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Title: deleting homepage and history
Post by: arowana on 30 May 2005, 17:50
i juz discovered that there are 25 url in my in my homepage box that cannot be cleared off (as in when i juz key in "h" all the url will appear) . and apparently it is due to my history file that cannot be clear off. i have tried deleting files and clearing cookies and clearing history folder but all the url remain there despite doing the abovementioned. anyone can advise how to clear off those junks that sit in the system?
 
thanks!
 
nothing seems more complicated than XPEE IdlE6
Title: Re: deleting homepage and history
Post by: mobrien_12 on 30 May 2005, 18:03
That annoying behavior is just one of the reasons I use FireFox (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox) with PrefBar (http://prefbar.mozdev.org).  Three little buttons let me clear my cache, history, and location bar with a click of the mouse.
Title: Re: deleting homepage and history
Post by: Refalm on 30 May 2005, 18:40
Quote from: arowana
nothing seems more complicated than XPEE IdlE6

Why take complicated lane when you can take easy street?

Get Firefox (http://www.getfirefox.com/), it's better than IE 6.
Title: Re: deleting homepage and history
Post by: Aloone_Jonez on 30 May 2005, 21:07
Click on tool/options.

Click the clear history and temporary Internet files buttons on the general tab.

Log on to http://www.GetFireFox.com download and install the latest version of FireFox and never use Microsoft Internet Explorer again.

1 vote for bin.
Title: Re: deleting homepage and history
Post by: Laukev7 on 30 May 2005, 21:15
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1 vote for bin.


No need for that. Proposing an alternative browser like Firefox is just fine.

And just for the sake of choice, I also recommend Opera (http://www.opera.com/).
Title: Re: deleting homepage and history
Post by: Jenda on 30 May 2005, 22:41
How about Konqueror? :D
Title: Re: deleting homepage and history
Post by: Aloone_Jonez on 30 May 2005, 23:09
On Windows?

Just thinking it'd be cool if they could port KDE to Windows.

Gnome would be a far easier task as there's already a Windows port of the GTK, it would be a bit slow as I've notice with many GTK applications running under Windows.
Title: Re: deleting homepage and history
Post by: Jenda on 30 May 2005, 23:36
Quote from: Aloone_Jonez
On Windows?

Just thinking it'd be cool if they could port KDE to Windows.

Gnome would be a far easier task as there's already a Windows port of the GTK, it would be a bit slow as I've notice with many GTK applications running under Windows.

 Yeah. I guess not only GTK, my Openoffice and Thunderbird are both rather slow.
Title: Re: deleting homepage and history
Post by: Aloone_Jonez on 30 May 2005, 23:41
OpenOffice and thunderbird don't use GTK, anyway I've found OpenOffice faster on Windows but that would be an unfair comparason because I've only used OO 1.1.2 on Linux and I'm currently using OO 2 beta. I don't know about thunder bird as I don't use it.
Title: Re: deleting homepage and history
Post by: MrX on 31 May 2005, 06:44
Quote from: arowana
i juz discovered that there are 25 url in my in my homepage box that cannot be cleared off (as in when i juz key in "h" all the url will appear) . and apparently it is due to my history file that cannot be clear off. i have tried deleting files and clearing cookies and clearing history folder but all the url remain there despite doing the abovementioned. anyone can advise how to clear off those junks that sit in the system?
 
thanks!
 
nothing seems more complicated than XPEE IdlE6

hey I am here and I can help you. I am a computer tech support guy.
IE has a secret folder where it keeps all the shit it piles up fragmenting your harddisk away and eventually making your computer crap. obviously, this folder is hidden from view with explorer and IE. you will need a program that doesnt hide you from your own OS. the folder is named 'content.ie5' and with that you will also find a file called index.dat this is not viewalbe normally as you will need anotherprogram to view it properly.
first, get the freeware program called 'xen' and ask it to do a major cleanup pressing the 'z' key. this will clean up all the history, urls, and that content.ie5 folder as well... and then scandisk, defrag. leave this on over night.
here it is: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mrx9000/downloads/xen.zip (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mrx9000/downloads/xen.zip)
this will clear your recent mru urls as well. ps- before you do this download opera
www.opera.com (http://www.opera.com) because firefox is alot slower than opera and most IE users like opera better.
also just get firefox because it will make the other guyz in this forum happy.

Mr X:beos::beos::beos:
Title: Re: deleting homepage and history
Post by: piratePenguin on 31 May 2005, 06:51
Quote from: MrX
also just get firefox because it will make the other guyz in this forum happy.

Mr X:beos::beos::beos:
:rolleyes:


piratePenguin:tux::tux::tux:
Title: Re: deleting homepage and history
Post by: Refalm on 31 May 2005, 11:47
Quote from: MrX
also just get firefox because it will make the other guyz in this forum happy.

Mr X


Or Opera (http://www.opera.com/), which is worth the 23 Euros.