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Old 18 December 2006, 11:24 AM
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Default Can't get rid of Browser History!!!!

Since i got my new bt total broadband(btyahoo) i tried to erase my internet history in just about all of the ways possible. Yet the trainspotting websites i frequent are still there.

To make matters worse my girlfriend is coming over later. I'll have to say broadband has gone down again!!!aaaargggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Old 18 December 2006, 11:28 AM
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Go to 'options' then click 'internet options'. In the 'general' tab is a section called browsing history - just click 'clear'. To prevent a history being kept, click 'settings' and in the history section set it to 0 days.
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I done that and it don't work!!!!!!!! ALso clicked everything in autocomplete box!!!!!
Old 18 December 2006, 11:31 AM
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Also clear history, clear cookies both online and offline - if it is google that is rembering your search history, then tools, internet options, content tab, personal information tab, autocomplete tab and clear all history and then unselct forms - and it wont rember searches any more.

Had to do ths on a girls pc at work - was a little suprised at what she had been searching - and no not the normal shopping for shoes !!

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Old 18 December 2006, 11:38 AM
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done all of the above and still there!!!!!!!!! ffs lol
Old 18 December 2006, 11:43 AM
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Well managed to do it using internet options- browser options and clear URLS from address box. Praise be the lord, my misses will still think i'm an angelic surfer.
Old 18 December 2006, 11:48 AM
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I take it you are using the bt browser? If so go into the tools option and then select browser options (or whatever it says below internet options)
Here you can clear the searches, and also the sites visited.

Alternatively do it the long way, and go into docs and settings, choose the user (yourself), then choose Local Settings (this assumes you have set it up to view hidden files/folders), then you can go into history and delete them, then go into tempory internet files and delete everything, then finally go into temp and delete those files
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an arrogant a-hole of a manager was having a go insisting his laptop was fixed. So after i fixed it i looked at him and asked him whether he'd like his browsing history deleted...that shut the **** up
Old 18 December 2006, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by InvisibleMan
an arrogant a-hole of a manager was having a go insisting his laptop was fixed. So after i fixed it i looked at him and asked him whether he'd like his browsing history deleted...that shut the **** up
We call them GIRAFFES

Generally Ignorant Rather Arrogent F*cking Fat Executives.

Our old IT Director couldn't work out why the department had pictures of giraffes everywhere
Old 18 December 2006, 02:18 PM
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Praise be to Apple's Safari that has a Private Browsing mode.
Old 20 December 2006, 12:18 AM
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I repaired a PC last week that was full of **** involving dogs. It was a data recovery job, so just to let him know I'd seen it I set his home page to RSPCA || Latest

The Dirty Ba5tard

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Old 20 December 2006, 01:21 PM
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Old 20 December 2006, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by tonybooth
I repaired a PC last week that was full of **** involving dogs. It was a data recovery job, so just to let him know I'd seen it I set his home page to RSPCA || Latest

The Dirty Ba5tard

TONY
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Old 20 December 2006, 02:57 PM
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much easier to download Firefox and use that for, er, research

It will remind you on exit to clear your history etc...
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