Fixed: Can't clear URL History -- Obvious places checked..

[dman]

At some point in time I visited the folllowing Link

Now it's in my url type-ahead history and I can't clear it out (it's the only one).

I've deleted cookies, cleared temp files, cleared url history, cleared auto-complete all in the Interent Options pages.

I'm not sure whereelse to check... any ideas?

Edit: Fixed using PurgeIE, but, was likely in the Temporary Internet Files location that I didn't see in explorer's GUI

 

[Malak]

Which browser.

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: malak
Which browser.

Since he said "Internet Options" I'll guess IE

 

[MSCoder610]

Registry, Current User>Software>Microsoft>Intenet Explorer>TypedUrls?

 

[dman]

It is IE, 6.1 latest windows updates... (no SP2 though)...

Registry location above, no data in the typed url area (value not set).

Went ahead and did a search for the URL in the registry (substring actually 'houseontherock') and it found nothing.

System is spyware/adware free according to hijackthis, spybot and adaware and my own experience there.

 

[theAnimal]

Try deleting the index.dat files in Documents and Settings/<username>/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files/Content.IE5 (as well as in all subfolders).

 

[Beau]

Also, clear the recent documents history from your start menu:

Right-Click Start, go to properties -> Customize -> "Advanced" tab -> Clear List

 

[dman]

Deleted everything in temporary internet files in both that folder (my username) and the default/other folders just to be safe.

Also cleared document history in startmenu as stated above.

Still there... ugh.

 

[phatrabt]

Try a prog called PurgeIE. I had the same problem and this solved it.

 

[dman]

Originally posted by: phatrabt
Try a prog called PurgeIE. I had the same problem and this solved it.

That did fix the problem. I think cleaning temporary internet files would have done it too, I said I did but apparently XP still hides folders in explorer that you can see in a cmd shell... there were a few dirs that I couldn't get to via explorer that PurgeIE showed me.

I used it to clear the entries and all is good.

So, any tweaks to see even the 'really protected' folders in explorer? I have all the options enabled but I still couldn't see the CDEFGHKI and other 'system' folders that I could at a command prompt. I imagine even if I could see them it wouldn't let me delete them so no biggie.

Thanks all!