Clear the Address Bar

Well, I tried ALL of the solutions mentioned, in addition to REGEDIT HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\internet explorer\typedURLs. The registry only indicated AB Default with no value set and didn't list any URLs at all. Apparently there is a setting in Security or elsewhere that is preventing the URL address bar from being cleared maybe? Any other suggestions or knowledge in the matter? I'm using IE 7.0

EDITOR'S NOTE: I discovered by accident the other day that you can clear individual entries in the address bar just by moving the cursor to it, and pressing Delete. Works in Firefox, but not IE. Sorry...

I'm not even sure how I came across this page, but I just had to thank you... this has got to be the most helpful page I have come across. I was looking for help on one issue and found that there were several questions I have had for lets just say a long time! that I found the answers to. THANK YOU

So is there a way to manually clear the auto-complete address bar search history in IE7 (not just disable it as the previous entries will still remain)?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes. Tools -> Internet Options -> General tab -> Browsing History -> Delete

**FAVORITES** & Autocomplete (IE7 Search and/or Windows Explorer Search)

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EDITOR'S NOTE: I noticed after following these steps that the address bar still contains entries that appear in your Favorites. My guess is that you'd have to clear out old entries in Favorites to get rid of them in the Address bar.
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I would like to keep the most recent entries in the Explorer Bar. They are there but always show up half way down the drop down box. How can I fix this?

Please help me I do not have the standard "File / Edit / View / History / Bookmarks / Tools / Help" toolbar on my IE window. I also do not have an address bar. What to do, what to do? Thank You

EDITOR'S NOTE: Press Alt-V then select Toolbars. You can re-enable them.

I have tried all the suggestions and there are still websites on my address bar..they r not showing in my history, but when i search for them they are there...what do i do??

thanks a lot. it worked.

I have a Firefox browser and can't clear history.Followed all info including right click and delete and still can't clear?

I had the same problem. My cooling fan started to go out and as a result, the computer would shut off right in the middle of a search. I found that Internet explorer creates a .Dat file which logs all your address searches for quick links in the future. This log is what gets cleaqred when you clear history. However, because my computer shut down in mid search the log would not erase. It can be removed. You must goto Start Button, right click, explore. Goto C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\local settings\temporary internet files. you may see a file named INDEX it is a .dat file. delete this. If it will not delete, you must reboot and sign in as a different user. When finished, you must reboot, sign in as administrater and goto: C:\Documents and Settings\"USER NAME"\local settings\temporary internet files. "User name" would be the different users you have on your system. I had only one user on mine so I had to reboot in safe mode to be able to log in as administrator. Once you delete the index files your history should be gone.