Tip #1009 - Internet Explorer: Clear your drop down address bar
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Internet Explorer: Clear your drop down address bar
Is your drop down address bar full of old addresses that you will never use
again? Mine isn't, because I have fixed that problem by getting rid of them.
Want to know how? Then keep reading.
Warning: This tip involves entering the registry. If at any point you get
confused or are not completely sure what I mean, STOP , and re-read the steps
to make sure you are doing this exactly right. If followed correctly these
procedures are completely safe. I would also not recommend messing around in
the registry unless you know what you are doing.
First click the Start button. Then click on Run .
Enter " regedit " (no
quotes), and click OK . This will bring up the
registry editor.
Under the My Computer directory open the HKEY_CURRENT-USER directory
by double clicking it. Next open the Software directory
in the same way. Under the Software directory
open the Microsoft directory. Under Microsoft open
the Internet Explorer directory. Under the Internet
Explorer directory, open the TypedURLs directory.
Now the section on the right will be filled with a bunch of text that at first
may seem rather meaningless, and the address below will be displayed at the
bottom of the Window:
" My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs "
If this is the case you are in the right place. If not, go back
and make sure you have followed the steps correctly.
All the entries in the right are actually just a list of all the address you
have entered. You can now click on any entry and press delete to
get rid of it. For each one you delete you must confirm that
you want to delete it by clicking yes in the box that appears.
If it is easier for you, you can delete multiple entries at once by selecting
them using either a box or the control key.
When you are finished simply close the registry editor window. (Unless
you want to see something else you can do in the registry which is explained
below) All those useless URLs are gone! Whenever
that address bar gets full again, just do the same thing.
Since we are here in the registry let's change the message in the title bar
of Internet Explorer. Just go back to the Main directory under the Internet
Explorer directory. Now there is some more stuff in that right window. Scroll
to the bottom and look for an entry entitled " window title " double click
it to change its value.
Enter the text you want to be displayed in the title bar, and click OK . Now
you can close the registry editor. If there was no entry named " window title " you
can make one. Click on Edit , go to new , and click on " String Value ." Name
it window title and set the value as indicated above.
Now open Internet Explorer and you can see your text in the title bar, and
all those old addresses are gone!
~ Kyle Larson
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