Name that IE7 feature....

What's the name of the feature that tracks the things you type into the
address bar and then populates the dropdown list of the last 20 you entered
as well as generating a list of past sites you've typed as you type in a new
URL? I'm looking for a way to clear that list, but first I need to know
what it's called.

So far I know it's not considered a "Form" because Clear Form Data doesn't
remove it. It's also not "Inline AutoComplete" because I've got that turned
off. It's also not "Search from the Address Bar" because I've turned that
off as well.

Hello EMK

It is called "AutoComplete". You can find it in IE under Tools
Internet Options, Content tab, and Settings button under AutoComplete

Hope this helps
Shaw

EMK;984254 Wrote:
> What's the name of the feature that tracks the things you type into th
> address bar and then populates the dropdown list of the last 20 yo
> entere
> as well as generating a list of past sites you've typed as you type i
> a ne
> URL? I'm looking for a way to clear that list, but first I need to kno
> what it's called
>
> So far I know it's not considered a "Form" because Clear Form Dat
> doesn'
> remove it. It's also not "Inline AutoComplete" because I've got tha
> turne
> off. It's also not "Search from the Address Bar" because I've turne
> tha
> off as well

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MRU (Most recently used). This tracks the URL's you type into the IE address
bar. These can be deleted by using the 'delete history' option in the
Internet options window general tab. Just click the 'delete' button in the
'browsing history' section.

While this is Microsoft's way of getting rid of the MRU's the details are
still available in the index.dat files on your computer. To completely clear
the MRU's I use CCleaner (www.ccleaner.com) This is a free application which
clears more than the MRU's for better privacy. The only one snag is that, if
you use online banking, it will remove cookies etc which means you have to
put in your details each time you use the online bank. You can prevent this,
however, by making changes in the 'cookies' section of CCleaner options.

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"EMK" <> wrote in message
news:7A197E04-5F29-43B1-A8E4-...
> What's the name of the feature that tracks the things you type into the
> address bar and then populates the dropdown list of the last 20 you
> entered as well as generating a list of past sites you've typed as you
> type in a new URL? I'm looking for a way to clear that list, but first I
> need to know what it's called.
>
> So far I know it's not considered a "Form" because Clear Form Data doesn't
> remove it. It's also not "Inline AutoComplete" because I've got that
> turned off. It's also not "Search from the Address Bar" because I've
> turned that off as well.

Thanks Brink, that helps somewhat...but there's still that dropdown list of
the last 20 most recently viewed, which I think John Barnett is saying is
called the MRU list for the address bar. In any case, this is a step in the
right direction!


"Brink" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hello EMK,
>
> It is called "AutoComplete". You can find it in IE under Tools,
> Internet Options, Content tab, and Settings button under AutoComplete.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
> EMK;984254 Wrote:
>> What's the name of the feature that tracks the things you type into the
>> address bar and then populates the dropdown list of the last 20 you
>> entered
>> as well as generating a list of past sites you've typed as you type in
>> a new
>> URL? I'm looking for a way to clear that list, but first I need to know
>> what it's called.
>>
>> So far I know it's not considered a "Form" because Clear Form Data
>> doesn't
>> remove it. It's also not "Inline AutoComplete" because I've got that
>> turned
>> off. It's also not "Search from the Address Bar" because I've turned
>> that
>> off as well.
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> them.*
> > *and*
> > *Please post feedback to help others.*

EMK,

With IE8, when you highlight the URL there is an X to the far right of the
address bar that can be clicked to delete the URL.

With IE7 & Firefox, when the URL is highlighted, hold down the left 'Ctrl'
button and press the delete button. This way you can rapidly press the
delete button to delete the URLs.

Drew

"EMK" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks Brink, that helps somewhat...but there's still that dropdown list
> of the last 20 most recently viewed, which I think John Barnett is saying
> is called the MRU list for the address bar. In any case, this is a step
> in the right direction!
>
>
> "Brink" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> Hello EMK,
>>
>> It is called "AutoComplete". You can find it in IE under Tools,
>> Internet Options, Content tab, and Settings button under AutoComplete.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Shawn
>>
>> EMK;984254 Wrote:
>>> What's the name of the feature that tracks the things you type into the
>>> address bar and then populates the dropdown list of the last 20 you
>>> entered
>>> as well as generating a list of past sites you've typed as you type in
>>> a new
>>> URL? I'm looking for a way to clear that list, but first I need to know
>>> what it's called.
>>>
>>> So far I know it's not considered a "Form" because Clear Form Data
>>> doesn't
>>> remove it. It's also not "Inline AutoComplete" because I've got that
>>> turned
>>> off. It's also not "Search from the Address Bar" because I've turned
>>> that
>>> off as well.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Brink
>>
>> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
>> them.*
>> >> *and*
>> >> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

What you say may be true for IE8 and Firefox, but CTRL(left or right)+DEL
does not remove highlighted items from the dropdown list in my IE7 browser.

- EMK

"Drew T" <> wrote in message
news:...
> EMK,
>
> With IE8, when you highlight the URL there is an X to the far right of the
> address bar that can be clicked to delete the URL.
>
> With IE7 & Firefox, when the URL is highlighted, hold down the left 'Ctrl'
> button and press the delete button. This way you can rapidly press the
> delete button to delete the URLs.
>
> Drew
>
> "EMK" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Thanks Brink, that helps somewhat...but there's still that dropdown list
>> of the last 20 most recently viewed, which I think John Barnett is saying
>> is called the MRU list for the address bar. In any case, this is a step
>> in the right direction!
>>
>>
>> "Brink" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>
>>> Hello EMK,
>>>
>>> It is called "AutoComplete". You can find it in IE under Tools,
>>> Internet Options, Content tab, and Settings button under AutoComplete.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps,
>>> Shawn
>>>
>>> EMK;984254 Wrote:
>>>> What's the name of the feature that tracks the things you type into the
>>>> address bar and then populates the dropdown list of the last 20 you
>>>> entered
>>>> as well as generating a list of past sites you've typed as you type in
>>>> a new
>>>> URL? I'm looking for a way to clear that list, but first I need to know
>>>> what it's called.
>>>>
>>>> So far I know it's not considered a "Form" because Clear Form Data
>>>> doesn't
>>>> remove it. It's also not "Inline AutoComplete" because I've got that
>>>> turned
>>>> off. It's also not "Search from the Address Bar" because I've turned
>>>> that
>>>> off as well.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Brink
>>>
>>> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
>>> them.*
>>> >>> *and*
>>> >>> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>>