Need Expert Help with Internet Explorer

[johnster39]

I have Windows 98 with the typical Internet Explorer which I update occasionally.
I need to find out how to delete the drop down menu items that appear when typing in a web address. I'm talking about when you go to the top of the screen and click on "file", then click on "open".{I'm not talking about the regular address box visible all the time at the top of the screen.} At that time a window opens and reads: "Type in the internet address of the document or folder and Internet Explorer will open it for you". Now once you start to type the address, a drop down list of addresses appears that were once used before. This is what I want to delete.
The reason I want to do this is, there is an adult oriented site that I do not want exposed to younger people in my family. If certain addresses with letters similar to this site are typed in here, the drop down list shows this site address.
I know this is probably going to take some effort, but it will be worth it.

PLEASE HELP!!!!!

[morriswindgate]

Go, Tools>Internet Options>Content>Auto Complete> Uncheck all boxes and the click on clear forms and clear Passwords.

[doctorgonzo]

If you want to delete the drop down list of web addresses you get when you hit Ctrl-L or Ctrl-O, you have to clear the browsers history by going to Tools...Internet Options...Clear History.

[Penguin]

IS there anyway to clear the info for the Auto Complete and not clear your History?

I would like to leave my history files there, but clear the info that auto complete uses to try and finish waht you type.

[morriswindgate]

ANswer to your last question is NO, but history is of very little use anymore and most of it is garbage. I keep mine set a zero. Also if you do not turn off Auto-COmplete it does no good to get rid of the History as the Auto complete entries will still be there and functional.

[azscary]

morriswindgate answered your question earlier.

Go, Tools>Internet Options>Content>Auto Complete> Uncheck all boxes and the click on clear forms and clear Passwords.

[Penguin]

Thanks Guys.

I have my history set to zero, but it never clears the files. I can't figure out why.

Anyway Thanks again.

[Orcmonkey]

I like the history... If I'm at some deep page with a confusing URL that I can't find again, but know I was there, etc...

[Iman74]

Originally posted by Penguin
Thanks Guys.

I have my history set to zero, but it never clears the files. I can't figure out why.

Anyway Thanks again.

Well if you ever do want to keep the history and many things always clear on every bootup <a href="http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1461985-100-2830963.html?tag=st.dl.10001-103-1.lst-7-1.2830963">Click Here</a> . Download it and install it. Then when installed go to Control Panel and execute Tweak. Then go to the Paranoa Tab and you will see a list of options of things to have cleared on reboot. The only issue I found with this is in a short amount of time your PC get really fragmented which in result effects performance. It depends what is important to you.

[morriswindgate]

Auto Complete will override the History set to Zero, so you need to turn it off also.

[johnster39]

Thanks for the help guys. Got it all cleared out!!!!!

Appreciate all the help!!

John