How to delete IE addressbar history on Vista/Win7?

Question

I asked same question on stackoverflow.

First, here is a picture of what I see http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/4797/iedrop.png

I need an solution to clear addressbar dropdawn, but not using ClearMyTracksByProcess or IE dialogs. I need to delete only a specific URL and all his traces.

I deleted manually all traces of that URL in:

1. Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files*
2. Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History*
3. Users\user\Recent*

also that URL can be found in:

4) Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\High*

Now I made an BootTime program that searches for 8 and 16 bit charsets string in all my system disc files. URL wasn't found anywhere, but after logging and starting IE, the URL is still there. I suspect this is related to 4), but can't understand how.

PS: This IS NOT TypedUrls. I know where are and how to delete TypedUrls.

Answer 1

Finally I found solution.

HRESULT CreateCatalogManager(ISearchCatalogManager **ppSearchCatalogManager)
{
    *ppSearchCatalogManager = NULL;

    ISearchManager *pSearchManager;
    HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_CSearchManager, NULL, CLSCTX_SERVER, IID_PPV_ARGS(&pSearchManager));
    if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
    {
        hr = pSearchManager->GetCatalog(L"SystemIndex", ppSearchCatalogManager);
        pSearchManager->Release();
    }
    return hr;
}

{

    ISearchCatalogManager *pCatalogManager;
    HRESULT hr = CreateCatalogManager(&pCatalogManager);

    if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
    {
        pCatalogManager->Reset();
        pCatalogManager->Release();
    }
}

Answer 2

In your screenshot, you can see - at the far right side of the entry you want to get rid of - a red X. Click that. You will need to drop the list down the same way you did to make the screenshot first of course.

Answer 3

They are stored in the registry

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Typed URLs

.

Answer 4

don not need to delete address bar history by going to C drive and remove from there in which you must have to follow the all the rite track. just download any history cleaner and just like antivirus scanner scan your browsing history.