How do i clear the history on the....computer..?

Question

ok i am not sure what you call it but the place where you type what website where you want to go to on the computer.

Example: if you want to go to www.yahoo.com. your bring up the internet and then type in the website up at the top in that long skinny box.

Anyway in that space how do you clear what websites you have been to?

thanks and sorry if it was hard to follow

Answer 1

If you run Windows XP. You must enter Internet Explorer and on the menu bar ( near where you write the Address)  click TOOLS and then INTERNET OPTIONS click delete cookies and clear the history.

If Vista the TOOLS button is somewhere on the upper right corner and under the BROWSING HISTORY click DELETE.

Answer 2

use http://ccleaner.com

Answer 3

Internet Explorer:

- go to control panel

- look for internet options

- on the Browsing History click Delete

- locate History then click Delete History

Mozilla Firefox

- click Tools

- look for Clear Private Data

- tick Browsing History

- click Clear Private Data now

Answer 4

Have you tried right clicking to highlight and then hit delete? That usually works.

Answer 5

Xp has an internet options menu in your control panel that you can access cookies history and temp files. Or if your using firefox you can just hit cntrl+shft+del and it will bring your clear files window up.