Computer Help

[Tread]

I usually delete index.dat files with CCleaner, but never looked what is written in it or where they are. I use firefox as well, but could only find the index.dat files from internet explorer, windows media player and other Microsoft programs and services.
Did you know where it is? Or does firefox not have it?

Edit:
I don't have to reboot after deleting, is there a way to read the index.dat files, cause I'm not sure if they are deleted.

[SusanMichelle]

Use a program called Windows Washer. it does a full clean of you internet history, recycle bin, internet chache's. It is an excellent peice of kit.

[sesame]

You can stop media player from keeping records of your media files.
Open Windows media player, click Tools--> Options --> Privacy.
Now untick the box that says,
save file and URL history in the player

You can do a better job of controlling the software by reconfiguring the registry hive using regedit. Regedit can be opened by simply typing regedit in Run. Warning: You can really mess up Windows if you Tweak something you shouldn't.

But other than that, you can have fun by hacking your windows operating system. Hacking here is like customising Windows, its nothing malicious.

[randolph]

Originally Posted by sesame

You can stop media player from keeping records of your media files.
Open Windows media player, click Tools--> Options --> Privacy.
Now untick the box that says,
save file and URL history in the player

You can do a better job of controlling the software by reconfiguring the registry hive using regedit. Regedit can be opened by simply typing regedit in Run. Warning: You can really mess up Windows if you Tweak something you shouldn't.

But other than that, you can have fun by hacking your windows operating system. Hacking here is like customising Windows, its nothing malicious.

Clicking the (tools-options-privacy) does not completely clear media files from Windows media Player. To check it out, click (files-open and click on the down arrow where you can enter a media file). A list of previously run files will appear. To clear these files it is necessary to go to (start-property's-classic start menu-customize-clear).
This removes recently accessed documents, programs,and Web sites.
At least that how it works on my computer.

[blah blah blah]

thats why no one gets on my computer at all. even though, i'm sure my information isn't completely safe online. good thing i dont have anything i care about on here

[sesame]

Originally Posted by randolph

Clicking the (tools-options-privacy) does not completely clear media files from Windows media Player. To check it out, click (files-open and click on the down arrow where you can enter a media file). A list of previously run files will appear. To clear these files it is necessary to go to (start-property's-classic start menu-customize-clear).
This removes recently accessed documents, programs,and Web sites.
At least that how it works on my computer.

Thank you, Randolph. I didnt know that.

[randolph]

A couple of ways files can be password protected on the hard drive.

First, use the "Microsoft One note" program. Groups of images, passwords, text and links to websites can be password protected.

Another was is with "Open Office" from Sun micro. Individual files can be password protected.

I don,t know how good the protection is in these programs. Probably could be hacked by a hacker but not likely by a girlfriend or wife.

[Adis]

There's something else you can do. Get a separate partition with another operating system (such as linux) and do all your 'private' stuff on there and keep it password protected. There are loads of easy to understand tutorials for this.

That way you don't have to go digging through the endless maze of directories for files and records that might have been left by some software - not to mention spyware that records what you do on the internet without you knowing about it.

Also you don't have to worry about remembering to do delete cache/cookies/tempfiles etc.