Sometimes it is much easier to simply run a command line command or batch file to perform repetitive or administration tasks. Here are some commands to help you clean that pesky IE7 history/cookies/temp/whatever files that are stored on your hard drive.
Delete Temporary Internet Files
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
Delete Cookies
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 2
Delete History
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 1
Delete Form Data
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 16
Delete Stored Passwords
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 32
Delete All
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 255
Delete All with the Also delete files and settings stored by add-ons options selected
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 4351
And to make things more interesting, you can combine the numbers and get 2 or more functions at the same time, i.e.:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 9
This will delete the files (+8) and history (+1) in one single step. Now you can also create shortcuts with this and make it run every startup, or have a shortcut on Quick Launch, whatever suits you best.