Erase History upon exit of IE

Hi Armajit,

try Webroot Window Washer 5.5

http://www.webroot.com/wb/products/windowwasher/washerb.php?rc=641

cheers,
Luis

Download TweakUI from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx if you are using winXP, for earlier versions look somewhere else for TweakUI. That config app has such a function.

Wim

With multiple 'Back' selection, it does not seem that (cleared) History is all that useful.  Given that, it may be as effective to set Tools/Internet Options/General - History - Days to keep pages in history: 0.  It may be worth testing to see that it does not store anything from a previous run of IE on the same day.

Tried it previously - inconclusive.

I'll try Tweak UI, but, unfortunately, FarzadA, your solution only erases Temporary Internet Files, not the History.

There's a superb util called System

Mechanic:http://www.majorgeeks.com/download98.html

One if its features is to completely wipe IE history/temp files/etc. Plus its also great for cleaning up windows

There's also a free program to allow you to do it:

http://freeware.brothersoft.com/internet/browsing_tools/free_history_eraser_18531.html

iISystem Wiper, a freeware app,  will clear any or all Temporary Internet files, History, Typed URLs, Temp files, Cookies and cookie index file in IE and AOL. It will also remove Temp files, Recent documents, Find File history, Find computer history, Run history and Empty the recycle bin. It will also remove the Search history from most file sharing apps and clear the "Recent" documents from MS Office, and will, happily do any or all of these things upon shutdown.
Clearing temp files upon shutdown aborts most viral and trojan exploits as they like to hide in temp files while waiting for the machine to be restarted, at which time they are able to advance their agenda. They will often have been terminated before your AV program even becomes aware of them. It's a good practice.

http://www.iisoftware.net/index.php?clean.html

My recomendation is NEVER use third party apps for any task that can be done by hand. the more apps you have the more crap that can go wrong! Not are programmers are created equally, some are down right fools and can end up destorying your pc. So do it by hand of do a registy hack to do it. BUT no 3rd party apps.

iISystem Wiper is not some pice of code that I found five minutes ago in a frantic search at WebAttack. I have been using it for almost a year now without any problems. I am able to do all of these things manually, so it is obvious to me that they are being done correctly. The advantage is that it is far faster and far more convenient.

You can write a simple batch file that runs at scheduled intervals, or that sits on your desktop - which simply deletes the folders where your history, cookies, and temp files are stored.  These folders  are replaced by windows automatically, so you won't have to worry about that.

Buried in the (hidden) directory \History.IE5 is the index.dat file. Unless the software purges that file you don't get your history deleted. Anyone know why MS wants to keep that so well hidden?
/RID

If you need help writing the batch file, or running it on a schedule, I can assist you with that as well.

Yes, it would be reassuring to receive some assistance in writing this Batch file.

I would like for the Batch file to erase the contents of the History folder (index.dat inclusive, if possible) and to be scheduled upon the exit of Internet Explorer.

Many thanks,

AmarjitSingh,

You could try Crazy Browser, it erases all the history when you close and it uses Internet Explorer engine, so its fast to open and has basicly the same options. You also have some interesting features such as popup blocker and tabbed navigation.

My advice : give it a try!

Download Crazy Browser
http://www.crazybrowser.com/download.htm

cheers,
Chuck

IE is just bad use mozilla firefox. and right a batch delete all the catch from mozilla. There might even be a plugin for mozilla firefox

Crazy Browser, upon initial inspection, seems great, but slightly bloated, for my intention, in deleting the history. In addition, I couldn't find the option in TweakUI - any help?

try tweak ui

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

As I did - upon an earlier recommendation. However, I was incapable of having the option, for the history to be cleared, located. Might you be able to provide advise for this?

The standard way to clear Internet Explorer's history of types URLs is to use Internet Options / General Tab / Clear History /

You can also use a TypedURLs.reg file:

1. Copy and paste the following to a TypedURLs.reg file:

REGEDIT4

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs]

2. Run Regedit /s <Folder_Path>\TypedURLs.reg

Those actions, mollyketchup, will not clear out the index.dat file(s) AFAIK. MS seems to value them highly, for some unfathomable reason. They do have a lot of web browsing info in them and other stuff that might be something user does not want to leave lying aorund.
/RID