how do i clean my computer's search history

[TrophyHusband 0]

the little white boxes for google, craigs list, ebay, etc. alway pop up with stuff from past searches when typing something in. sometimes my mom uses my computer and i don't need her seeing what kind of porn i google. can i set something so that the info doesn't get saved? i have ie and xp btw.

"Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama
www.kjandmegan.com

[Darius11 12]

internet options-delet history can save your ass bro.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain

[wildcard451 0]

Quote

internet options-delet history can save your ass bro.

Or for those using a more sophisticated browser (FF3)
Ctrl+Shift+Del or Tools-> Clear Private Data

[TrophyHusband 0]

that doesn't delete everything. even after deleting history and all offline content, there is still a list of past searches when i click the little white search box in google. i can then delete all of those searches manually, but if i go to something else such as craigs list, stuff that my wife or i have previously googled that i though had been deleted will pop up.

"Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama
www.kjandmegan.com

[NobodysHero01 0]

On IE7,

Tools --> Internet Options

Under Browsing History, click Delete. From there, you will probably want to delete your history and your form data.

If you want IE to never remember what you type in forms, go to the Content tab and click Settings under AutoComplete. Uncheck forms and google won't remember your previous searches.

I would also suggest checking out Firefox. One useful feature is you can set it to clear your forms whenever you close the browser. This way it'll still remember them for your current session (which is handy) and you don't have to remember to clear them when you're done.

-- Mike
"Embrace this moment. Remember. We are eternal. All this pain is an illusion"

[TrophyHusband 0]

thanks, hopefully that does the trick.

"Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama
www.kjandmegan.com

[Shotgun 1]

Are you talking about the google website or a google toolbar that's in your browser?

[jcd11235 0]

Use Safari's (or, alternately, Demeter's if you're on a Mac) Private Browsing feature, and none of that stuff is even saved. It's not bulletproof against knowledgeable people actively searching for your browsing history, but it works quite well for the purpose you described.

Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

[madhatter 0]

Tools - Delete browsing history - delete form data.......

Deleting history doesn't do shit for saved form data

A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
D.S # 125

[normiss 620]

You could call the police and tell them there's kiddie pr0n on it....I'm sure they'd clean that sucker right up.

[Nightingale 0]

Check your forms option, and remove "auto-fill".

[livendive 8]

Tell your mom that "midget donkey scat orgy" is the name of a band.

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

[mnealtx 0]

Quote

Tell your mom that "midget donkey scat orgy" is the name of a band.

Blues,
Dave

*golfclap*

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[TrophyHusband 0]

nice

"Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama
www.kjandmegan.com

[IanHarrop 37]

a good tool from a good supplier

http://www.ccleaner.com/

"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

[Amazon 7]

You know.. for some of those sites... some mental bleach to go along with cleaning the history is in order as well.

[mnealtx 0]

Quote

You know.. for some of those sites... some mental bleach to go along with cleaning the history is in order as well.

Maybe a grater, too?

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[SuFantasma 0]

Three Hail Marys, two Our Fathers and I will send you the instructions to salvation!

Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo".
- Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

[RhondaLea 3]

C[rap] Cleaner

Just be sure to read the directions, but if you don't, be sure that you don't tick off any of the options under "Advanced."

You should use this in addition to the privacy options afforded by your browser.

There are other programs that also serve this function, and some of them are quite good, but CCleaner is probably the most thorough while still being safe for the average PC user.

Edited to add: Okay, I see someone already mentioned this, so you may consider my post an endorsement of that post.

rl

If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

[VisionAir 0]

This doesn't apply to what your are trying to erase but also know that anything deleted off your hard drive is still there for any data recovery tool to retrieve.

Huh?!? What cloud?!? Oh that!!! That's just Industrial Haze
Alex M.

[mnealtx 0]

Quote

This doesn't apply to what your are trying to erase but also know that anything deleted off your hard drive is still there for any data recovery tool to retrieve.

IIRC, CCleaner can mil-wipe slack and unused area on the disk. If not, there's plenty of freeware out there that can, as well.

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706