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finn's mom
12-10-2005, 12:13 AM
Ok, so I know how to delete your history, showing the sites you've been on and stuff. But, what I want to know is...is there any way to delete what you've searched for? Like in yahoo...when I type in a letter, it immediately pulls up everything I've searched for that starts with that letter. Is there any way to delete that stuff? I thought deleting the cookies would take care of that...obviously, I'm wrong and want to know if anyone knows how to delete that. :) Thanks guys!
Vette
12-10-2005, 02:42 AM
I had the same problem in Netscape.. but now i use FireFox and dont have that problem.

sorry i was no help..LOL
finn's mom
12-10-2005, 02:47 AM
I had the same problem in Netscape.. but now i use FireFox and dont have that problem.

sorry i was no help..LOL

well, it's not really a problem...i mean, it's supposed to keep your searches on file like that...i would just think there was a way to delete them...
Vette
12-10-2005, 03:04 AM
I found this page.. not sure itll be helpful or not.
do you know what the thing is called that remberes the stuff you typed in?

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000553.htm
finn's mom
12-10-2005, 03:15 AM
I found this page.. not sure itll be helpful or not.
do you know what the thing is called that remberes the stuff you typed in?

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000553.htm

(Q)How much do you rock?

(A)Way too much!

Seriously, though...Thank you so much, that did the trick! ;) YAY!
Vette
12-10-2005, 03:29 AM
:D Glad i was able to help


your right,, it wasnt really a problem. but i found it to be rather annoying when mine did that. espically if you searched for something embarrasing,, like how to get rid of warts...LOL :o
smokey the elder
12-10-2005, 07:37 AM
Tell me about it. I used to work at a company that made industrial fluids and lubricants. I must have had a bowl of stupid on the day I did a search on "water-based lubricants" :o
Felix
12-10-2005, 09:21 AM
I found this page.. not sure itll be helpful or not.
Wow,thanks so much.I always wondered the same thing.Now I got it all cleared.Yay!!Hats off to you,smartie pants ;) :D
MariaM
12-10-2005, 12:39 PM
Haha I just used to do it by pressing "Delete" on your keyboard, because that was the only way I could figure out. I suppose that would work if you just wanted to delete a few, and not all. But thanks for the link, it works!
finn's mom
12-10-2005, 12:44 PM
Haha I just used to do it by pressing "Delete" on your keyboard, because that was the only way I could figure out. I suppose that would work if you just wanted to delete a few, and not all. But thanks for the link, it works!


yeah, that didn't work for me at all. it wouldn't delete anything that way.
Jessika
12-10-2005, 12:45 PM
I know with both FireFox and Internet Explorer it saves your form data, and you can erase the form data by going into your options :)
finn's mom
12-10-2005, 12:47 PM
I know with both FireFox and Internet Explorer it saves your form data, and you can erase the form data by going into your options :)


Yeah that's what Vette supplied us the link for. It gives instructions for us non computer folk.
Jessika
12-10-2005, 12:50 PM
Yeah that's what Vette supplied us the link for. It gives instructions for us non computer folk.

Yup too bad she got to you first. ;)
finn's mom
12-10-2005, 12:55 PM
Yup too bad she got to you first. ;)

Huh?
CagneyDog
12-11-2005, 01:40 PM
Yay :D It worked for me too.
todd
12-11-2005, 08:51 PM
cool thanks