How to Clear the Internet History in Windows XP
All Web browsers track your Internet viewing history by default. They not only store the title and address of each page you view, but also the date and time each page is accessed. Taken together, this information allows you--or anyone with access to your browser--to quickly sort through the list of every site you've visited. You can delete this information any time you like. Because this information is stored by the browser, you must delete it directly through the browser, not through Windows XP. Once you know where to look, performing the deletion is a very quick task.
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Instructions
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In Internet Explorer 8
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Click the "Safety" button near the top-right corner of the browser window and select "Delete Browsing History."
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Check the box labeled "History."
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Click "Delete."
In Internet Explorer 7
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Click the "Tools" button near the top-right corner of the browser window.
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Select "Delete Browsing History."
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Click "Delete History."
In Firefox
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Click on "Tools" in the top menu bar and select "Clear Recent History."
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Select the range of history you want to delete from the drop-down menu (e.g., "Last Hour," "Everything").
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Check the "Browsing & Download History" and "Form & Search History" boxes.
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Click "Clear Now."
In Opera
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Click "Tools" in the top menu bar and select "Delete Private Data."
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Click the down-arrow labeled "Detailed Options."
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Check the boxes labeled "Clear history of visited pages," "Clear history of file transfers" and "Clear bookmark visited time."
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Click "Delete."
In AOL
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Click the "Security" menu and choose the "Select Footprints to Clear" option.
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Check the box labeled "Browsing History."
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Click "Clear Selected Footprints."
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