WinXP Memory of text

[Guest PT]

On a number of websites, I note that WinXP has apparently memorized items

like my name, email address, phone number, and logins. But it's also

memorized some earlier misspellings.

 

Is there, and if so where is a file which contains these items?

 

Is it editable?

 

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PT

[Guest Galen]

Re: WinXP Memory of text

 

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message.

 

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PT <xyz@xyz.com> typed:

 

> On a number of websites, I note that WinXP has apparently memorized items

> like my name, email address, phone number, and logins. But it's also

> memorized some earlier misspellings.

>

> Is there, and if so where is a file which contains these items?

>

> Is it editable?

 

Meh... The simple way?

 

Start

Run

"regedit"

Enter or click OK

Use the find function

Type in one of the misspelled names

Let it search for it

That will show you the location. :)

 

You can delete that one item by right clicking on that one item and

selecting delete.

 

G³ - Windows > All Platforms + General: Registry Editing Warning:

http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/regedit_warn.html

 

For some of them you can simply highlight them with the up/down arrow keys

and press the delete button. (This is still while you're in the application,

not in the registry editor.)

 

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[Guest Mantas Mikulėnas]

Re: WinXP Memory of text

 

PT wrote:

> On a number of websites, I note that WinXP has apparently memorized items

> like my name, email address, phone number, and logins. But it's also

> memorized some earlier misspellings.

 

First, it's not WinXP, but your browser that does the memorizing. And

it's called "autocompletion".

 

When the autocomplete list opens, use the up/down keys to select an

unwanted entry, and press [Delete] (or [shift+Delete], depending on your

browser). The entry should disappear.

 

The location where autocomplete entries are stored depends on the

browser you use.

 

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