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Old September 21st 09, 03:27 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
lostaddress
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What is the easiest way to retrieve a website that has been visited but has
since been lost?
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Old September 21st 09, 03:31 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
BillW50
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In ,
lostaddress typed on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:27:02 -0700:
What is the easiest way to retrieve a website that has been visited
but has since been lost?


Usually through the browser history feature. Or if you know part of the
address to type part of it in and hopefully the autocomplete feature
will list the matches.

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2


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Old September 21st 09, 03:32 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
JoeSpareBedroom[_2_]
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"lostaddress" wrote in message
...
What is the easiest way to retrieve a website that has been visited but
has
since been lost?




First thing to try is the history feature of your browser. If you visited
the site within the parameters of your "how long to save history" settings,
it should still be there. Next, if you know the name of the site, how about
google?


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Old September 21st 09, 03:43 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
lostaddress
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Computer history is too far out and my memory is also shot as to the name of
the site.

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

"lostaddress" wrote in message
...
What is the easiest way to retrieve a website that has been visited but
has
since been lost?




First thing to try is the history feature of your browser. If you visited
the site within the parameters of your "how long to save history" settings,
it should still be there. Next, if you know the name of the site, how about
google?



  #5  
Old September 21st 09, 03:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
JoeSpareBedroom[_2_]
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What *DO* you remember about the site? What was the subject matter?



"lostaddress" wrote in message
...
Computer history is too far out and my memory is also shot as to the name
of
the site.

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

"lostaddress" wrote in message
...
What is the easiest way to retrieve a website that has been visited but
has
since been lost?




First thing to try is the history feature of your browser. If you visited
the site within the parameters of your "how long to save history"
settings,
it should still be there. Next, if you know the name of the site, how
about
google?



  #6  
Old September 21st 09, 04:11 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
lostaddress
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Default Lost Web address

History only goes back two weeks and my memory goes back less.

"BillW50" wrote:

In ,
lostaddress typed on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:27:02 -0700:
What is the easiest way to retrieve a website that has been visited
but has since been lost?


Usually through the browser history feature. Or if you know part of the
address to type part of it in and hopefully the autocomplete feature
will list the matches.

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2



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Old September 21st 09, 04:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Bob I
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Default Lost Web address

Try looking it up in a google search? It has to have something on it
that you remember.

lostaddress wrote:

History only goes back two weeks and my memory goes back less.

"BillW50" wrote:


In ,
lostaddress typed on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:27:02 -0700:

What is the easiest way to retrieve a website that has been visited
but has since been lost?


Usually through the browser history feature. Or if you know part of the
address to type part of it in and hopefully the autocomplete feature
will list the matches.

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2




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Old September 21st 09, 04:43 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Bennett Marco
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Default Lost Web address

lostaddress wrote:

History only goes back two weeks and my memory goes back less.


I think this might help:

http://www.bloodyhell.com/node/20


"BillW50" wrote:

In ,
lostaddress typed on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:27:02 -0700:
What is the easiest way to retrieve a website that has been visited
but has since been lost?


Usually through the browser history feature. Or if you know part of the
address to type part of it in and hopefully the autocomplete feature
will list the matches.

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2



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Old September 22nd 09, 06:28 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
MN8R
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Default Lost Web address

On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:27:02 -0700, lostaddress
wrote:

What is the easiest way to retrieve a website that has been visited but has
since been lost?


You could look at the index.dat file under your user name.

C:\Documents and Settings\~YourUserName~\Local Settings\Temporary
Internet Files\Content.IE5

There is usually a wealth of data stored in that file. You can open it
in notepad, or wordpad.
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Old September 22nd 09, 09:33 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
lostaddress
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Complete search of C drive did not find temporary internet files or IE5. I
am looking for good website similar to Hoovers.

"MN8R" wrote:

On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:27:02 -0700, lostaddress
wrote:

What is the easiest way to retrieve a website that has been visited but has
since been lost?


You could look at the index.dat file under your user name.

C:\Documents and Settings\~YourUserName~\Local Settings\Temporary
Internet Files\Content.IE5

There is usually a wealth of data stored in that file. You can open it
in notepad, or wordpad.

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Old September 22nd 09, 09:42 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Bob I
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Default Lost Web address

As in vacuum cleaners?

lostaddress wrote:

Complete search of C drive did not find temporary internet files or IE5. I
am looking for good website similar to Hoovers.

"MN8R" wrote:


On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:27:02 -0700, lostaddress
wrote:


What is the easiest way to retrieve a website that has been visited but has
since been lost?


You could look at the index.dat file under your user name.

C:\Documents and Settings\~YourUserName~\Local Settings\Temporary
Internet Files\Content.IE5

There is usually a wealth of data stored in that file. You can open it
in notepad, or wordpad.


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Old September 22nd 09, 10:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
lostaddress
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Default Lost Web address

I didn't use google search to find the site - I had the address and as I said
it has been lost.

"Bob I" wrote:

Try looking it up in a google search? It has to have something on it
that you remember.

lostaddress wrote:

History only goes back two weeks and my memory goes back less.

"BillW50" wrote:


In ,
lostaddress typed on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:27:02 -0700:

What is the easiest way to retrieve a website that has been visited
but has since been lost?

Usually through the browser history feature. Or if you know part of the
address to type part of it in and hopefully the autocomplete feature
will list the matches.

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2





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Old September 22nd 09, 10:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
R. McCarty
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Default Lost Web address

"Had it" - ? did you actually set a bookmark for the site ? The web
history isn't really persistent data and is subject to being reset when
the History max date is reached. ( Older data rolls off ). History is
also something that many security packages remove as part of their
cleanup procedures.
You be better off setting bookmarks on sites you may revisit and
not depend on the history data.

"lostaddress" wrote in message
...
I didn't use google search to find the site - I had the address and as I
said
it has been lost.

"Bob I" wrote:

Try looking it up in a google search? It has to have something on it
that you remember.

lostaddress wrote:

History only goes back two weeks and my memory goes back less.

"BillW50" wrote:


In ,
lostaddress typed on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:27:02 -0700:

What is the easiest way to retrieve a website that has been visited
but has since been lost?

Usually through the browser history feature. Or if you know part of the
address to type part of it in and hopefully the autocomplete feature
will list the matches.

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2







  #14  
Old September 22nd 09, 10:20 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Bob I
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Default Lost Web address

No, go to www.google.com and search for something that you remember that
was on the site you lost. How did you come to have the site in the first
place?

lostaddress wrote:

I didn't use google search to find the site - I had the address and as I said
it has been lost.

"Bob I" wrote:


Try looking it up in a google search? It has to have something on it
that you remember.

lostaddress wrote:


History only goes back two weeks and my memory goes back less.

"BillW50" wrote:



In ,
lostaddress typed on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:27:02 -0700:


What is the easiest way to retrieve a website that has been visited
but has since been lost?

Usually through the browser history feature. Or if you know part of the
address to type part of it in and hopefully the autocomplete feature
will list the matches.

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2






  #15  
Old September 22nd 09, 11:01 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
B.D.©
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Default Lost Web address

lostaddress wrote:
Complete search of C drive did not find temporary internet files or IE5. I
am looking for good website similar to Hoovers.

"MN8R" wrote:

On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:27:02 -0700, lostaddress
wrote:

What is the easiest way to retrieve a website that has been visited but has
since been lost?

You could look at the index.dat file under your user name.

C:\Documents and Settings\~YourUserName~\Local Settings\Temporary
Internet Files\Content.IE5

There is usually a wealth of data stored in that file. You can open it
in notepad, or wordpad.

First off, Google Hoovers. Under each link there is a brief
description, and at the end of that you should see another link that
just says Similar. Click that. If it was the Hoover financial reports
then the link will take you here
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&r...rs.com/freeuk/
 




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