Dean
07-09-2005, 10:03 PM
OK, I did manage to delete the history folder (via admin and safe mode) and
things seem fine. However, I now notice that, when I click Clear History,
and then click on that History icon at the top of IE6, sometimes the files
have not cleared one bit (seems to do nothing when my computer has been on
for awhile), whereas other times, it works (mostly, soon after rebooting).
Can anyone explain this - PLEASE.
Thanks!
Dean
"Dean" <Whooshbopbang4@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:P7mdnU94rqsisv3fRVn-sw@adelphia.com...
> Your link (for XP) says:
> To delete the History folder and index.dat (XP)
>
> a.. Log on as Administrator and delete the desired <username> folder and
> reboot.
> (or log on as another user that has Administrator privileges)
> Example: "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\HISTORY"
>
> The instructions above kind of suggests they want to me to delete the
> entire username folder, whereas the "example" suggests it is just the
> history folder within that username. Assuming it is the latter, it will
> not let me delete the history folder. It says something like "history is
> a necessary Windows system folder and is required for Windows operation
> and cannot be deleted"
>
> What should I do?
>
> Dean
>
>
> "Jan Il" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote in message
> news:OfbcdR4JFHA.1396@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Dean :-)
>>
>> Your History folder may be corrupted. Try creating a new one and see if
>> that helps:
>>
>> To create a new History Folder
>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers_8.htm#deltree
>> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm (XP systems)
>>
>> or..
>>
>> To delete the History folder and index.dat (XP)
>> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
>>
>> Log on as Administrator and delete the desired <username> folder and
>> reboot.
>> (or log on as another user that has Administrator privileges)
>> Example: "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\HISTORY"
>>
>> Hope this helps :-)
>>
>> Jan :)
>> Smiles are meant to be shared,
>> that's why they're so contagious.
>>
>> Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other
>> readers.
>> How to make a good newsgroup post:
>> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>> Under Tools Options (Windows XP Home), when I hit "clear history", the
>>> hourglass appears and does not go away. I think I (later) actually
>>> manually deleted the files, by using the history icon, but it still
>>> hangs up. I deleted temp files and cookies with no problems.
>>>
>>> The computer sounds like it is thinking during all this time, but
>>> nothing gets accomplished (20 minutes, also 4 tries later). I can close
>>> out of it and internet explorer and the computer is then still alive.
>>> Could it be that a parasite or virus is stopping this from working (I
>>> just did scans of both)? Or could I have compromised this button
>>> somehow?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help!
>>> Dean
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
things seem fine. However, I now notice that, when I click Clear History,
and then click on that History icon at the top of IE6, sometimes the files
have not cleared one bit (seems to do nothing when my computer has been on
for awhile), whereas other times, it works (mostly, soon after rebooting).
Can anyone explain this - PLEASE.
Thanks!
Dean
"Dean" <Whooshbopbang4@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:P7mdnU94rqsisv3fRVn-sw@adelphia.com...
> Your link (for XP) says:
> To delete the History folder and index.dat (XP)
>
> a.. Log on as Administrator and delete the desired <username> folder and
> reboot.
> (or log on as another user that has Administrator privileges)
> Example: "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\HISTORY"
>
> The instructions above kind of suggests they want to me to delete the
> entire username folder, whereas the "example" suggests it is just the
> history folder within that username. Assuming it is the latter, it will
> not let me delete the history folder. It says something like "history is
> a necessary Windows system folder and is required for Windows operation
> and cannot be deleted"
>
> What should I do?
>
> Dean
>
>
> "Jan Il" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote in message
> news:OfbcdR4JFHA.1396@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Dean :-)
>>
>> Your History folder may be corrupted. Try creating a new one and see if
>> that helps:
>>
>> To create a new History Folder
>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers_8.htm#deltree
>> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm (XP systems)
>>
>> or..
>>
>> To delete the History folder and index.dat (XP)
>> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
>>
>> Log on as Administrator and delete the desired <username> folder and
>> reboot.
>> (or log on as another user that has Administrator privileges)
>> Example: "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\HISTORY"
>>
>> Hope this helps :-)
>>
>> Jan :)
>> Smiles are meant to be shared,
>> that's why they're so contagious.
>>
>> Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other
>> readers.
>> How to make a good newsgroup post:
>> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>> Under Tools Options (Windows XP Home), when I hit "clear history", the
>>> hourglass appears and does not go away. I think I (later) actually
>>> manually deleted the files, by using the history icon, but it still
>>> hangs up. I deleted temp files and cookies with no problems.
>>>
>>> The computer sounds like it is thinking during all this time, but
>>> nothing gets accomplished (20 minutes, also 4 tries later). I can close
>>> out of it and internet explorer and the computer is then still alive.
>>> Could it be that a parasite or virus is stopping this from working (I
>>> just did scans of both)? Or could I have compromised this button
>>> somehow?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help!
>>> Dean
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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