Need help with Google

Bodhidharma · 25-01-2006 5:30pm #1

I am not very good with computers so i have a question that one of you highly intelligent Boards members will easily be able to answer.

I got a dell computer in December and whenever i use google all of the words i have searched for appear under the search box. Its very annoying because there is about fifty entries and i dont like the idea of people seeing what i looked up (all above board in case your wondering). I am fairly dense when it comes to computer jargon and so on so i need idiot proof directions. Please help me.

aidan_walsh · 25-01-2006 5:33pm

What browser?

Bodhidharma · 25-01-2006 5:50pm

Internet Explorer.

Heinrich · 25-01-2006 5:55pm

In the menu bar
Tools - Internet Options - Delete History

projectmayhem · 25-01-2006 5:58pm

hmm that sort of thing happened to me years ago on an old dell laptop (running windows95... thems were the days)

hate to be a pimp, but have you tried firefox? it's another browser.. a lot of people round these parts will vouch for it. if the issue goes away in firefox, then you know it's IE messing around

**Timbuk2** · 25-01-2006 5:59pm

I would defintly recomend Firefox, which can be downloaded from www.mozilla.com/firefox

Bodhidharma · 25-01-2006 5:59pm

Is it clear history cos that does nothing? It got rid of the web addresses i had but not the words i put into the google search engine.

Alkers · 25-01-2006 6:02pm

Clear the cache?

aidan_walsh · 25-01-2006 6:05pm

Clear your cookies; Tools -> Internet Options -> Delete Cookies

**Timbuk2** wrote:

I would defintly recomend Firefox, which can be downloaded from www.mozilla.com/firefox

Fanboys go home.

Bodhidharma · 25-01-2006 6:06pm

What and where is the cache?

Bodhidharma · 25-01-2006 6:09pm

Clearing cookies didn't work.

Alkers · 25-01-2006 6:10pm

In internet options (where you deleted history) delete cookies and delete files. Should do the job.

fletch · 25-01-2006 6:11pm

Tools - Content - Auto Complete - Clear Forms

Alvis · 25-01-2006 6:13pm

Isn't it the Autocomplete?

Internet options -> Content -> Autocomplete -> Clear Forms

EDIT - dammit Fletch made it before me. my browser hung for ages when I pressed Post reply...

fletch · 25-01-2006 6:16pm

Alvis wrote:

Isn't it the Autocomplete?

Internet options -> Content -> Autocomplete -> Clear Forms

EDIT - dammit Fletch made it before me. my browser hung for ages when I pressed Post reply...

Yeh Yeh....excuses excuses!

Bodhidharma · 25-01-2006 6:16pm

no, still stuck Alvis.

whiskeyman · 25-01-2006 6:22pm

You talking about the Google toolbar?
If so, just click on the Google logo and click "Clear Search History" on the dropdown... (see attached).

fletch · 25-01-2006 6:23pm

Make sure the highlighted box is unchecked

Bodhidharma · 25-01-2006 6:30pm

Hot Dog! We have a Weiner. You the man Fletch. Mymind is now easy.

Dara Robinson · 25-01-2006 6:39pm

Now no one will be able to see what porn you have been searching for

**Timbuk2** · 25-01-2006 7:00pm

Just if people want to know to do this in Mozilla Firefox you would do:
Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Saved Forms -> Clear Saved Form Data

hobie · 25-01-2006 7:06pm

Poor old Google etc :cool: .... they give you a utility that will save you hours and hours over the years (and stress your memory less)

..... do you no harm

.... and you want to get rid of it ....

and ......

Now no one will be able to see what porn you have been searching for

don't believe that .....

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