Create a Batch File to Delete IE7 Browser History and Temp Files

This article will be my last article that focuses on Deleting the Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) Temporary Files, Cookies, Browser History, etc.  In my previous 2 Articles, I talked about How-To Clear the Browser History files manually and via CMD line.  However, if you need help doing this via a Batch File, read on.  The below Step-by-Step Tutorial should be simple to follow.  I’ll be using a Windows Vista machine for the Tutorial and Screen Shots, but the process is pretty much the same for Windows XP and other Windows Operating Systems.

How to Create a Batch File to Delete IE7 Browser History and Temp Files

1.   Right Click on your Desktop and Click New, Text Document

You should now have a new Document on your Desktop that looks like this:

3.   Double Click the Document to open it.  Type or Paste the following text into the empty document

RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 255

It should now look like this:

3a.   Click File, Save then Close the Document

Ok, now it’s time to convert the document into a Batch file.  It’s a simple process of changing the file extension to a .cmd file.

4.   Right Click on the Document and Click Rename

5.   Delete the document name and Type ClearHistory.cmd (or whatever you want to call it)

  After Rename –

You’re Done!  To test it out, just Double Click the File, and you should see an Internet Explorer 7 box open telling you it’s Deleting Temporary Internet Files

If you’re REALLY paranoid, you can setup a Windows Task to run your new Batch file every 15 or 30 Minutes.  Personally, I only clear my Browsing History and Temp files to get rid of clutter on my Hard Drive.