Programmatically Clear Internet History

[Steve]

How can I programmatically clear the internet history in Windows XP? I
tried downloading the PowerToys which contain TweakUI as this used to
do it in previous versions of Windows, but the option is not there. I
then tried installing an old version of TweakUI but this does not work
either. I assume if the contents of '..Local Settings\History' could
be deleted then this would work but how do you this from a script.

Is there anyway in VB/WSH that you can use an API to do this?

Thanks in advance.

[Peter]

There is a setting in Internet Properties (Control Panel) at the bottom....
"Steve" <go****@valleyboy.net> wrote in message
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How can I programmatically clear the internet history in Windows XP? I
tried downloading the PowerToys which contain TweakUI as this used to
do it in previous versions of Windows, but the option is not there. I
then tried installing an old version of TweakUI but this does not work
either. I assume if the contents of '..Local Settings\History' could
be deleted then this would work but how do you this from a script.

Is there anyway in VB/WSH that you can use an API to do this?

Thanks in advance.

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Steve wrote:

How can I programmatically clear the internet history in Windows XP? I
tried downloading the PowerToys which contain TweakUI as this used to
do it in previous versions of Windows, but the option is not there. I
then tried installing an old version of TweakUI but this does not work
either. I assume if the contents of '..Local Settings\History' could
be deleted then this would work but how do you this from a script.

Is there anyway in VB/WSH that you can use an API to do this?

Hi

A command line utility that might do the job:

IECache.exe
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm....uni-berlin.de

--
torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

[Michel Gallant]

Some time ago, I posted a scripted web page called:
Clear IE Cache/Cookies/History
which provided single button implementation of each function.
If there is enough request, I will make it available :-)

- Michel Gallant
Visual Security MVP
http://pages.istar.ca/~neutron

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <To*****************@hydro.com> wrote in message
news:3F**************@hydro.com...

Steve wrote:

How can I programmatically clear the internet history in Windows XP? I
tried downloading the PowerToys which contain TweakUI as this used to
do it in previous versions of Windows, but the option is not there. I
then tried installing an old version of TweakUI but this does not work
either. I assume if the contents of '..Local Settings\History' could
be deleted then this would work but how do you this from a script.

Is there anyway in VB/WSH that you can use an API to do this?

Hi

A command line utility that might do the job:

IECache.exe
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm....uni-berlin.de

--
torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

[name]

What is Java?

Is it legible?
Compiled?
Needs accepting?
Cookie?
Certificate?
Runtime installed?
Jerk code?
Professor's salary to continue site?
Site .urls available cyclically?
========
Guess it is like .NET
as in Java.SUN server

------------
you know I can do without both of it.

+++++++++++

Glad you configured to all those groups already.

^^^^^^^^
you know I saw your encrypt arbitrary content example
where the result was more than the original. How come?

=========
Like when I go shopping and say what I want,
and the guys says I am "this type of a consumer".


"Michel Gallant" <ne*****@NOSPAMistar.ca> wrote in message
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Some time ago, I posted a scripted web page called:
Clear IE Cache/Cookies/History
which provided single button implementation of each function.
If there is enough request, I will make it available :-)

- Michel Gallant
Visual Security MVP
http://pages.istar.ca/~neutron

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <To*****************@hydro.com> wrote in message
news:3F**************@hydro.com...

Steve wrote:

How can I programmatically clear the internet history in Windows XP? I
tried downloading the PowerToys which contain TweakUI as this used to
do it in previous versions of Windows, but the option is not there. I
then tried installing an old version of TweakUI but this does not work
either. I assume if the contents of '..Local Settings\History' could
be deleted then this would work but how do you this from a script.

Is there anyway in VB/WSH that you can use an API to do this?

Hi

A command line utility that might do the job:

IECache.exe
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm....uni-berlin.de
--
torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

[Tim Slattery]

"name" <no****@user.com> wrote:

What is Java?

It's a language that (among other things) is widely used for writing
applets that run in your web browser. The source code is indeed
legible, but that gets compiled into *.class files,which are then
interpreted by a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The class files are not
human-readable.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)
Sl********@bls.gov

[Michel Gallant]

Yup ... java compiled class files (into "byte code") are rather
similar in concept to .NET compiled MSIL code. And both
use a JIT compiler at run time.
Making the transition from Java to C# was rather painless.
Bonus with .NET is you get by default all classes compiled into
one exe assembly and the assembly .exe PE header automagically
invokes the CLR. Plus, you get a PE that you can Authenicode sign .. bonus +

- Michel Gallant
Visual Security MVP (whatever that means :-)
http://pages.istar.ca/~neutron

"Tim Slattery" <Sl********@bls.gov> wrote in message
news:kg********************************@4ax.com...

"name" <no****@user.com> wrote:

What is Java?

It's a language that (among other things) is widely used for writing
applets that run in your web browser. The source code is indeed
legible, but that gets compiled into *.class files,which are then
interpreted by a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The class files are not
human-readable.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)
Sl********@bls.gov

[Michael Harris \(MVP\)]

> Visual Security MVP (whatever that means :-)

No worse than being in the "Visual Scripting" MVP group. At least that's
better than "Internet Client and Controls" ;-)...
--
Michael Harris
Microsoft.MVP.Scripting

[Michel Gallant]

Yup, I'm aware of that ... wonders of IE and image autosize :-)
Cheers,
- Mitch

"Jean" <http://jm**@jmst.be.tf> wrote in message news:uV**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Hi Michel,

just to tell you that to see correctly screenshots on your site with XP (and
more probably IE6) I need to push a "maximize window" button in the browser.
See my screenshot ... of your screenshot :-) (file attached to this
message).

Regards,

Jean -JMST
Belgium

[Al Dunbar [MS-MVP]]

"Michael Harris (MVP)" <mi****@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Visual Security MVP (whatever that means :-)

No worse than being in the "Visual Scripting" MVP group. At least that's
better than "Internet Client and Controls" ;-)...

Hey, one monkey out of three ain't so bad.

/Al

hint: the other two could both claim to be "Auditory Security MVP's" ;-)