How to Clear the Address Box in Internet Explorer for UNIX

• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.01, 5 for UNIX on Sun Solaris
• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.01, 5 for UNIX on HPUX

SUMMARY

This article describes how to clear the addresses in the Address box in Internet Explorer for UNIX.

MORE INFORMATION

To clear the Address box in Internet Explorer:

1. Quit any running instances of Internet Explorer.



2. Create a text file with the following contents and save it to a file named ClearAddress.inf:

   [Version]
   Signature=$Chicago$
   AdvancedINF=2.5
   
   [DefaultInstall]
   RequiredEngine=SetupAPI,"Fatal Error - Missing SETUPAPI.DLL"
   DelReg=TypedURLs
   
   [TypedURLs]
   HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs"




3. Use the following command line to clear the Address box

   installpath/progs/platform/startup regsetup -F inf-file DefaultInstall

   where installpath is the path in which Internet Explorer is installed, platform is the platform folder (for example, sunos5 or ux10), and inf-file is the path and name of the .inf file.
   
   For example, a complete command line might be:

   /usr/local/microsoft/progs/sunos5/startup regsetup -F /home/joeuser/ClearAddress.inf DefaultInstall

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbui msieunix
Version : UNIX:4.01,5
Platform : UNIX
Issue type : kbhowto