Delete url history automatically

[Leenie]

Is there a way for the url history (from the address drop down list) to be deleted automatically when you exit IE 6. I have the history set to 0 days, but still every address typed in shows up in the next session even when IE has been closed and reopened.
Thanks.

Colleen Lane
Milton Public Library

 

[bcastner]

You could rewrite using regedit /s the removal and clean restoration of the registry entries involved.

See the .inf version:

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/DelTypedURL.inf

 

[Leenie]

That gets rid of them temporarily, but after I type in some more and then exit IE and go back in the newly typed in addresses still show up. I need something that gets rid of them each time I exit IE. It's for public pc's in a library and patrons don't want other patrons to see where they've been.
Thanks.

Colleen Lane
Milton Public Library

 

[bcastner]

You would have to write a wrapper around IE and control its invocation. There is not a native feature within Internet Options to allow this.

 

[Leenie]

Okay. Call me stupid, but, huh? Would you be able to explain how to do this?
Thanks.

Colleen Lane
Milton Public Library

 

[wuneyej]

I haven't tried this myself, but it seems to be what you're looking for...

http://www.spychecker.com/program/historyeraser.html

JP

Greatness is best measured by one's willingness to be kind.

 

[wuneyej]

The above could be adware though, I don't know. Maybe try it on one machine first.

 

[Leenie]

That and another program I found there work great. Good site to bookmark. Thanks very much.

Colleen Lane
Milton Public Library

 

[RJFost]

You might also check into a program called Tweaki, from JerMar Software. Gives you incredibly fine-grained control of IE, Office, security, etc. For $19.99, I don't know of a more powerful, stable or easy-to-use Windows tuning/tweaking utility.

 

[bcastner]

http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/emptemp/index.html