GO AWAY, URLS--PART 2 OF 2

Many of you want to know how to clear that Location drop-down box of places you've been. URLs appear there only after you've typed or pasted them in yourself, and the list only holds about 15 URLs (so if you ever forget how to do this, you could always type in 15 new, less suspicious entries). There are a couple of methods for clearing the Location line. If you've tried editing the prefs.js file without success, try this instead. You need to be EXTREMELY cautious when working with these important system files.

Windows 95 and NT users:

You'll be editing Windows Registry files, so you should do a Registry backup before you begin. In Windows 95 or NT 4.0, with Netscape Navigator completely closed, click Start, Run and type

regedit

to open the Windows Registry. Double-click HKEY_CURRENT_USER. (If you use NT 3.51, select File, Run In Program Manager, enter regedt32.exe, and go to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER window.) From HKEY_CURRENT_USER, navigate to Software, Netscape, Netscape Navigator, and finally URL History. When you open the URL History file, the Location entries appear in the right window. Delete any entry except (Default), then choose Registry, Exit.

Windows 3.x users:

With Netscape completely closed, use Notepad to open the netscape.ini file. It should reside in the c:\Windows directory or wherever you stored Netscape Navigator. Scroll down until you find the (URL History) section. The following lines represent each item on the Location list:

URL_1=address1
URL_2=address2
URL_3=address3

and so on. Delete the URL address (whatever comes after the equal sign) from the line. Close the file and be sure to save your changes.

last update: Monday, 24. May 1999 09:47:08 -0500