why i cant clear history on Internet explorer?

Answer 1

Use a program called CrapCleaner (yes, Thats the real name). Its free and works great. Go to google.com and type in Ccleaner or CrapCleaner. That will clean it out for you.

Answer 2

Are you experiencing problems with clearing History of the Internet Explorer? Check out Tracks Eraser Pro, which deletes following history data for you:
Delete Address bar history of IE, Netscape, AOL, Opera
Delete Cookies of IE, Netscape, AOL, Opera
Delete Internet cache (temporary Internet files)
Delete Internet history files
Delete Internet search history
Delete history of autocomplete
Delete IE plugins (selectable)
Delete index.dat file
Delete history of start menu run box
Delete history of start menu search box
Delete windows temp files
Delete history of open/save dialog box
Empty recycle bin

You can also download several additional plugins such as Comcast and others just by going to options and download the new plugins available. It's very simple to use and allows running at stealth mode and safe erasing (erasing a file 1 to 10 times, but won't slow down your computer).

Answer 3

You did not tell us what you have tried to do. Do you get a error message?

Below is what I use to clear lots of junk from my system including clearing my history.

Download CleanUp---http://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup/

Free disk space, make your computer run better/faster and protect your privacy - all in one easy solution. All for free!

Answer 4

go to tools,internet options,browsing history,delete,then delete history

Answer 5

To delete individual searches from 'History' using Windows IE6
>click 'History' (if not visable, click on the chevron ('>>'))
>click 'View'
>click 'By Order Visited Today'
>right click on search to be deleted (to highlight)
>click 'Delete'

To delete individual searches from drop down menu:
>hover pointer on search to highlight, then hit the 'delete' key on your keyboard.

I've listed the following options to help you delete your search history and/or disable those features in most of the popular browsers and toolbars.

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To Clear Search History, Cookies, and Temporary Files:

If you have Windows IE6 browser:
At the top of your browser>
>click 'Tools'
>click 'Internet Options'
At the 'General' tab, in the 'Temporary Internet files' section>
>click Delete Cookies'
>click 'OK'
>click 'Delete Files'
>check box '[/]Delete all offline content'
>click 'OK'
At the 'History' section>
>click 'Clear History'
>click 'Yes'

If you have Windows IE7 browser:
>click 'Tools'
>click 'Delete Browsing History'
>click 'Delete Cookies'
>click 'OK'

If you have Mozilla Firefox browser:
>click 'Tools'
>click 'Clear Private Data'
>click 'Delete Cookies'
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Firefox:
>click 'Tools'
>click 'Options'
>click the 'Privacy' tab.
>click the 'Clear' button (in the 'Saved Form Information' section)
If you don't want Firefox to save this data in the future, uncheck the box '[_]Save information I enter in web page forms and the Search Bar'
http://www.clearallhistory.com/clear-search-history.html#004
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Yahoo! Toolbar:
>click on pencil icon (right of big red 'Y!')
>click 'Clear Recent Searches'

If you want to save your recent searches while you're searching on the Web, but automatically clear the saved searches when you close your browser window, do the following:
>click the pencil icon
>check 'Auto-clear recent searches when exiting IE'
>click 'OK'

If you want to disable the feature entirely so none of your searches are saved, do the following:
>click the pencil icon
>click 'Toolbar Options'
>uncheck 'Remember Recent Searches'
>click 'OK'

Yahoo! Toolbar Help
http://help.yahoo.com/help/in/toolbar/toolbar-06.html
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Google toolbar:
>click 'Google' (multi colored letters) or 'Settings', or chevron ('>>')
>click 'Clear Search History'
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More information on clearing search history:
http://www.clearallhistory.com/clear-sea...

diskcleanup.com
http://yahoo.yahoo.diskcleanup.com/

Google Answers- Clear Search Engine History
http://answers.google.com/answers/thread...
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To Disable AutoComplete in Windows IE6 browser:
>'Tools'
>'Internet Options'
>'Content' tab
>in 'Personal information' section >
>click 'Personal information'
>in 'Use AutoComplete for' section >
>uncheck all boxes
>click the 'Clear Forms' button.
>click the 'Clear Passwords' button.
>press 'OK' to close.
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To disable Auto-complete in Yahoo! Toolbar:
>click on the pencil icon
>click 'Toolbar Options
>in the 'Search Box' section>
>uncheck box '[_]Enable Auto-complete'
>unckeck box '[_]Enable recent searches'
>click 'OK'
If you are still having problems with autofill in toolbar, disable your browser autocomplete function.

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To disable Google Toolbar 'AutoFill': (Versions 3.0/4.0)
>click 'Google' (multi colored), or 'Settings', or chevron ('>>') and/or>
>click 'Options'
>uncheck box '[_]AutoFill'
>click 'OK'

Edit and use Google AutoFill
http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/answer.py?answer=47972&topic=117
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Mozilla Firefox browser:
>open the Firefox browser.
>from the Firefox menu, select 'Tools'
>select 'Options'
>click 'Privacy'
>click 'Saved Forms'
>click 'Settings'
>select all options in the 'Clear Private Data' window
>click 'OK'
>click 'Clear Saved Form Data Now'
>uncheck '[_]Save information I enter in forms and the Search Bar'
>click 'OK'