is there a way to erase history on the computer?

Question

but only some sites not all of them?

Answer 1

Open Internet Explorer
If the bar which displays your history is not already visible, do a ctrl+h to open it
Right click on the item you want to delete
Select delete from the context menu
Repeat for any other items you need to delete

Answer 2

Open the history icon and choose the item you want to delete.

Answer 3

What sites do you want to erase?

Answer 4

★★ CLEAR HISTORY ★★

◙ TIP: IF YOU ARE TRYING TO HIDE YOUR WEB TRAVELS, DELETING YOUR WEB HISTORY WON'T DO YOU ANY GOOD. ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DELETED CAN BE UNDELTED. SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS MESSAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

◙ Internet Explorer 6.0 or older versions
1. To clear SINGLE history items. Press CTRL+H to open the History Panel. Move your cursor over the one you want and click your right mouse button. When the menu appears click on DELETE.
2. To clear EVERY history item. Go to TOOLS > INTERNET OPTIONS > GENERAL TAB > CLEAR HISTORY BUTTON. To disable your history set it up so "days to keep history" equals zero.

◙ Firefox
1. To clear SINGLE history items. Press CTRL+H to view the history list. Then choose a chronological or alphabetical hierarchy in the View menu (the default is chronological, from most recent to oldest). Now browse to the domain, date, or page you want to expunge, right-click it, and choose Delete. Click the red X in the top-left corner to close the History pane.
2. To clear EVERY history item. Go to Tools > Options and click the "Privacy" tab. Click the + next to "History" to expand it. Just hit the "Clear" button.
3. To delete Firefox's entire record of your browsing activity, choose Tools > Options > Privacy > History > Clear Browsing History Now (this dialog box also lets you set the number of days your history is recorded). Click OK when you're finished. To clear the browser's history of your file downloads, press -J to open the Downloads window and click Clean Up. Firefox clears the download history automatically if you choose Tools > Options > Privacy > Download History and select either Upon successful download or When Firefox exits in the drop-down menu next to 'Remove files from the Download Manager'.

◙ Opera
1. To clear SINGLE history items. Press CTRL+ALT+H to view the history list. Find a history entry and right click it and choose DELETE.
2. To erase all entries from the History list, choose Tools > Preferences > Advanced > History, and click Clear next to 'Visited addresses'. To wipe out the browser's download history, press --T, right-click a downloaded file, and click either Remove transfer or Remove all finished (to clear all completed downloads from the list).

◙ Privacy Guard--Very important! Read Everything here.
http://www.amicutilities.com/privacy-guard/

★★ CLEAR HISTORY IN TOOLBARS ★★

◙ Yahoo Toolbar
☞ http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/toolbar/toolbar-10.html

◙ Google Toolbar
☞ http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/answer.py?answer=9271

◙ Many software products have HISTORY in them. Read about them here.
☞ http://www.milincorporated.com/a-delete-history.html

◙ HOW TO RECOVER DELETED HISTORY IN WINDOWS
☞ http://www.wikihow.com/Recover-Deleted-History-in-Windows

Answer 5

How do I delete the drop-down list of my past searches?

You can clear your Google search history from the Google search box, the Google Toolbar, or your browser. We've included instructions for all three methods below.

CLEARING YOUR GOOGLE SEARCH BOX HISTORY

The search history that displays in the search box on the Google homepage is stored by your browser, not by Google. Instructions appear below for disabling this search history in common browsers. If your browser isn't listed, we suggest consulting its online support center.

Microsoft Internet Explorer
1. Go to the "Tools" menu.
2. Select "Internet Options" and the "Content" tab.
3. Within the "Personal information" area, select "AutoComplete."
4. Click on "Clear Forms." You can also un-check the "Forms" box in this window to keep this information from being stored in the future.
5. Click "OK" to exit.

Alternatively, you can delete individual entries from your search history by using the Down arrow key to highlight a previous search, then pressing the Delete key once.

MSN
If you're using the Microsoft Network (MSN), changes made in Internet Explorer (IE) will take effect in your MSN browser. After making changes in IE, you'll need to sign out of and back into MSN for the changes to take effect.

Mozilla Firefox
1. Go to the "Tools" menu.
2. Select "Options" > "Privacy" > "Saved Form Information."
3. Click "Clear" and un-check the box.
4. Click "OK" to exit.

Safari
1. Go to the "Safari" menu and select "Preferences."
2. From the menus that pop up, select "Autofill."
3. Go to "Other forms" line and select the "Edit" button.
4. From the list of sites for which AutoFill is currently being applied, select "Google.com" > "Remove" > "Done."

CLEARING YOUR GOOGLE TOOLBAR HISTORY

To clear your search history from the drop-down text box on the Google Toolbar:

1. Click on the Google logo on the Toolbar to access the drop-down menu.
2. Select the "Clear Search History" option.

If you'd like to completely disable your Toolbar's search history, please click the "Options" button on your Toolbar and un-check the box next to "Drop-down search history."

If you have Google Toolbar 4.0 installed, you can clear your Toolbar's search history by starting to enter a search term in your Toolbar's search box. When your drop-down search history appears, simply click the "Clear History" link.

Please note that this only clears the search history from the Google Toolbar, which is entirely separate from the search history stored by your browser.

If you've followed these steps and information still appears in your Toolbar search box as you type, please visit http://www.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=45847 for additional assistance.

CLEARING YOUR BROWSER HISTORY

Like your Google search box history, the search history that displays in the address bar on the Google homepage is stored by your browser, not by Google. Instructions appear below for clearing and/or disabling your search history in common browsers. If your browser isn't listed, we suggest consulting its online support center.

Microsoft Internet Explorer
1. Go to the "Tools" menu.
2. Select "Internet Options" and the "General" tab.
3. Click the "Clear History" button. To completely disable the history function, set "Days to keep pages in history" to zero ("0").
4. Click "OK" to exit.

MSN
If you're using the Microsoft Network (MSN), changes made in Internet Explorer (IE) will take effect in your MSN browser. After making changes in IE, you'll need to sign out of and back into MSN for the changes to take effect.

Mozilla Firefox
1. Go to the "Tools" menu.
2. Select "Options" > "Privacy" > "History."
3. Click on "Clear." To completely disable the history function, set "Remember visited pages for the last X days" to zero ("0").
4. Click "OK" to exit.

Safari
1. Click "History" on the top menu.
2. Click "Clear History" at the bottom of the menu.

Answer 6

i think dewcoons is right..