# IE6 - Strange Goings-On in Address Bar **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 7, 2003, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie6-strange-goings-on-in-address-bar/173607 "2003-05-07T06:26:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie6-strange-goings-on-in-address-bar/173607/1 "2003-05-07T06:26:55Z")
I need help in clearing my address bar’s auto complete. When I type in “[http://www.g](http://www.g)” the pull down menu will suggest various websites that I’ve been to. I need help clearing this. YES, YES, I know about **Tools\>Internet Options\>Clear History** , and about clearing the **AutoComplete**. Problem is that taking these measures will clear all addresses I’ve been at THAT DAY, but not past a certian point. IT WORKED BEFORE? WTF NOT NOW? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie6-strange-goings-on-in-address-bar/173607/2 "2003-05-07T10:31:25Z")
Have you been here? [http://www.purgeie.com/index.htm](http://www.purgeie.com/index.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie6-strange-goings-on-in-address-bar/173607/3 "2003-05-07T11:00:25Z")
I wonder if I can interject an almost-on-topic-slight-hijack… I don’t bother with favo(u)rites; I just start typing the URL and let autocomplete take me there, so to get to the SDMB, I type **bo** and autocomplete pops up with a list of urls, **[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb)** being highlighted and transposed into the address bar text box itself. But hitting enter only sometimes takes me to the desied URL; other times it just tries to go to **[http://bo](http://bo)** (even though the full url was highlighted and shown before I hit enter.) ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie6-strange-goings-on-in-address-bar/173607/4 "2003-05-07T12:53:47Z")
You can manually delete specific entries from the auto-complete list by editing the registry. Always be careful when using the registry. Backup the registry or the system state. Then: Go to Start/Run, type regedit. Go to: My Computer\HKEY\_CURRENT\_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs Also, do an Edit/Find and search for the urls you don’t like. They might be in some other location as well. Happily delete the entries that you don’t like. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie6-strange-goings-on-in-address-bar/173607/5 "2003-05-07T14:11:14Z")
Maybe you should use another browser that doesn’t do this? Should be some at [download.com](http://download.com) & there might be programs there that can clear whatever you want. ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie6-strange-goings-on-in-address-bar/173607/6 "2003-05-08T04:42:11Z")
Damn…I run **PurgeIE** and when it gets to the offending URLs it says, “Visited URLs: Error in URL,” then lists the offending URLs. But alas a registry and a file search for Visited URLs turns up nothing. :smack: