One of the more frequent questions from the Computer Talk technical discussion forum is about how to remove the Web sites listed in the drop-down box contained within the Location/Netsite bar. Netscape Navigator keeps track of several of the most recent sites you've viewed, so you can quickly return to them by clicking on the arrow at the right end of the Location/Netsite box. These sites remain listed even when you exit and restart Navigator. This is a feature of Netscape Navigator and Netscape Communicator for Windows only.

The only way you can empty or clear the Web sites listed in the Location/Netsite drop-down box is the way described in detail by Netscape on their own Web site:

See http://help.netscape.com/kb/consumer/19961024-3.html (this is also a good place to search for specific technical advice about using a component of Netscape software not already covered in Sympatico online Help). BUT, be careful using their instructions unless you are comfortable with editing Windows system files. Otherwise you might want to ask a friend who can do this.

With Netscape Communicator 4.06 or newer, it's a lot easier to clear the contents of the Location bar:

• Click the Edit menu, then click Preferences.
• Click the Navigator category.
• Click the Clear Location Bar button. Click OK to remove all items in the location bar drop-down list. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

With Internet Explorer, you can easily find a Web site you have visited in the last few days or weeks by clicking the History button on the toolbar. When you click the History button, a list of links for the Web sites and pages you have recently visited (the History list) displays. The History list also displays when you click the drop-down arrow beside the Address box. If you want, you can change the number of days that Web sites and pages are saved in the History list, or delete all items from the current History list.

• Click the Tools menu, then click Internet Options.
• Click the General tab. You can set the History options in the History area.
• To change the number of days to keep pages in the History list, select or enter the number of days you want in the box.
• To delete the current items from the History list, click the Clear History button. A message prompts "Delete all items in your History folder?" Click OK to delete all items and close the message.
• Click OK to close the Internet Options window.
  

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