Clearing IE cache IE x64 not working

Hi all

I asked this sometime ago, but received no answer then (not even a "no"
). Maybe my post didn't make the rounds....

Anyway, in an attempt to clean my system, I also did a Clear History from
within IE x64. For some reason not the whole history is removed upon this.
I have set the amount of days to 0 (zero).
So, when I did a Clear History, as soon as I started typing in a URL in the
address-bar, like www.j, an automatic suggestion came. It doesn't do this
with every letter though (for me the letters g, j, and k). If I open the
History (Ctrl+H), the list is empty. I tried increasing the amount of days,
then a Clear History, exiting IE, nothing helps.

Am I the only one? Should I maybe mention this one in the IE-forum?

jud

 

Did you try using disk clean up?
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One thing is you want to go into Tools/Internet Options/Content and turn off
AutoComplete (for whatever items you want - like web addresses) Then the
other item is a little more complicated. In the registry there are the most
recent IE items entered manually. I don't know if this is turned off if
AutoComplete is or not, but you may at least initially have to manually
delete them from the registry. A safe way to do it is to use adaware, in
the non-critical items list will be a checkbox to delete these entries. If
turning of AutoComplete doesn't solve it on it's own, use regedit or
adaware.

 

Don't know if this applies, but isn't some portals using their own
implementation of Auto-Complete? (Google,Yahoo?)


Tony. . .

 

Hi Jud,

You're making the assumption that "History" and the data used for
"Autocomplete" are one and the same. They are not. Quite seperate. Clearing
your History data will not clear your autocomplete cache.

Colin

 

Hi Andre, John, Tony and Colin

I haven't got Autocomplete switched on. I think I am mixing up terms here,
making things hard to understand for you
What I mean with Autocomplete is the function that if you start typing in
an address in the URL-bar of IE, IE comes up with a list of suggestions,
based on what you're typing there.
I thought that the Autocomplete function (the real thing), was meant to
fill in data in forms which you use frequently, automatically. And that is
the one I have switched off. From what I understand is that these are not
related. Or am I wrong?

I have used regedit to search the registry for any occurrences of a
website, but couldn't find anything.

I haven't tried Andre's suggestion, but will try that later.

jud

 

If you click on auto-complete, one option is web addresses. If you say you
have turned it off but the only way to do so is uncheck the 3 options, you
aren't in the right place.

 

O.K. - You mean when the address bar drops down with a list of suggestions?
Yes, come to think of it, I've been wondering about that too - havn't really
missed it, but I noticed this and assumed it was the Java Plug-in with it's
web functions missing.

Tony. . .

 

The one that drops down is different, and comes from the registry. As I
said earlier, the cleanest way to clear it is with adaware. One of the
options in the non-critical items list is the addresses entered manually
into IE. I don't know where the one that just completes the ones being
typed in comes from but seems to at least include another source, but is
turned off in content/autocomplete. You can read the options there.

 

I see. Never had a deep look into the Auto-complete. I said it's off,
because when you run IE the first time, it suggests this feature, and I
always set it to off. I unchecked the web-option, cleared the Autocomplete
histories, and now the links are gone!!! Yehaaa

Thanks John

jud

 

You are welcome :=)