How to Keep Others who Use this Computer from knowing you visited the DOVE Center Site

How to clear the History trail if you use Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and Above on a PC:

1. Select INTERNET OPTIONS under the VIEW or TOOLS menu (depending on the version of Explorer that you use) on the toolbar.
2. In the GENERAL folder under INTERNET OPTIONS, there is a section called HISTORY.  Change the DAYS TO KEEP PAGES IN HISTORY to 0 and click the CLEAR HISTORY button.
3. Click APPLY at the bottom of the INTERNET OPTIONS box, then click OK.
4. To double check that everything is cleared, click the HISTORY button on the browser toolbar.  It should be empty.  Also, click the arrow on the right of the URL address box.  It should be empty.

How to clear the cache if you use Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and Above on a Macintosh:

1. Open the EDIT menu and then click on PREFERENCES.
2. Double click on WEB BROWSER until the list drops down.
3. Select ADVANCED.
4. You will see a box called CACHE.  Click on EMPTY NOW.
5. Click OK then QUIT.  Restart your computer if you need to.

How to clear the History trail if you use Netscape on a PC:

Netscape Navigator: 

1. From the OPTIONS menu, select GENERAL PREFERENCES then click on the APPEARANCE tab.
2. Click EXPIRE NOW to immediately clear the history file.

Netscape Communicator:

1. From the EDIT menu, select PREFERENCES then the NAVIGATOR category in the list along the left side of the window.
2. Click EXPIRE NOW to immediately clear the history file.

When Netscape is closed:

1. Search your computer for the HISTORY file and delete it.
2. The next time you open the browser, the file will be recreated.

• For Windows (all versions), the file is called netscape.hst
• For Macintosh, the file is called global history
• For Unix (all versions), the file is called history.dat

Clear the Location (Netsite) Toolbar drop-down menu:

• If you do not know which version of Netscape Navigator or Communicator you are running, under the HELP menu, click on ABOUT COMMUNICATOR, NAVIGATOR, or NETSCAPE (the entry will differ depending on which version you have).
• The first line of the resulting screen will tell you the version number.

To Clear for Operating Systems:  Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0 Product version: Navigator 2.0 - 3.04:

• Only the last 10 URLs you typed into the LOCATION BAR text field will be listed.
• Since only the last entries you typed are stored, the easiest method of clearing unwanted entries is to type a number of URLs to displace those currently listed.

   To Completely Clear all URLs:

        The following instructions require editing the Windows Registry.  This can potentially harm the system if the wrong entries are edited or deleted.  Make sure you have current backups of your system before proceeding.  Consult Windows Help if needed.

1. Close Navigator
2. From the Windows START menu, select RUN..., type: regedit.exe (in Windows 95 and 98) or regedt32.exe (in Windows NT 4.0) and press ENTER.
3. Click the PLUS SIGN beside the following: hierarchy:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   -SOFTWARE
      -NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR
4. Select URL HISTORY on the left.
5. On the right, clear each entry.  In order to do this, double-click in the NAME column of a line, then delete whatever appears in the VALUE data field of the dialog box; click OK to save the changes.  Repeat this for each line.
6. Exit the registry editor by clicking REGEDIT|EXIT.

If this does not work, it is possible that the Windows 3.1 version of Navigator is installed.  In that case, try using the Windows 3.1 version of Navigator Instructions to clear the URL history.

Operating Systems 95, 98, NT 4.0

    Communicator 4.0 - 4.05

(Only the last 15 URLs you typed into the Location Bar text field will be listed.  Since only the last entries you typed are stored, the easiest method of clearing unwanted entries is to displace those currently listed.)

To Completely Clear ALL URLs:

Clearing the location bar URL History involves editing a Netscape data file.  Editing this file incorrectly could prevent Communicator from launching or working properly.  Before you edit the file, make a backup copy of the file.

1. On your hard drive, find the Communicator Profile folder.
2. If you installed it in the default location it should be located at C:\ProgramFiles\Netscape\Users\{Your_Profile_Name}\.
3. Find the prefs.js file.
4. Copy this file to a safe location on a floppy disk or elsewhere on your hard drive.
5. After making a copy of the file, Edit the Original file:

• Close Communicator
• Open a text editor such as Windows Notepad.
• If you have not edited your Windows 95 Start menu, you should be able to open Notepad by clicking on
      Start
          Programs
              Accessories
                      Notepad
• In Notepad, click on:
  FILE
      OPEN
          browse to the prefs.js file
  Open the prefs.js file.

6. Look for lines that look like:
   user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_4",
   "httpL//help.lnetscape.com/");
   user_pref("brower.url_history.URL_5",
   "developer.netscape.com/");
   user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_6",
   "ftp://ftp.netscape.com/");
   
7. Delete only the lines which begin with "user_pref("browser.url_history.URL".
   
8. When you have successfully deleted these lines, make sure you have no spaces between lines, and then save the file by clicking
   FILE
       SAVE AS
   
9. Save as "prefs.js"
   
10. Open Communicator and the entries should be gone.

Operating Systems: Windows (all versions)

    Communicator 4.06 - 4.7

1. Open Communicator
2. From the EDIT menu, select: PREFERENCES.
3. Click on NAVIGATOR on the left so it is selected.
4. On the right, click on CLEAR LOCATION BAR button.
5. Click on OK.