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Nate,
I often delete everything in my "C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5" folder. I drop into "MS-DOS" mode and delete all the
sub-folders and the INDEX.DAT file. This does NOT remove the entries you
previously typed in the Internet Explorer form spaces. To clear these, use
the following steps. This is for Windows 98. However, I am sure you can
locate the correct options in your O/S:
Control Panel > Internet Options > Content tab > Click "AutoComplete..."
button > In the "Use AutoComplete for" section, uncheck everything
(especially if someone else uses your PC). In "Clear AutoComplete
history", click the "Clear Forms" and "Clear Passwords" buttons. > Click
"OK" for this window. > Click "OK" for the "Internet Options" window.
You're done.
You probably already know how to do this: In Internet Options, under the
General tab, you might also want to use the "Delete Files" button to clear
your cache. Under "Settings" you could reduce your cache (Temporary
Internet Files) to 10 MB's. Finally, in the General tab, you could click
the "Clear History" button to delete your history. If you're really
paranoid, you could also reduce the number of days for your history to '0'.
Daniel.
Nate Turrin wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> In the past month Iv'e had a couple of experiences
> that have me thinking about installing some type of
> history kill software.
>
> Most of these history kill software products are
> marketed towards those who don't want others to see
> the little dirty pictures they've been looking at, and
> seem kind of cheesy. But, largely because of the
> incident described below, Iv'e begun to see the
> utility of this type of software even for those who
> are not total wankers.
>
> I had been considering asking my girlfriend to marry
> me and, knowing nothing about diamonds, did a yahoo
> search for "diamonds" - "engagement rings" - etc. I
> erased my cookies in an attempt to cover my tracks
> but, sure enough, the next time she was on the
> computer doing a search for something that started
> with the letter "D" the yahoo search engine dropped
> down a list of previously searched for subject matter
> with the same first letter. She jokingly confronted me
> about it and I tried to pretend like it was a "no big
> deal", but I honestly feel like the element of
> surprise has been mostly lost. All because of this
> stupid drop down window that is attempting to make my
> life easier by keeping a file of every God blessed
> thing I have ever done a search on.
>
> Does anyone know how the Yahoo site "remembers" your
> previous searches despite the fact that the cookies
> have been erased? Does anyone know how to erase this
> information? Also, any recomendations on a good
> history kill software product would be much
> appreciated.
>
> TIA
>
> Nate
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