Please help with the following problem. I click start then search and a window opens. It says search by any or all of the following criteria below. If I want to search for cookies and I have searched for say cool etcetera before all the previous searches that begin with co appears in a window below. I want to know how to delete these previous searches. If I right click nothing happens.


Sue

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is anyone online to help me

Within two minutes

Right-click on your Taskbar and select:
Properties > Start Menu > Customize > Clear List

Must be some nice cookies

For the future you can also click Change Preferences and then Turn Auto Complete Off

Plus many other tips to keep the cookie monster at bay:

Clear IE History, Clear the TIF, Clear the RunMRU, Typed URL's and Clear
List (depending on which Start Menu you are using): Right click the Start
button/Properties/Customize/Advanced/Recent Documents/Clear List.

Temp Files: IE/Tools/Internet Options/Delete Temporary Internet Files
Temp Files: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temp & TIF
Cookies: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Cookies
History: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\History

AutoComplete:
IE/Tools/Internet Options/Content/AutoComplete/Clear AutoComplete history

Start/Search/Change Preferences/Turn AutoComplete off

Clear Form Fields in AutoComplete (Line 38)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Control the AutoComplete Mode (Line 38)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Remove Google Search History (Line 33)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To Clear Google Toolbar History

Click on the Google logo to access the drop down menu. Choose the Clear
Search History option. This will clear all the previous searches out of the
drop down box.

Typed URL's: Start/Run/Regedit: Open your registry and find the key below
and delete any value you want to remove.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\
TypedURLs

Prevent History of Typed URL's and Prevent Document History Registry Edits
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Clearing History May Not Remove Pages You Visited Today in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q323687

Clear Recent File Lists - Clears Search History
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/ClearRecent.Exe

Clear Recent File Lists - Includes the Run Menu (Line 41)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Removes your Internet history in Internet Explorer. Clears the address list
drop-down, cached files, history and cookies.

In Windows it clears the TEMP folder and Recycle Bin, the run history,
recent documents, and find files history. It also deletes locked files
("index.dat" and files that are in use by applications).

Clean out Usage Tracks in Windows
http://www.12ghosts.com/ghosts/wash.htm

Clear Search History under Search (Line 24)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Clear Recent File Lists - Clears Search History
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/ClearRecent.Exe

Manual Edit:

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant\ACMru

To prevent keeping a history altogether, right click ACMru/Permissions/Deny
all users and groups listed.

Originally Posted by jephree

Within two minutes

Right-click on your Taskbar and select:
Properties > Start Menu > Customize > Clear List

Must be some nice cookies

Did not help - let me try explain again

I am a novice so bear with me. My problem is not internet related.I will explain in laymans terms.

I click start at the bottom right hand corner of desktop, I click search and search window opens - it asks what do you want to search for - I click all files and folders -It asks search by any or all of the criteria below - now this is my problem:

If I say search for cookies and I have searched for something beginning with co before , these previous searches pop up below , where it says any or all of the file name. I want to delete these previous searches in the pop up. If I right click it will not let me do anything. I like to check up on my kids without them knowing I am and do not want them to be able to see what I have searched the computer for.

Can you help??? Please try again



Sue

This is the one that helped:::::::: Thanks


For the future you can also click Change Preferences and then Turn Auto Complete Off

Originally Posted by jephree

For the future you can also click Change Preferences and then Turn Auto Complete Off

Plus many other tips to keep the cookie monster at bay:

Clear IE History, Clear the TIF, Clear the RunMRU, Typed URL's and Clear
List (depending on which Start Menu you are using): Right click the Start
button/Properties/Customize/Advanced/Recent Documents/Clear List.

Temp Files: IE/Tools/Internet Options/Delete Temporary Internet Files
Temp Files: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temp & TIF
Cookies: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Cookies
History: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\History

AutoComplete:
IE/Tools/Internet Options/Content/AutoComplete/Clear AutoComplete history

Start/Search/Change Preferences/Turn AutoComplete off

Clear Form Fields in AutoComplete (Line 38)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Control the AutoComplete Mode (Line 38)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Remove Google Search History (Line 33)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To Clear Google Toolbar History

Click on the Google logo to access the drop down menu. Choose the Clear
Search History option. This will clear all the previous searches out of the
drop down box.

Typed URL's: Start/Run/Regedit: Open your registry and find the key below
and delete any value you want to remove.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\
TypedURLs

Prevent History of Typed URL's and Prevent Document History Registry Edits
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Clearing History May Not Remove Pages You Visited Today in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q323687

Clear Recent File Lists - Clears Search History
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/ClearRecent.Exe

Clear Recent File Lists - Includes the Run Menu (Line 41)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Removes your Internet history in Internet Explorer. Clears the address list
drop-down, cached files, history and cookies.

In Windows it clears the TEMP folder and Recycle Bin, the run history,
recent documents, and find files history. It also deletes locked files
("index.dat" and files that are in use by applications).

Clean out Usage Tracks in Windows
http://www.12ghosts.com/ghosts/wash.htm

Clear Search History under Search (Line 24)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Clear Recent File Lists - Clears Search History
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/ClearRecent.Exe

Manual Edit:

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant\ACMru

To prevent keeping a history altogether, right click ACMru/Permissions/Deny
all users and groups listed.

Thanks for the update and the thanks!

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