Need Help Fixing Corrupted? History

[Chad Harris]

Trying to Fix Broken History
_______________________

Running Win XP SP2 (I don't believe this has connection to SP2). I rely on
history to go back to links. I can't create favorites and shortcuts for
everything--too time consuming. Recently, vintage 3 weeks I cannot access
some of History, and the lack of access is *progressing.* The first week
when I listed *By Date* I could not access today or the days of the week,
but could access "last week. The second week I could not access any of this
week or last week. Now I can only access 3 weeks ago. When I click
anything more recent, nothing happens. I have *days to keep history* set
to 440 and I might want even more. It has occured to me that I may have
*promoted/caused corruption by keeping it so far back*, but I don't want to
clear what I have if I can fix this. If I hit View>By Site nothing shows
up. View>By most visited isn't accurate, but I don't know that it ever is.
View>By Order Visited today is blank also. *I might be losing the ability
to save any history links.*

I wondered if this is in any way analagous to the regedits that can be done
to increase the default amount of Folder settings *remembered* which
defaults to 400, explained well and addressed on Kelly's site among others.
I would be grateful if anyone has any ways to fix History. I wondered if
there is something I can reregister, a script that will help or regedits.
I'm a big believer in system restore's potential, but since this is a month
old but I have the slider at 7% and I have 9 days of restore points. I
probably should conserve real-estate by moving it down more, and think the
90 day default description MS often uses in KBs and Technet/MSDN
descriptions is simply not accurate in the real world, because of the 5 or
more criteria for default setting of points anyway.

Would be grateful for any help,

Chad Harris

[Kelly]

Chad, SP2 issues need to be addressed via the proper channels.

--
Happy Mardi-Gras,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Utilities for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util


"Chad Harris" > wrote in message
...
> Trying to Fix Broken History
> _______________________
>
> Running Win XP SP2 (I don't believe this has connection to SP2). I rely
on
> history to go back to links. I can't create favorites and shortcuts for
> everything--too time consuming. Recently, vintage 3 weeks I cannot access
> some of History, and the lack of access is *progressing.* The first week
> when I listed *By Date* I could not access today or the days of the week,
> but could access "last week. The second week I could not access any of
this
> week or last week. Now I can only access 3 weeks ago. When I click
> anything more recent, nothing happens. I have *days to keep history*
set
> to 440 and I might want even more. It has occured to me that I may have
> *promoted/caused corruption by keeping it so far back*, but I don't want
to
> clear what I have if I can fix this. If I hit View>By Site nothing shows
> up. View>By most visited isn't accurate, but I don't know that it ever is.
> View>By Order Visited today is blank also. *I might be losing the ability
> to save any history links.*
>
> I wondered if this is in any way analagous to the regedits that can be
done
> to increase the default amount of Folder settings *remembered* which
> defaults to 400, explained well and addressed on Kelly's site among
others.
> I would be grateful if anyone has any ways to fix History. I wondered if
> there is something I can reregister, a script that will help or regedits.
> I'm a big believer in system restore's potential, but since this is a
month
> old but I have the slider at 7% and I have 9 days of restore points. I
> probably should conserve real-estate by moving it down more, and think the
> 90 day default description MS often uses in KBs and Technet/MSDN
> descriptions is simply not accurate in the real world, because of the 5
or
> more criteria for default setting of points anyway.
>
> Would be grateful for any help,
>
> Chad Harris
>
>

[Chad Harris]

Kelly--

I understand that and agree. But this issue predates SP2 so it's an XP SP1
issue *not related to the Beta.* I wouldn't even mention SP2 but always
believe you are remiss when asking for help if you don't give the version or
the browser, ect. You either have the choice of IDing your OS as just XP to
get help for issues that aren't Beta issues. I was hoping you would see
this and might have some insight as to if 1) I corrupted history by too many
links. 2) I could fix it--I really rely on it. 3) Would I help myself or
hurt myself if I deleted index.dat? I thought if I just wiped it clean
(deleted history, I'd have it back on a fresh slate but I wanted to save the
links I had). I guess the most expedient way would be to burn them or save
them to a floppy.

Have a great Mardi Gras. I always have a good time down there.

Thanx,

Chad

__________________________________________________ _____
"Kelly" > wrote in message
...
> Chad, SP2 issues need to be addressed via the proper channels.
>
> --
> Happy Mardi-Gras,
> Kelly
>
> Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
> Utilities for Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util
>
>
> "Chad Harris" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Trying to Fix Broken History
>> _______________________
>>
>> Running Win XP SP2 (I don't believe this has connection to SP2). I rely
> on
>> history to go back to links. I can't create favorites and shortcuts for
>> everything--too time consuming. Recently, vintage 3 weeks I cannot
>> access
>> some of History, and the lack of access is *progressing.* The first
>> week
>> when I listed *By Date* I could not access today or the days of the week,
>> but could access "last week. The second week I could not access any of
> this
>> week or last week. Now I can only access 3 weeks ago. When I click
>> anything more recent, nothing happens. I have *days to keep history*
> set
>> to 440 and I might want even more. It has occured to me that I may have
>> *promoted/caused corruption by keeping it so far back*, but I don't want
> to
>> clear what I have if I can fix this. If I hit View>By Site nothing shows
>> up. View>By most visited isn't accurate, but I don't know that it ever
>> is.
>> View>By Order Visited today is blank also. *I might be losing the
>> ability
>> to save any history links.*
>>
>> I wondered if this is in any way analagous to the regedits that can be
> done
>> to increase the default amount of Folder settings *remembered* which
>> defaults to 400, explained well and addressed on Kelly's site among
> others.
>> I would be grateful if anyone has any ways to fix History. I wondered if
>> there is something I can reregister, a script that will help or regedits.
>> I'm a big believer in system restore's potential, but since this is a
> month
>> old but I have the slider at 7% and I have 9 days of restore points. I
>> probably should conserve real-estate by moving it down more, and think
>> the
>> 90 day default description MS often uses in KBs and Technet/MSDN
>> descriptions is simply not accurate in the real world, because of the 5
> or
>> more criteria for default setting of points anyway.
>>
>> Would be grateful for any help,
>>
>> Chad Harris
>>
>>
>
>

[Kelly]

>I understand that and agree. But this issue predates SP2 so it's an XP SP1
>issue *not related to the Beta.*

Glad to hear it, Chad and will look into this tomorrow. Is 4 am here and I
should be sleeping, rather than thinking. :o)

> Have a great Mardi Gras. I always have a good time down there.

Thanks! Fat Tuesday.....
--
Happy Mardi-Gras,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Utilities for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util


"Chad Harris" > wrote in message
...
> Kelly--
>
> I understand that and agree. But this issue predates SP2 so it's an XP
SP1
> issue *not related to the Beta.* I wouldn't even mention SP2 but always
> believe you are remiss when asking for help if you don't give the version
or
> the browser, ect. You either have the choice of IDing your OS as just XP
to
> get help for issues that aren't Beta issues. I was hoping you would see
> this and might have some insight as to if 1) I corrupted history by too
many
> links. 2) I could fix it--I really rely on it. 3) Would I help myself or
> hurt myself if I deleted index.dat? I thought if I just wiped it clean
> (deleted history, I'd have it back on a fresh slate but I wanted to save
the
> links I had). I guess the most expedient way would be to burn them or
save
> them to a floppy.
>
> Have a great Mardi Gras. I always have a good time down there.
>
> Thanx,
>
> Chad
>
> __________________________________________________ _____
> "Kelly" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Chad, SP2 issues need to be addressed via the proper channels.
> >
> > --
> > Happy Mardi-Gras,
> > Kelly
> >
> > Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
> >
> > Troubleshooting Windows XP
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> >
> > Utilities for Windows XP
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util
> >
> >
> > "Chad Harris" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Trying to Fix Broken History
> >> _______________________
> >>
> >> Running Win XP SP2 (I don't believe this has connection to SP2). I
rely
> > on
> >> history to go back to links. I can't create favorites and shortcuts
for
> >> everything--too time consuming. Recently, vintage 3 weeks I cannot
> >> access
> >> some of History, and the lack of access is *progressing.* The first
> >> week
> >> when I listed *By Date* I could not access today or the days of the
week,
> >> but could access "last week. The second week I could not access any of
> > this
> >> week or last week. Now I can only access 3 weeks ago. When I click
> >> anything more recent, nothing happens. I have *days to keep history*
> > set
> >> to 440 and I might want even more. It has occured to me that I may
have
> >> *promoted/caused corruption by keeping it so far back*, but I don't
want
> > to
> >> clear what I have if I can fix this. If I hit View>By Site nothing
shows
> >> up. View>By most visited isn't accurate, but I don't know that it ever
> >> is.
> >> View>By Order Visited today is blank also. *I might be losing the
> >> ability
> >> to save any history links.*
> >>
> >> I wondered if this is in any way analagous to the regedits that can be
> > done
> >> to increase the default amount of Folder settings *remembered* which
> >> defaults to 400, explained well and addressed on Kelly's site among
> > others.
> >> I would be grateful if anyone has any ways to fix History. I wondered
if
> >> there is something I can reregister, a script that will help or
regedits.
> >> I'm a big believer in system restore's potential, but since this is a
> > month
> >> old but I have the slider at 7% and I have 9 days of restore points. I
> >> probably should conserve real-estate by moving it down more, and think
> >> the
> >> 90 day default description MS often uses in KBs and Technet/MSDN
> >> descriptions is simply not accurate in the real world, because of the
5
> > or
> >> more criteria for default setting of points anyway.
> >>
> >> Would be grateful for any help,
> >>
> >> Chad Harris
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

[Kelly]

Hi Chad,

I have never seen this issue via SP1 or 2, so I can't relate or better
troubleshoot. It may be possible that your History folder is simply
corrupt.

Suggestions and Information:

Back with version 5.5 there were issues with the Index.dat file expanding up
to several megabytes in size. In that case, it had to do with shdocvw.dll.

More information:

If a user name contains the number sign (#), regardless of where the number
sign appears in the user name, the Internet Explorer history file associated
with that user may become corrupted. This problem occurs whether the user
logs on locally or logs on to a Microsoft Windows NT-based domain. In
addition, the Index.dat file may expand up to several megabytes in size.

How to remove index.dat:

Clean out Usage Tracks in Windows
http://www.12ghosts.com/ghosts/wash.htm

Checkpoints:

Start/Run/Regedit:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\
Internet Settings\Url History

Check Permissions and Days to Keep.

McAfee:

Fix for History/Favorites are removed or not saved:

I have seen this behavior caused by McAfee and from the date and time being
incorrect. Checkpoints and Suggestions:

Check to be sure that your date and time is correct. Also, if you are using
McAfee, this will help:

McAfee gave this solution to the bug where VirusScan 6 stops your
Internet Explorer History file working.

Open VirusScan console
Select "Pick a task..."
Select "Change my VirusScan settings"
Select "Configure VShield background scanning"
Select "Customise your VShield settings"

Select the "Internet Filter" icon from the icons down the left hand side On
the "Detection" tab, in the 'Applet filters' section, remove the tick next
to "ActiveX Controls".

If this is not the case, run this edit:

Prevent IE History from Being Removed - Undo (Line 101)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

Note: If you are using the Personalized Favorites Menu, Internet Explorer
automatically hides site that are rarely visited from the Favorites menu.

--
Happy Mardi-Gras,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP

In memory of Robert McGregor (aka Koldbear)
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/winhelp.htm

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com




"Chad Harris" > wrote in message
...
> Kelly--
>
> I understand that and agree. But this issue predates SP2 so it's an XP
SP1
> issue *not related to the Beta.* I wouldn't even mention SP2 but always
> believe you are remiss when asking for help if you don't give the version
or
> the browser, ect. You either have the choice of IDing your OS as just XP
to
> get help for issues that aren't Beta issues. I was hoping you would see
> this and might have some insight as to if 1) I corrupted history by too
many
> links. 2) I could fix it--I really rely on it. 3) Would I help myself or
> hurt myself if I deleted index.dat? I thought if I just wiped it clean
> (deleted history, I'd have it back on a fresh slate but I wanted to save
the
> links I had). I guess the most expedient way would be to burn them or
save
> them to a floppy.
>
> Have a great Mardi Gras. I always have a good time down there.
>
> Thanx,
>
> Chad
>
> __________________________________________________ _____
> "Kelly" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Chad, SP2 issues need to be addressed via the proper channels.
> >
> > --
> > Happy Mardi-Gras,
> > Kelly
> >
> > Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
> >
> > Troubleshooting Windows XP
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> >
> > Utilities for Windows XP
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util
> >
> >
> > "Chad Harris" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Trying to Fix Broken History
> >> _______________________
> >>
> >> Running Win XP SP2 (I don't believe this has connection to SP2). I
rely
> > on
> >> history to go back to links. I can't create favorites and shortcuts
for
> >> everything--too time consuming. Recently, vintage 3 weeks I cannot
> >> access
> >> some of History, and the lack of access is *progressing.* The first
> >> week
> >> when I listed *By Date* I could not access today or the days of the
week,
> >> but could access "last week. The second week I could not access any of
> > this
> >> week or last week. Now I can only access 3 weeks ago. When I click
> >> anything more recent, nothing happens. I have *days to keep history*
> > set
> >> to 440 and I might want even more. It has occured to me that I may
have
> >> *promoted/caused corruption by keeping it so far back*, but I don't
want
> > to
> >> clear what I have if I can fix this. If I hit View>By Site nothing
shows
> >> up. View>By most visited isn't accurate, but I don't know that it ever
> >> is.
> >> View>By Order Visited today is blank also. *I might be losing the
> >> ability
> >> to save any history links.*
> >>
> >> I wondered if this is in any way analagous to the regedits that can be
> > done
> >> to increase the default amount of Folder settings *remembered* which
> >> defaults to 400, explained well and addressed on Kelly's site among
> > others.
> >> I would be grateful if anyone has any ways to fix History. I wondered
if
> >> there is something I can reregister, a script that will help or
regedits.
> >> I'm a big believer in system restore's potential, but since this is a
> > month
> >> old but I have the slider at 7% and I have 9 days of restore points. I
> >> probably should conserve real-estate by moving it down more, and think
> >> the
> >> 90 day default description MS often uses in KBs and Technet/MSDN
> >> descriptions is simply not accurate in the real world, because of the
5
> > or
> >> more criteria for default setting of points anyway.
> >>
> >> Would be grateful for any help,
> >>
> >> Chad Harris
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

[Chad Harris]

Kelly--

I was off the web with an ISP issue for a day. so apologize on the getting
back time.

Thanks for the comprehensive info. This is an answer full of pearls I would
have never found. That's why I have Kelly A-Z and Tweaks open right now
trying to solve someone else's problem--it's my first go to and favorite
site to pass on.

I don't have McAffee; I have Norton Sys Works and NIS for the software
firewall and a Linksys to give me basic hardware/ software firewalls and
very unsophisticated, basic protection. Reg key/values are a nice tip I
wouldn't have found and appreciate the perspective with the index.dat real
estate issue. *That # sign info is probably why my history got corrupted*--I
know the way I stumble all over the web I have to have had a link like that.
I'll search what I have left--my history back several weeks minus the last 2
to see.

One thing I'm still confused about--if I remove Index .dat--or delete
it--(do you have to use a 3rd party program to do that? I found another one
that does that also earlier) *will I wipe out my current history saved back
several weeks?* I'm trying to avoid that. I was thinking I might do that
with the regedit on your tweak list. I'll try it first.

Have some great food down there at Mardi Gras.

Thanks,

Chad


"Kelly" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Chad,
>
> I have never seen this issue via SP1 or 2, so I can't relate or better
> troubleshoot. It may be possible that your History folder is simply
> corrupt.
>
> Suggestions and Information:
>
> Back with version 5.5 there were issues with the Index.dat file expanding
> up
> to several megabytes in size. In that case, it had to do with
> shdocvw.dll.
>
> More information:
>
> If a user name contains the number sign (#), regardless of where the
> number
> sign appears in the user name, the Internet Explorer history file
> associated
> with that user may become corrupted. This problem occurs whether the user
> logs on locally or logs on to a Microsoft Windows NT-based domain. In
> addition, the Index.dat file may expand up to several megabytes in size.
>
> How to remove index.dat:
>
> Clean out Usage Tracks in Windows
> http://www.12ghosts.com/ghosts/wash.htm
>
> Checkpoints:
>
> Start/Run/Regedit:
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\
> Internet Settings\Url History
>
> Check Permissions and Days to Keep.
>
> McAfee:
>
> Fix for History/Favorites are removed or not saved:
>
> I have seen this behavior caused by McAfee and from the date and time
> being
> incorrect. Checkpoints and Suggestions:
>
> Check to be sure that your date and time is correct. Also, if you are
> using
> McAfee, this will help:
>
> McAfee gave this solution to the bug where VirusScan 6 stops your
> Internet Explorer History file working.
>
> Open VirusScan console
> Select "Pick a task..."
> Select "Change my VirusScan settings"
> Select "Configure VShield background scanning"
> Select "Customise your VShield settings"
>
> Select the "Internet Filter" icon from the icons down the left hand side
> On
> the "Detection" tab, in the 'Applet filters' section, remove the tick next
> to "ActiveX Controls".
>
> If this is not the case, run this edit:
>
> Prevent IE History from Being Removed - Undo (Line 101)
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
> and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
> right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.
>
> Note: If you are using the Personalized Favorites Menu, Internet Explorer
> automatically hides site that are rarely visited from the Favorites menu.
>
> --
> Happy Mardi-Gras,
> Kelly
>
> Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
>
> In memory of Robert McGregor (aka Koldbear)
> http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/winhelp.htm
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
>
>
>
> "Chad Harris" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Kelly--
>>
>> I understand that and agree. But this issue predates SP2 so it's an XP
> SP1
>> issue *not related to the Beta.* I wouldn't even mention SP2 but always
>> believe you are remiss when asking for help if you don't give the version
> or
>> the browser, ect. You either have the choice of IDing your OS as just XP
> to
>> get help for issues that aren't Beta issues. I was hoping you would
>> see
>> this and might have some insight as to if 1) I corrupted history by too
> many
>> links. 2) I could fix it--I really rely on it. 3) Would I help myself
>> or
>> hurt myself if I deleted index.dat? I thought if I just wiped it clean
>> (deleted history, I'd have it back on a fresh slate but I wanted to save
> the
>> links I had). I guess the most expedient way would be to burn them or
> save
>> them to a floppy.
>>
>> Have a great Mardi Gras. I always have a good time down there.
>>
>> Thanx,
>>
>> Chad
>>
>> __________________________________________________ _____
>> "Kelly" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Chad, SP2 issues need to be addressed via the proper channels.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Happy Mardi-Gras,
>> > Kelly
>> >
>> > Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
>> >
>> > Troubleshooting Windows XP
>> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>> >
>> > Utilities for Windows XP
>> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util
>> >
>> >
>> > "Chad Harris" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >> Trying to Fix Broken History
>> >> _______________________
>> >>
>> >> Running Win XP SP2 (I don't believe this has connection to SP2). I
> rely
>> > on
>> >> history to go back to links. I can't create favorites and shortcuts
> for
>> >> everything--too time consuming. Recently, vintage 3 weeks I cannot
>> >> access
>> >> some of History, and the lack of access is *progressing.* The first
>> >> week
>> >> when I listed *By Date* I could not access today or the days of the
> week,
>> >> but could access "last week. The second week I could not access any
>> >> of
>> > this
>> >> week or last week. Now I can only access 3 weeks ago. When I click
>> >> anything more recent, nothing happens. I have *days to keep
>> >> history*
>> > set
>> >> to 440 and I might want even more. It has occured to me that I may
> have
>> >> *promoted/caused corruption by keeping it so far back*, but I don't
> want
>> > to
>> >> clear what I have if I can fix this. If I hit View>By Site nothing
> shows
>> >> up. View>By most visited isn't accurate, but I don't know that it ever
>> >> is.
>> >> View>By Order Visited today is blank also. *I might be losing the
>> >> ability
>> >> to save any history links.*
>> >>
>> >> I wondered if this is in any way analagous to the regedits that can be
>> > done
>> >> to increase the default amount of Folder settings *remembered* which
>> >> defaults to 400, explained well and addressed on Kelly's site among
>> > others.
>> >> I would be grateful if anyone has any ways to fix History. I wondered
> if
>> >> there is something I can reregister, a script that will help or
> regedits.
>> >> I'm a big believer in system restore's potential, but since this is a
>> > month
>> >> old but I have the slider at 7% and I have 9 days of restore points.
>> >> I
>> >> probably should conserve real-estate by moving it down more, and think
>> >> the
>> >> 90 day default description MS often uses in KBs and Technet/MSDN
>> >> descriptions is simply not accurate in the real world, because of the
> 5
>> > or
>> >> more criteria for default setting of points anyway.
>> >>
>> >> Would be grateful for any help,
>> >>
>> >> Chad Harris
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

[Kelly]

No problem, Chad. Will get back to this. Am thinking..... :o)

--
All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP

In memory of Robert McGregor (aka Koldbear)
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/winhelp.htm

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com




"Chad Harris" > wrote in message
...
> Kelly--
>
> I was off the web with an ISP issue for a day. so apologize on the getting
> back time.
>
> Thanks for the comprehensive info. This is an answer full of pearls I
> would have never found. That's why I have Kelly A-Z and Tweaks open right
> now trying to solve someone else's problem--it's my first go to and
> favorite site to pass on.
>
> I don't have McAffee; I have Norton Sys Works and NIS for the software
> firewall and a Linksys to give me basic hardware/ software firewalls and
> very unsophisticated, basic protection. Reg key/values are a nice tip I
> wouldn't have found and appreciate the perspective with the index.dat real
> estate issue. *That # sign info is probably why my history got
> corrupted*--I know the way I stumble all over the web I have to have had a
> link like that. I'll search what I have left--my history back several
> weeks minus the last 2 to see.
>
> One thing I'm still confused about--if I remove Index .dat--or delete
> it--(do you have to use a 3rd party program to do that? I found another
> one that does that also earlier) *will I wipe out my current history saved
> back several weeks?* I'm trying to avoid that. I was thinking I might do
> that with the regedit on your tweak list. I'll try it first.
>
> Have some great food down there at Mardi Gras.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chad
>
>
> "Kelly" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi Chad,
>>
>> I have never seen this issue via SP1 or 2, so I can't relate or better
>> troubleshoot. It may be possible that your History folder is simply
>> corrupt.
>>
>> Suggestions and Information:
>>
>> Back with version 5.5 there were issues with the Index.dat file expanding
>> up
>> to several megabytes in size. In that case, it had to do with
>> shdocvw.dll.
>>
>> More information:
>>
>> If a user name contains the number sign (#), regardless of where the
>> number
>> sign appears in the user name, the Internet Explorer history file
>> associated
>> with that user may become corrupted. This problem occurs whether the user
>> logs on locally or logs on to a Microsoft Windows NT-based domain. In
>> addition, the Index.dat file may expand up to several megabytes in size.
>>
>> How to remove index.dat:
>>
>> Clean out Usage Tracks in Windows
>> http://www.12ghosts.com/ghosts/wash.htm
>>
>> Checkpoints:
>>
>> Start/Run/Regedit:
>>
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\
>> Internet Settings\Url History
>>
>> Check Permissions and Days to Keep.
>>
>> McAfee:
>>
>> Fix for History/Favorites are removed or not saved:
>>
>> I have seen this behavior caused by McAfee and from the date and time
>> being
>> incorrect. Checkpoints and Suggestions:
>>
>> Check to be sure that your date and time is correct. Also, if you are
>> using
>> McAfee, this will help:
>>
>> McAfee gave this solution to the bug where VirusScan 6 stops your
>> Internet Explorer History file working.
>>
>> Open VirusScan console
>> Select "Pick a task..."
>> Select "Change my VirusScan settings"
>> Select "Configure VShield background scanning"
>> Select "Customise your VShield settings"
>>
>> Select the "Internet Filter" icon from the icons down the left hand side
>> On
>> the "Detection" tab, in the 'Applet filters' section, remove the tick
>> next
>> to "ActiveX Controls".
>>
>> If this is not the case, run this edit:
>>
>> Prevent IE History from Being Removed - Undo (Line 101)
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>> To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
>> and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad
>> by
>> right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.
>>
>> Note: If you are using the Personalized Favorites Menu, Internet
>> Explorer
>> automatically hides site that are rarely visited from the Favorites menu.
>>
>> --
>> Happy Mardi-Gras,
>> Kelly
>>
>> Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
>>
>> In memory of Robert McGregor (aka Koldbear)
>> http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/winhelp.htm
>>
>> Troubleshooting Windows XP
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Chad Harris" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Kelly--
>>>
>>> I understand that and agree. But this issue predates SP2 so it's an XP
>> SP1
>>> issue *not related to the Beta.* I wouldn't even mention SP2 but always
>>> believe you are remiss when asking for help if you don't give the
>>> version
>> or
>>> the browser, ect. You either have the choice of IDing your OS as just
>>> XP
>> to
>>> get help for issues that aren't Beta issues. I was hoping you would
>>> see
>>> this and might have some insight as to if 1) I corrupted history by too
>> many
>>> links. 2) I could fix it--I really rely on it. 3) Would I help myself
>>> or
>>> hurt myself if I deleted index.dat? I thought if I just wiped it clean
>>> (deleted history, I'd have it back on a fresh slate but I wanted to save
>> the
>>> links I had). I guess the most expedient way would be to burn them or
>> save
>>> them to a floppy.
>>>
>>> Have a great Mardi Gras. I always have a good time down there.
>>>
>>> Thanx,
>>>
>>> Chad
>>>
>>> __________________________________________________ _____
>>> "Kelly" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> > Chad, SP2 issues need to be addressed via the proper channels.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Happy Mardi-Gras,
>>> > Kelly
>>> >
>>> > Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
>>> >
>>> > Troubleshooting Windows XP
>>> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>>> >
>>> > Utilities for Windows XP
>>> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Chad Harris" > wrote in message
>>> > ...
>>> >> Trying to Fix Broken History
>>> >> _______________________
>>> >>
>>> >> Running Win XP SP2 (I don't believe this has connection to SP2). I
>> rely
>>> > on
>>> >> history to go back to links. I can't create favorites and shortcuts
>> for
>>> >> everything--too time consuming. Recently, vintage 3 weeks I cannot
>>> >> access
>>> >> some of History, and the lack of access is *progressing.* The first
>>> >> week
>>> >> when I listed *By Date* I could not access today or the days of the
>> week,
>>> >> but could access "last week. The second week I could not access any
>>> >> of
>>> > this
>>> >> week or last week. Now I can only access 3 weeks ago. When I click
>>> >> anything more recent, nothing happens. I have *days to keep
>>> >> history*
>>> > set
>>> >> to 440 and I might want even more. It has occured to me that I may
>> have
>>> >> *promoted/caused corruption by keeping it so far back*, but I don't
>> want
>>> > to
>>> >> clear what I have if I can fix this. If I hit View>By Site nothing
>> shows
>>> >> up. View>By most visited isn't accurate, but I don't know that it
>>> >> ever
>>> >> is.
>>> >> View>By Order Visited today is blank also. *I might be losing the
>>> >> ability
>>> >> to save any history links.*
>>> >>
>>> >> I wondered if this is in any way analagous to the regedits that can
>>> >> be
>>> > done
>>> >> to increase the default amount of Folder settings *remembered* which
>>> >> defaults to 400, explained well and addressed on Kelly's site among
>>> > others.
>>> >> I would be grateful if anyone has any ways to fix History. I
>>> >> wondered
>> if
>>> >> there is something I can reregister, a script that will help or
>> regedits.
>>> >> I'm a big believer in system restore's potential, but since this is a
>>> > month
>>> >> old but I have the slider at 7% and I have 9 days of restore points.
>>> >> I
>>> >> probably should conserve real-estate by moving it down more, and
>>> >> think
>>> >> the
>>> >> 90 day default description MS often uses in KBs and Technet/MSDN
>>> >> descriptions is simply not accurate in the real world, because of
>>> >> the
>> 5
>>> > or
>>> >> more criteria for default setting of points anyway.
>>> >>
>>> >> Would be grateful for any help,
>>> >>
>>> >> Chad Harris
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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