I was going through my Blogger drafts (blog posts that never got published for various reasons), and stumbled across this one from January 23, 2005 that deserves to be published, even though I never did finish researching the topic:
"Windows Autocomplete is interesting. It pulls the information from various locations. In MS Outlook (2000, 2002, 2003), it pulls it from the user's 'nickname' file (*.nk2). Deleting that file will erase all previous Outlook autocomplete data.
In Internet Explorer (5, 6), however, it's more difficult. Everyone will tell you to simply clear your history, forms, and passwords using the buttons provided in Internet Options. This partially works, but not completely. Of course, you could edit out old entries using the 3rd-party program Owtlook, but that costs money.
The Autocomplete Data Store is stored in an encrypted state in the Registry."
References:
http://www.download.com/3000-9694-10246196.html
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/217148
http://www.crazytrain.com/writing/autocomplete.html
2008 Update: Honestly, I rarely even think about Autocomplete these days, although obviously I use it everyday. I haven't wondered about IE 7's implementation of Autocomplete, although I'll bet that you can actually now clear the Autocomplete history via IE 7's built-in options. It still continues to be a lifesaver, though, and I'm glad Autocomplete is still around! =)
Baby Non-News: Okay, okay, the real reason for this post today is that, no, the baby hasn't come yet, LOL. People keep asking, but she's still not here yet. It should be any day now, however, as her due date is only a couple of days away. Stay tuned for more info in a couple of days (hopefully!) and photos!! =)
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