LonelyKimiko
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Several people have been asking recently how to clear their Web history and other such things. This is my quick guide to help you avoid getting caught out
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Web History
Internet Explorer
In internet Explorer, select TOOLS -> INTERNET OPTIONS. On the bottom of the window that appears you will see a button that reads "Clear History". clicking this, followed by yes, will erase your entire web history, as well as the links in the Address bar at the top of sites you have already visited.
Mozilla firefox
In mozilla firefox, select TOOLS -> OPTIONS. On the window that appears, select the tab that reads "Privacy", denoted by a padlock. Underneath this you will see a set of tabs appear. The first of these tabs is labelled "History". on this tab, you will see a button at the bottom saying "Clear browsing history now". Clicking this will erase your web history.
AOL 9.x
Click Settings on the AOL toolbar. Then select Index on the Settings page and click “Internet [Web] Options” under “I” in the alphabetized list. Click the General tab at the top of the Internet Properties dialog box if it is not already selected. In the Temporary Internet files section, click the Delete Files button.
A dialog box will appear that says, “Delete all files in the Temporary Internet files.” Click the OK button. In the History section, click the Clear History button. A dialog box will appear that asks, “Are you sure you want Windows to delete your history of visited Web sites?” Click Yes. Click OK to leave the AOL Internet Properties dialog box. Close the Settings window. Exit and restart America Online.
Google Search Bar
Mozilla Firefox
If you click twice on the google search bar, a list of previously entered searches should appear. To get rid of these, hold your mouse over them, hold the shift key and press delete.
Recent documents
Microsoft Windows XP
To erase the recent documents that appear under the "Documents" tab on the start menu, follow these steps. First of all, right click on the taskbar (The blue bar at the bottom of the screen, which the Start button is attatched to). Select "properties" from the drop down list. There are 2 tab selectors at the top of the window, "Taskbar" and "Start menu". Sel;;ect the "Start menu" tab.
On this window, you should see a button that reads "Customize". Click on this to bring up a new window. On this window are the buttons "add", "remove", "advanced", "sort" and "clear". Clicking the "clear" button will erase the links to the documents in the recent documents folder.
This is very handy after looking at videos or pictures to make sure someone doesnt stumble across them.
Media player history
Windows Media Player
To clear the list of recently veiwed files in windows media player, that appears at the bottom of the FILE menu, use the following steps.
Select TOOLS -> OPTIONS. In the menu that appears, select the tab at the top that says "Privacy". At the bottom of the window that appears is a button that says "Clear history". This will erase the list.
Real player
To clear the list of recently veiwed files in real player, use the following steps.
Select TOOLS -> PREFERENCES. In the window that appears, select the "General" tab from the list on the left hand side, if it is not already selected by default. At the bottom of the window that appears, there is a button marked "Clear history".
Change the default Download directory
Mozilla Firefox
Sometimes, when other people on your computer attempt to download something, the folder where you store all of your "goodies" might appear. To resolve this, you can change the default download directory in Firefox.
Select TOOLS -> OPTIONS. On the window that appears, choose the "Downloads" tab at the top of the window. There is the option to ask you where to save every file, or to specify a default download directory. The field underneath the second option will allow you to choose the directory you would like to save to by clicking on the "browse" button.
Miscelanious tips
Locking your computer
To lock your computer whilst you leave the room in Windows XP, press the windows button and the "L" key simultaniously.
Hope this helps you! Let me know if you have any questions I can help with .
Several people have been asking recently how to clear their Web history and other such things. This is my quick guide to help you avoid getting caught out
.Web History
Internet Explorer
In internet Explorer, select TOOLS -> INTERNET OPTIONS. On the bottom of the window that appears you will see a button that reads "Clear History". clicking this, followed by yes, will erase your entire web history, as well as the links in the Address bar at the top of sites you have already visited.
Mozilla firefox
In mozilla firefox, select TOOLS -> OPTIONS. On the window that appears, select the tab that reads "Privacy", denoted by a padlock. Underneath this you will see a set of tabs appear. The first of these tabs is labelled "History". on this tab, you will see a button at the bottom saying "Clear browsing history now". Clicking this will erase your web history.
AOL 9.x
Click Settings on the AOL toolbar. Then select Index on the Settings page and click “Internet [Web] Options” under “I” in the alphabetized list. Click the General tab at the top of the Internet Properties dialog box if it is not already selected. In the Temporary Internet files section, click the Delete Files button.
A dialog box will appear that says, “Delete all files in the Temporary Internet files.” Click the OK button. In the History section, click the Clear History button. A dialog box will appear that asks, “Are you sure you want Windows to delete your history of visited Web sites?” Click Yes. Click OK to leave the AOL Internet Properties dialog box. Close the Settings window. Exit and restart America Online.
Google Search Bar
Mozilla Firefox
If you click twice on the google search bar, a list of previously entered searches should appear. To get rid of these, hold your mouse over them, hold the shift key and press delete.
Recent documents
Microsoft Windows XP
To erase the recent documents that appear under the "Documents" tab on the start menu, follow these steps. First of all, right click on the taskbar (The blue bar at the bottom of the screen, which the Start button is attatched to). Select "properties" from the drop down list. There are 2 tab selectors at the top of the window, "Taskbar" and "Start menu". Sel;;ect the "Start menu" tab.
On this window, you should see a button that reads "Customize". Click on this to bring up a new window. On this window are the buttons "add", "remove", "advanced", "sort" and "clear". Clicking the "clear" button will erase the links to the documents in the recent documents folder.
This is very handy after looking at videos or pictures to make sure someone doesnt stumble across them.
Media player history
Windows Media Player
To clear the list of recently veiwed files in windows media player, that appears at the bottom of the FILE menu, use the following steps.
Select TOOLS -> OPTIONS. In the menu that appears, select the tab at the top that says "Privacy". At the bottom of the window that appears is a button that says "Clear history". This will erase the list.
Real player
To clear the list of recently veiwed files in real player, use the following steps.
Select TOOLS -> PREFERENCES. In the window that appears, select the "General" tab from the list on the left hand side, if it is not already selected by default. At the bottom of the window that appears, there is a button marked "Clear history".
Change the default Download directory
Mozilla Firefox
Sometimes, when other people on your computer attempt to download something, the folder where you store all of your "goodies" might appear. To resolve this, you can change the default download directory in Firefox.
Select TOOLS -> OPTIONS. On the window that appears, choose the "Downloads" tab at the top of the window. There is the option to ask you where to save every file, or to specify a default download directory. The field underneath the second option will allow you to choose the directory you would like to save to by clicking on the "browse" button.
Miscelanious tips
Locking your computer
To lock your computer whilst you leave the room in Windows XP, press the windows button and the "L" key simultaniously.
Hope this helps you! Let me know if you have any questions I can help with
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