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Name: mer
Date: April 27, 2004 at 17:04:12 Pacific
OS: Windows XP Ver. 2002
CPU/Ram: 256
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I had a question about deleting files on my computer. I have visited some pages that I really wish i hadn't and now I am afraid that my privacy could be compromised. My question is by deleting internet history, and temp internet files, and cookies is that enough to secure my privacy? Everything I read leads me to believe it is not. Do you recommend using a program like history kill, or something else? I understand the index.dat files cannot be erased manually because MS keeps them hidden. I was just wondering what your take on the matter is, should I take better precautions, or does someone have to be a real computer genius in order to follow pages I have visited after I have deleted history and temp files and cookies.
Thanks




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Name: Wombat
Date: April 27, 2004 at 17:24:06 Pacific
Reply:

Go here and download Spider 1.16.

Open Spider and select Options / Complete Hard Drives

www.fsm.nl/ward/

Iligitimi non carborundum est


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Response Number 2
Name: starman1746
Date: April 27, 2004 at 17:34:50 Pacific
Reply:

Put the words "screensavers erase index dat" (without the quotes) in Google and hit enter. First result.

Give him a sedagive -
Marty Feldman


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Response Number 3
Name: johnnywasnaked
Date: April 27, 2004 at 21:02:58 Pacific
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Wombat, i googled your latin and look at what i came up with!
richard landon
Code Name: Olaf the Imp
Email: Brooks-Landon@UIowa.edu
Favorite Player Color: Green
Computer(s) Used: power PC 7100/66
Netplay Zone: Olafia
Favorite Network Level: What Goes Up Must Come Down
Quote: there is some s--- i will not eat
or
Iligitimi non carborundum est
(Latin for dont let the b---tards grind you down)


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Response Number 4
Name: Wombat
Date: April 27, 2004 at 23:38:12 Pacific
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Very good wumbo... you win a weeks worth of spam that's been sent to me.

(Latin for don't let the b---tards grind you down)


Iligitimi non carborundum est


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