Browsing history vanishing

[David H]

I've got the latest version of IE, and despite reloading it from Microsoft it still deletes my complete browsing history every time it's closed, deliberately or crashing. There's nothing in the tools to even save it, only delete it so save is clearly the default. I don't fancy a third reload, is there any other button I can click so it keeps everything as my Vista version has never lost a link despite many more crashes.

[ChuckFickens]

Two options here...

Either, you have it set to clear history on exit, look in tools > Internet options click on the advanced tab and look down the big list of option... I think it's near the bottom (I may be wrong on that part though)

Or, your anti-virus/security software has an option in it to clear browsing history somewhere (Mcafee is one that has)

[Prudentia]

IE8 is a complete and utter disaster my laptop has proved to be virtuably unworkable, BT are totallly unable to correct the faults, since I downloaded it in good faith, as directed, I have had nothing but problems.

[ChuckFickens]

Why on earth would BT be at all interested in anyone's problems with IE?

[askyourgran]

It must be a spiritual thing Chuck.

[Prudentia]

Because dippy, BT run internet explorer adapted for BT and we subscribers are paying for it, if BT can't fix it why should we expect some nonentity from god knows where know better, chuck, why don't BT pay you a kings ransom to sort out something their engineers can't. Download their job app form tomorrow and take the sixty grand pa. see you next week, I think not....

[AlBags]

BT .. and other ISP's can add a plugin .. or alter the registry to dispaley a name on the browser bar .. or show different icons. That's about it. They just provide a download .. or a link on their install disc.
Their branding, etc is installed separate to the IE install.
Can you provide the evidence that IE for a BT ISP is different? and in what ways?

[David H]

Wonderful! In 7 years here this is the quickest and biggest response I've had to a question and will report back when I've followed the directions. Thanks everyone and if there's any other magic trick please keep adding in case.

[David H]

Just checked, it only appears to have a delete cookies on exit option which wasn't checked anyhow. My security is Virgin's Media Security but haven't touched that plus have a new version and this happened some time after it arrived. I'll have a look though. It doesn't autocomplete either except for a handful of sites I put in ages ago which it has stored through at least one version of IE which does imply more than just ticking the wrong option. I can live typing whole URLs if forced to but would be nice if it just behaved normally again.

[twix123]

Why not save the sites that you want to revisit in your Favourites folder?

[ChuckFickens]

Try Checking the autocomplete settings in tools > internet options click on the content tab and then the settings button under auto-complete.

[ummmm]

Is Prudentia calling Chuck 'Dippy'?

[TheOtherHalf]

Hi David H

Yes, if you want something answered, this is definitely the quickest way to do it. There are so many talented Abers on here.

[David H]

My favourites are already a mile long so nearly as hard to locate anything there than type it in. I'm surprised no one else has suffered from this as the XP/IE8 combo is one of the most popular. I've lost recent documents at the same time this happened as well if that helps, that deletes them every day whatever happens.