# 'Cleaning' Internet Explorer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-internet-explorer/348288>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 14, 2006, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-internet-explorer/348288 "2006-03-14T06:16:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-internet-explorer/348288/1 "2006-03-14T06:16:45Z")

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Is there a way to do this? My version of IE has a number of places (including some of the SDMB fora) that are always ‘just visited,’ even if I clear all the cookies from my computer. Likewise, there are so many ‘remembered’ screen names and passwords that it’s become annoying. Can I get rid of those somehow?

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**Author:** ![Squee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@Squee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squee)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-internet-explorer/348288/2 "2006-03-14T06:34:06Z")

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I can’t remember if it has the option to clear out passwords, but I use [CCleaner](http://www.ccleaner.com/) with good results. I don’t currently have it installed on this computer, but on my others, so I can’t check.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-internet-explorer/348288/3 "2006-03-14T06:35:38Z")

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My OP is probably much less clear that it could be because I don’t know technical terms. I don’t think Spyware is the problem (we do have AdAware and run it constantly), it’s just a regular feature of Explorer as far as I know.

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**Author:** ![Squee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@Squee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squee)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-internet-explorer/348288/4 "2006-03-14T06:37:55Z")

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I forgot to add in my first post…

Did you try clearing the user names and passwords in the IE settings already?

Tools/Internet Options/Content/AutoComplete/Clear Forms and Clear Passwords

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-internet-explorer/348288/5 "2006-03-14T06:43:14Z")

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Looks like that did it. Thanks!