How do I clear Windows Internet Explorer 7 browsing history?
Summary
This article describes how to clear the history of visited web sites and the cache of temporary files that Internet Explorer 7 saves to a computer when in use.
Clearing these items may resolve some types of performance or connection problems.
Content
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Close all other applications, and launch Internet Explorer 7.
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From the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
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Click Delete. The Delete Browsing History dialog opens.
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Click Delete files. The Delete Files dialog opens.
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Click OK.
Note: This may take a few minutes if there is a large cache of files.
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Click Delete cookies. The Delete Cookies dialog opens.
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Click OK.
Note: Deleting cookies in this wholesale manner removes cookies you may want to save. Some web sites remember your user name and password with a cookie. You may wish to try clearing the History and deleting files BEFORE deleting cookies.
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Click Delete history. The Delete History dialog opens.
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Click OK.
Note: This resets all links on websites to their default coloring, etc. This wipes away the evidence of previous visits to the site.
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Click Close and OK to exit Internet Options.
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This article was last modified on 1/21/2010 2:02:28 PM
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