Is there a way to clear out my search history without clearing out the other
forms autofill?

Mike D.

IE 7 or IE 6? In IE 7, you can select the files you wish to clean out by
going to Tools>Internet Options and clicking on the Delete button found on
the general tab.
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"Mike Dobony" wrote:

> Is there a way to clear out my search history without clearing out the other
> forms autofill?
>
> Mike D.
>
>
>

"Gistcheckin" <Gistcheckin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> IE 7 or IE 6? In IE 7, you can select the files you wish to clean out by
> going to Tools>Internet Options and clicking on the Delete button found on
> the general tab.
> --
> Gistcheckin
>

There is nothing there for the search history and I have IE7.

>
> "Mike Dobony" wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to clear out my search history without clearing out the
>> other
>> forms autofill?
>>
>> Mike D.
>>
>>
>>

To clear the History folder:

1.
In Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet
Options.

2.
Click the General tab. Under Browsing History, click Delete. In the Delete
Browsing History dialog box, click Delete History.


To no longer retain history:

1.
In Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet
Options.

2.
In the Browsing History section, click Settings. In the Temporary Internet
Files and History Settings dialog box, adjust the Days to keep pages in
history field to 0.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...ivacy_pr7.mspx
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"Mike Dobony" wrote:

>
> "Gistcheckin" <Gistcheckin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F51F67DB-96C7-4297-AC45-F69EB47D07F1@microsoft.com...
> > IE 7 or IE 6? In IE 7, you can select the files you wish to clean out by
> > going to Tools>Internet Options and clicking on the Delete button found on
> > the general tab.
> > --
> > Gistcheckin
> >
>
> There is nothing there for the search history and I have IE7.
>
> >
> > "Mike Dobony" wrote:
> >
> >> Is there a way to clear out my search history without clearing out the
> >> other
> >> forms autofill?
> >>
> >> Mike D.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Hi,
You can clear search and other forms autocomplete from Internet Options>
Content> Autocomplete> Settings.

To clear selected (not all) autocomplete items, select the item in the
drop-down autocomplete list (just put the pointer on it) and hit the Delete
key.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Mike Dobony" <sword[at]notasarian-host.net> wrote in message
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> Is there a way to clear out my search history without clearing out the
other
> forms autofill?
>
> Mike D.

"Mike Dobony" <sword@notasarian-host.net> wrote in message
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> Is there a way to clear out my search history without clearing out the
> other forms autofill?
>
> Mike D.
>

Tools | Internet Options | Content

Click AutoComplete if it's IE6. If it's IE7 click Settings for
AutoComplete.
Click Clear Forms. NOTE --> This will clear ALL forms, not just Search
forms.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.

"Gistcheckin" <Gistcheckin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> To clear the History folder:
>
> 1.
> In Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet
> Options.
>
> 2.
> Click the General tab. Under Browsing History, click Delete. In the Delete
> Browsing History dialog box, click Delete History.
>
>
> To no longer retain history:
>
> 1.
> In Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet
> Options.
>
> 2.
> In the Browsing History section, click Settings. In the Temporary Internet
> Files and History Settings dialog box, adjust the Days to keep pages in
> history field to 0.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...ivacy_pr7.mspx
> --
> Gistcheckin
>
>

I've done that, but that doesn't get rid of Search History, only Browsing
History, web pages that I have gone to.

> "Mike Dobony" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Gistcheckin" <Gistcheckin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F51F67DB-96C7-4297-AC45-F69EB47D07F1@microsoft.com...
>> > IE 7 or IE 6? In IE 7, you can select the files you wish to clean out
>> > by
>> > going to Tools>Internet Options and clicking on the Delete button found
>> > on
>> > the general tab.
>> > --
>> > Gistcheckin
>> >
>>
>> There is nothing there for the search history and I have IE7.
>>
>> >
>> > "Mike Dobony" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Is there a way to clear out my search history without clearing out the
>> >> other
>> >> forms autofill?
>> >>
>> >> Mike D.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:6FD67952-D639-4730-BE30-E43200106E25@microsoft.com...
> "Mike Dobony" <sword@notasarian-host.net> wrote in message
> news:%23LoXyiQfHHA.4128@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Is there a way to clear out my search history without clearing out the
>> other forms autofill?
>>
>> Mike D.
>>
>
> Tools | Internet Options | Content
>
> Click AutoComplete if it's IE6. If it's IE7 click Settings for
> AutoComplete.
> Click Clear Forms. NOTE --> This will clear ALL forms, not just Search
> forms.
>

THATS the problem, I want to delete the search forms and NOT my other forms.
This is one of the reasons I prefer Mozilla.

> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.
>
>

I am glad I found this post, I have the same issue. I tried the IE7 Help,
searched on "clear search history" and got absolutely nothing related. Good
old "Help". Nothing on Microsoft.com support either. Sigh, such a simple
and common issue and no mention of it anywhere but here. I don't *want* to
clear my form history, just the search box in the upper right. I have Google
toolbar and it lets me clear its search history, but it is not tied to the
search box.

To delete all those entries, I have to click the box *press the down arrow
key* to bring up the popup window, highlight an entry and press the delete
key. Then the window closes itself! I'm not going to repeat this process a
hundred times. Compare to Firefox; its search box has a dropdown that will
not close itself, and you can hold down delete to quickly clear all entries.

Sorry just feel the need to rant.

"Mike Dobony" wrote:

> >> Is there a way to clear out my search history without clearing out the
> >> other forms autofill?
> >>
> >> Mike D.
> >>
> >
> > Tools | Internet Options | Content
> >
> > Click AutoComplete if it's IE6. If it's IE7 click Settings for
> > AutoComplete.
> > Click Clear Forms. NOTE --> This will clear ALL forms, not just Search
> > forms.
> >
>
> THATS the problem, I want to delete the search forms and NOT my other forms.
> This is one of the reasons I prefer Mozilla.
>