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Deleting Internet Explorer History
- Web Cache Quit Internet Explorer, Click Start, Click Control Panel, Double-click internet options, under general tab click Delete Files, In the Delete Files dialog box, click to select the Delete all offline content check box , and then click OK, click Ok
- URL HISTORY In Internet Explorer, chose internet options from the tool menu, Click Clear History
- Auto-Complete In Internet Explorer, Choose Internet Options from the tool menu, Click Content Tab, Click Auto-Complete, Clear forms and password
- Cookies Quit Internet Explorer, Click Start, Click Control Panel, Double-click Internet Options, In general tab, Click Delete Cookies, Click Ok
- Index.dat
How to manually locate and delete your index.dat files
On a Windows 95 or 98 computer these files are located in the following locations:
WINDOWSCookiesindex.dat
WINDOWSHistoryindex.dat
WINDOWSTemporary Internet Filesindex.dat
WINDOWSCookiesindex.dat
WINDOWSHistoryindex.datWINDOWSTemporary Internet Filesindex.dat
In Windows 2000 and Windows XP there are several index.dat files in these locations:
Documents and SettingsCookiesindex.dat
Documents and SettingsLocal
SettingsHistoryHistory.IE5index.dat
Documents and SettingsLocal
SettingsHistoryHistory.IE5MSHist012001123120020101index.dat
Documents and SettingsLocal
SettingsHistoryHistory.IE5MSHist012002010720020114index.dat
Documents and SettingsLocal
Internet FilesContent.IE5index.dat