hi, how do you get rid of int explorer suggesting links...have tried deleting temp files, but still goes on.?

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Answer 1

This long answer will clear allyou doubts about search, history etc.,





..I do the following regularly almost every hour or so of computer use and especially before I shut down my computer! It helps me control virus and spyware and speeds up my computer!



If you have Internet Explorer as your browser.

Click Tools at the top of your screen,a menu will drop down,click on Internet Options, then click on the Content tab.

Under Personal information, click on the AutoComplete box.

On the AutoComplete Settings window click the Clear Forms box to delete your current history, or you can uncheck the Forms box to permanently stop the generation of the search history.also under "general" click "delete cookies" and "delete files" them "clear history" put days at "0" then click on "settings" click "view files" click on top of page "edit" then click on "select all" then click on file click on "delete" close window makse sure you click on "apply" and "ok"



If you just want to clear the searches on Yahoo Home Page or any other Yahoo page, double click the search box,this will make a menu drop down with your searches, put your cursor on what you want to delete to highlight it, hit the delete button on your keyboard. If you want to delete everything just hold the delete button down until everything is deleted.



To clear searches on Yahoo Toolbar,click the pencil icon beside the search box,a menu will drop down,click Clear Recent Searches.If you want to stop saving recent searches,click Toolbar Options and uncheck "Enable Search History",or check "Auto-clear Search History when quitting IE" to clear history when you close your Internet connection.

To clear your history from Mozilla Firefox:

1. Go to the "Tools" menu. 2. Select "Options" > "Privacy" > "History." 3. Click on "Clear." To completely disable the history function, set "Remember visited pages for the last X days" to zero ("0"). 4. Click "OK" to exit.

or Firebox * Either press Ctrl+Shift+Del or Click Tools=>Clear Private Data.

* To pemanently stop saving data that you entered in search and form fields :

Goto to Tools=>options=>Privacy=>Saved... uncheck the "Save Information As I enter in Form and Search Fields"

your search or form entries will not appear anymore.



Google Toolbar :To clear your search history from the drop-down text box on the Google Toolbar:1. Click on the 'Google' logo to access the drop-down menu.

2. Select the 'Clear Search History' option. This will clear all the previous searches from the drop-down box.

All you recent searches on the toolbar will be cleared



To delete the search tool in the start menu, Go to Start >> Run >> Type in REGEDIT



Navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft\Search Assitant\ACMru



Your actual search list is kept there. Delete the actual text used for your searches, nothing else.

Answer 2

Get Firefox.



http://www.getfirefox.com/

Answer 3

Go up to TOOLS on the top bar, then down to Internet Options, then over to the ADVANCED tab, then notice things as you go down..... make sure you uncheck IN AUTOCOMPLETE, this should stop IE from trying to type in addresses for you!

Answer 4

You are advised not to uninstall Internet Explorer, because:

1. Many web sites are programmed to work only with Internet Explorer. For example, webmasters authoring a site may have not tested with other web browsers. The majority of websites on the Internet should work with Mozilla browsers, but there are some sites that appear distorted or inaccessible unless IE is used as a browser.

2. Windows Update requires Internet Explorer. As an alternative, you may be able to manually download security updates, but it will require more monitoring and work than letting Windows Update handle this for you.

3. Some anti-virus products require IE for updates. Live updates or automatic DAT updates used by both Norton and McAfee are built on Internet Explorer's foundation. You may be able to manually update your virus signature files but it could require more work.

4. Both removing and restoring IE is risky and difficult. IE is complex with extensive hooks built into Windows, for efficiency and functionality. Thus unplugging it from your system may impact Internet connectivity, Windows functionality, and break functionality in Microsoft Office and non-MS products.

5. IE is more than a browser, it is the foundation for Internet functionality in Windows.



Open Internet Explorer

Go to Tools | Internet Options... | Security

Set the security level for all zones except trusted sites to high

Set the security level for trusted sites to medium

While the trusted sites zone is selected, click on the Sites... button

Uncheck Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone

Add:

http://*.update.microsoft.com

https://*.update.microsoft.com

http://download.windowsupdate.com

With only the above three sites in the trusted sites zone, the trusted sites zone set to medium security, and all other zones set to high security, Internet Explorer is as secure as it can be while still leaving Windows Update functional. To be as safe as possible, use Internet Explorer only when absolutely necessary. IE generally has known highly critical security vulnerabilities, and even well-known sites can contain exploits that a fully patched version of Internet Explorer is vulnerable to. In addition to securing Internet Explorer, you may also want to hide the icon as described in the next section.



Hide the Internet Explorer icon from the desktop

Right-click on the Desktop -> click Properties -> Desktop -> Customize Desktop -> Desktop Icons -> Internet Explorer


Another way (in Windows XP, possibly different for other versions of windows) Start -> Set Program Access and Defaults -> Add/Remove Windows Components -> Uncheck Internet Explorer -> Click Next -> and Now Internet Explorer has been partially uninstalled.



Uninstall Internet Explorer completely

If, despite this advice, you would still like to uninstall IE, then LitePC is a good place to start. LitePC or any other third-party program that removes IE is most definitely not recommended for novice users.

http://www.litepc.com/download.html



How to repair or reinstall Internet Explorer

This link discusses how to repair or reinstall IE if needed: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318378

http://www.majorgeeks.com/IEFix_d4467.html



If you are useing XP, Service Pack 2, you might want to try the new Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 version!

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx



Your best bet for browsing is Mozilla Firefox coupled with FireTune!

http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2248

Mozilla Firefox project (formerly Firebird, which was formerly Phoenix) is a redesign of Mozilla's browser component, written using the XUL user interface language and designed to be cross-platform.



It is small, fast and easy to use, and offers many advantages over other web browsers, such as the tabbed browsing and the ability to block pop-up windows.



http://www.majorgeeks.com/FireTune_d4534.html

FireTune for Mozilla Firefox v1.x was developed for an easy and fast optimization of your browsing experience with Firefox. It is based on a collection of optimization settings collected and tested by Tweakfactor. Usually you have to optimize Firefox manually, which can be time consuming and difficult for the novice user. FireTune helps you here - it includes all the performance optimizations. The only thing you must do is: make your selection. FireTune does the work for you.



New in this Version:

** Some changes to the main performance tweaks - please re-apply the optimizations for your specific hardware configuration

** A new tweak included to optimize Firefox' memory usage

** A few internal optimizations and performance improvements



Hope this help to broaden your horizons a bit.

Good Luck with your situation!



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Answer 5

What do you mean by suggesting links? Maybe you should try download Firefox instead.

Answer 6

tool > internet options > general > clear history