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Windows Forum / Internet Explorer / General Topics / June 2007IE7 will not delete browser history
On a regular basis, I delete my Browser History. Recently, when I tried to do this, a small window pops up like it is transfering files. It says, "Please wait while the browsing history is delelted. Deleting history...". The problem is this, it just keeps RUNNING!!! It never stops or deletes my browser history! I left it running all day today while I was at work only to come back and see it still running. Also, I can't close it out. When I do, it says that it is "cancelling", but it still keeps on running. I end up having to use CTRL+ALT+DELTETE to finally stop it. When I do that, a window pops up saying that the program is not responding. What happened??? This is really getting on my nerves. Please help me! Hi, Another program may be interfering- security, privacy, mail, messaging, etc. Try clearing the History from Safe Mode. Safe Mode- XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222 Safe Mode- Vista http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/323ef48f-7b93-4079-a48a-5c58 eec904a11033.mspx If you *always* have to use Safe Mode, try shutting down other programs until you find the guilty program. You may have a corrupted History folder. If the previous steps don't help, post back. Hope this helps, Don [MS MVP- IE] > On a regular basis, I delete my Browser History. Recently, when I tried to > do this, a small window pops up like it is transfering files. It says, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > pops up saying that the program is not responding. What happened??? This is > really getting on my nerves. Please help me! Don, Thank you for responding. In SAFE MODE, I was able to delete the HISTORY. I tried to shut down programs like you told me too, but I still have the same problem. Any other ideas? Thanks! :-) > Hi, > Another program may be interfering- security, privacy, mail, messaging, etc. [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > is > > really getting on my nerves. Please help me! Hi, Since Safe Mode worked, you probably don't have a corrupted History folder. Next time you have the problem, try clearing the History from Control Panel> Internet Options (with no IE windows open.) The fact that History could be cleared from Safe Mode indicates that a program that didn't load in Safe Mode was the culprit. Experimentation, selectively disabling programs, is the only way to identify that program. Don [MS MVP- IE] > Don, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Thanks! > :-) > > Hi, > > Another program may be interfering- security, privacy, mail, messaging, etc. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222 > > Safe Mode- Vista http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/323ef48f-7b93-4079-a48a-5c58 eec904a11033.mspx > > If you *always* have to use Safe Mode, try shutting down other programs > > until you find the guilty program. > > > > You may have a corrupted History folder. If the previous steps don't help, > > post back. > > > On a regular basis, I delete my Browser History. Recently, when I tried > > to [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > is > > > really getting on my nerves. Please help me! Okay, maybe I am doing this wrong. Exactly how do I shut down programs? I have been shutting down the ones that are in the taskbar in the lower right hand corner. Thanks again > Hi, > Since Safe Mode worked, you probably don't have a corrupted History folder. [quoted text clipped - 61 lines] > > > is > > > > really getting on my nerves. Please help me! Hi, Closing programs from the icon in the systray/notification area should work. You might also check taskmanager (Ctrl-Alt-Del) to make sure that the programs are really terminated. A better method of troubleshooting this might be to uncheck a program or two from Start> Run> msconfig> Startup tab. Restart, then see if the problem persists. But, you may not want to give up a useful/valuable security program because it locks the IE History, unless a replacement program is available. Don [MS MVP- IE] > Okay, maybe I am doing this wrong. Exactly how do I shut down programs? I > have been shutting down the ones that are in the taskbar in the lower right > hand corner. > > Thanks again > > Hi, > > Since Safe Mode worked, you probably don't have a corrupted History folder. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > program that didn't load in Safe Mode was the culprit. Experimentation, > > selectively disabling programs, is the only way to identify that program. > > > Don, > > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > > Thanks! > > > :-) > > > > Hi, > > > > Another program may be interfering- security, privacy, mail, messaging, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222 > > > > Safe Mode- Vista http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/323ef48f-7b93-4079-a48a-5c58 eec904a11033.mspx > > > > If you *always* have to use Safe Mode, try shutting down other programs > > > > until you find the guilty program. > > > > > > > > You may have a corrupted History folder. If the previous steps don't > > help, post back. > > > > > On a regular basis, I delete my Browser History. Recently, when I > > tried to [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > This is > > > > > really getting on my nerves. Please help me! |
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