On my old PC the drop-down History tab worked fine
> > >> > but now
> > >> > with Vista this tab is blank.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> What are you calling the "drop-down History tab"? F4? Ctrl-h?
> > >> CursorDown?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > Frustratingly, I know the information is there
> > >> > because I have downloaded a piece of freeware which allows me to view
> > >> > the
> > >> > history -- and so it appears my problem is in getting IE7 to look in
> > >> > the
> > >> > right place.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Previously you wrote:
> > >>
> > >> <quote>
> > >> The stuff is there because I have downloded a little utility that looks
> > >> in
> > >> C:\Users\Myname\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Hi story shows it.
> > >> </quote>
> > >>
> > >> I don't have Vista so I can't say for sure whether its History has been
> > >> moved there. FWIW XP's History, even after IE7, remains here:
> > >>
> > >> %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\History\
> > >>
> > >> Specifically the implementation of the user's browsing history was to
> > >> store it in index.dat files under History.IE5 and various other
> > >> subdirectories to hold browsing history for day of current week or
> > >> previous
> > >> weeks. I doubt if that would be transferrable because it would also
> > >> involve synchronizing entries in the registry. So, if your freeware
> > >> tool
> > >> didn't also update the registry appropriately most of the History data
> > >> would be lost anyway.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > So far I haven't succeeded in finding any way of getting IE7 to
> > >> > look in any specific place.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I doubt that that level of customization is available.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > I have seen a number of other discussion threads which seem to go round
> > >> > in
> > >> > circles with no resolution.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Where? AFAIK yours is the first mention of AppData with History
> > >> in this newsgroup (IE General).
> > >>
> > >> Ok. Purely by chance Frank Saunders' post may be confirming that
> > >> you at least have the directory name right:
> > >>
> > >> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...ff1&sloc=en-us
> > >>
> > >> (web interface search for
> > >> AppData History
> > >> )
> > >>
> > >> <quote>
> > >>
> > >> I will assume this is on Vista.
> > >> C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Window s\Temporary Internet
> > >> Files.
> > >> It is a hidden folder.
> > >>
> > >> </quote>
> > >>
> > >> That was about the location of the TIF in Vista. (The thread mentioned
> > >> History.IE5 tangentially.) However, the TIF in XP was also in the
> > >> same
> > >> parent subdirectory that I mentioned above so it would perhaps be found
> > >> there (assuming its not a junction directory, etc.)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > Would you please give me some simple
> > >> > instructions to get IE7 to look in the right place, which as far as I
> > >> > can
> > >> > tell from the freeware is the default place. Thanks.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I think you should instead concentrate on describing your symptoms.
> > >> E.g. it is not even clear yet if your History is working normally and the
> > >> only thing that you think is wrong is that History entries from the
> > >> previous OS
> > >> are not being seen. To reinitialize your History you would use the
> > >> Clear History command or (at an extreme) use RIES (ref. KB923737).
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> HTH
> > >>
> > >> Robert Aldwinckle
> > >> ---
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >

Hi Trawler, this will take a little detective work.

In the Registry Editor, go to these keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders
In the right pane, under Name, does History have, under Data,
C:\Users\Will\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Hist ory?

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders
In the right pane, under Name, does History have, under Data,
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Hist ory?

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet
Settings\5.0\Cache\Extensible Cache
In the left pane, Expand the Key "Extensible Cache" . You should see one or
more sub-keys that are named MSHistxxxxxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxxxxxx is a bunch
of numbers, for example, MSHist012007043020070507.

For now, Select one of those keys that begin with MSHist (try the last one
listed), and, in the left pane, under Name, Select CachePath. Right-click
CachePath, and choose Modify. When the Edit String window pops up,
right-click the box under Value Data, choose Select All, then right-click
and choose Copy. Click on Cancel to close the Edit String window. (Then
you can close Registry Editor). Paste the Value Data into your reply to
this post. For example,
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Hist ory\History.IE5\MSHist012007043020070507.


"Trawler" <> wrote in message
news:8294C417-5BB8-4E85-B955-...
> Hi dean-dean
>
> Thank you for yor response. The resulting path is:
>
> C:\Users\Will\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Hist ory
>
> There are no files in this folder. It simply says: "This folder is
> empty."
>
> Trawler
>
>
> "dean-dean" wrote:
>
>> Type "shell:history" (no quotation marks) in the Start Search box in the
>> Start Menu, and click on the result.
>> What is the path (location) of the folder that opens? (In the address
>> bar
>> of the Explorer window that pops up, right-click the address and choose
>> Copy
>> Address as Text. Paste it into your reply. For example, C:\Users\(Your
>> Name)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History).
>>
>> In the History folder, what do you see?
>>
>>
>> "Trawler" <> wrote in message
>> news:4641EF01-D8D1-4D37-B3E9-...
>> > Dear Robert
>> >
>> > It sounds as if I suffer from the same problem as Simpleuser. Please
>> > see
>> > my
>> > posting "IE7 History is blank - Vista User".
>> >
>> > By "history" we both mean Crl + Shift + H or the menu you can pull down
>> > from
>> > in IE7 which is pulled down by clicking on the drop down next to the
>> > back/forward arrows and address bar. It is not just the old OS history
>> > that
>> > does not appear - it is all the new web pages visited as well. Nothing
>> > appears period.
>> >
>> > I am running IE7 on a Dell notebook which came pre-installed with Vista
>> > Home
>> > Premium. I too transferred files and settings to this new machine from
>> > my
>> > old notebook which ran XP and since then the IE7 history is not
>> > accessible
>> > as
>> > a shortcut to pages previously visited - the list is blank. However,
>> > History
>> > files are being stored as I can see them when I go to
>> > Tool/Options/browsing
>> > history/View files - they just don't appear in the Ctrl + Shift + H
>> > list.
>> >
>> > I have checked in the Tools/Internet options/History settings to make
>> > sure
>> > I
>> > am keeping the history - and I am - for 20 days. I have tried Clear
>> > History
>> > Command and RIES but still no history appears.
>> >
>> > I am running Dell approved McAfee Security Centre - it comes pre-loaded
>> >
>> > None of the soutions offered thus far have worked.
>> >
>> > Any more suggestions?
>> >
>> > Trawler
>> > "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
>> >
>> >> (cross-post added to Vista General)
>> >> "Simpleuser" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:CBFA528E-CF5B-475C-B7D6-...
>> >> >I have migrated from a PC running XP and IE7 to a new PC running
>> >> >Vista
>> >> >and
>> >> > IE7. I used the Easy Transfer software to do this and I have all my
>> >> > Favourites okay. On my old PC the drop-down History tab worked fine
>> >> > but now
>> >> > with Vista this tab is blank.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> What are you calling the "drop-down History tab"? F4? Ctrl-h?
>> >> CursorDown?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Frustratingly, I know the information is there
>> >> > because I have downloaded a piece of freeware which allows me to
>> >> > view
>> >> > the
>> >> > history -- and so it appears my problem is in getting IE7 to look in
>> >> > the
>> >> > right place.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Previously you wrote:
>> >>
>> >> <quote>
>> >> The stuff is there because I have downloded a little utility that
>> >> looks
>> >> in
>> >> C:\Users\Myname\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Hi story shows it.
>> >> </quote>
>> >>
>> >> I don't have Vista so I can't say for sure whether its History has
>> >> been
>> >> moved there. FWIW XP's History, even after IE7, remains here:
>> >>
>> >> %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\History\
>> >>
>> >> Specifically the implementation of the user's browsing history was to
>> >> store it in index.dat files under History.IE5 and various other
>> >> subdirectories to hold browsing history for day of current week or
>> >> previous
>> >> weeks. I doubt if that would be transferrable because it would also
>> >> involve synchronizing entries in the registry. So, if your freeware
>> >> tool
>> >> didn't also update the registry appropriately most of the History data
>> >> would be lost anyway.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > So far I haven't succeeded in finding any way of getting IE7 to
>> >> > look in any specific place.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I doubt that that level of customization is available.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > I have seen a number of other discussion threads which seem to go
>> >> > round
>> >> > in
>> >> > circles with no resolution.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Where? AFAIK yours is the first mention of AppData with History
>> >> in this newsgroup (IE General).
>> >>
>> >> Ok. Purely by chance Frank Saunders' post may be confirming that
>> >> you at least have the directory name right:
>> >>
>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...ff1&sloc=en-us
>> >>
>> >> (web interface search for
>> >> AppData History
>> >> )
>> >>
>> >> <quote>
>> >>
>> >> I will assume this is on Vista.
>> >> C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Window s\Temporary Internet
>> >> Files.
>> >> It is a hidden folder.
>> >>
>> >> </quote>
>> >>
>> >> That was about the location of the TIF in Vista. (The thread
>> >> mentioned
>> >> History.IE5 tangentially.) However, the TIF in XP was also in
>> >> the
>> >> same
>> >> parent subdirectory that I mentioned above so it would perhaps be
>> >> found
>> >> there (assuming its not a junction directory, etc.)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Would you please give me some simple
>> >> > instructions to get IE7 to look in the right place, which as far as
>> >> > I
>> >> > can
>> >> > tell from the freeware is the default place. Thanks.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I think you should instead concentrate on describing your symptoms.
>> >> E.g. it is not even clear yet if your History is working normally and
>> >> the
>> >> only thing that you think is wrong is that History entries from the
>> >> previous OS
>> >> are not being seen. To reinitialize your History you would use the
>> >> Clear History command or (at an extreme) use RIES (ref.
>> >> KB923737).
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> HTH
>> >>
>> >> Robert Aldwinckle
>> >> ---
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>