How Do You Manually Delete The Web Search History From Windows XP?
Internet history helps you and your computer remember where you’ve been. It’s a benefit that you should protect for a multitude of reasons. Maybe you visited some websites that you’re embarassed about. Maybe you’re under attack by a spyware campaign. Maybe you’ve been searching for hotels for your honeymoon. Whatever the case may be, you should be able to maintain your Internet privacy, even if you can’t open Internet Explorer to delete it. There’s a simple work-around that does just fine to make your history disappear. Close all instances of Internet Explorer. Click on the “Start” button to bring up the Start Menu and then click on “Run…” Enter “Regedit” in the allotted space and press the “Enter” key or click on “OK.” This will pull up the Registry Editor. Navigate to the “TypedURLs” subkey by clicking along the following path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs. When you click on “TypedURLs,” all of the Web addresses you’ve typed in Internet Explorer