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maddogg1952:
only been using computer for 3 years (I am 52). article on microsofts truly hidden files( cmd would not work) any update any advice on how to use on these 2 OS computers then suggestion on what OS to go to? thanks
Aloone_Jonez:
Our article is out of date, Windows XP dosen't store any of you internet history once you've deleted it. But either way I would strongly recommend using the FireFox web browser instead of Microsoft Internet Explorer which is insecure and very buggy.
If you're openminded enough you could try using a different operating system like Linux or BeOS, but please be aware that changing your operating system is harder than using a different browser.
WMD:
--- Quote ---Our article is out of date, Windows XP dosen't store any of you internet history once you've deleted it.
--- End quote ---
Eh? All the index.dat, desktop.ini, and Content.ie5 folders are still in XP, doing their thing.
Aloone_Jonez:
Even though the files are still there the contents are cleared. Try it yourself, clear IE's history, cache cookies ect. and you'll notice the files are smaller than they were before.
If you realy want to delete them you can from the administrator account. You can't delete the administrator's hidden files from the administrator user are as they will be in use, to do that you need to do it from another user area with administrator rights. You just don't need to delete them in Windows XP because IE clears them for you.
WMD:
It doesn't delete everything. The cache folders with the random names (A09FJAJD) don't get deleted.
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