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killerduckuk:
I have done something really stupid. To check see if i have had any porn on my pc i used the find files and folders thing, i then realised that what i have searched for can be view by all. How do i get rid of the history for this. I am using win95  :( . Please help me!!!!

Calum:
i was confused until i read that you are using windows! See the solutions here, they should work for other files as well as index.dat ones.

I'm really not so sure about the history of your search. Maybe you could search the Microsoft help pages? actually, they no longer support win95 now i think about it...

To be honest (and i know it sounds cliched) i would consider upgrading to linux, although maybe you'll need to do some social engineering if you have other users on this machine of yours...

LorKorub:
Here is a really quick way to get rid of porn in Window$ 95.

Go to START ---> SHUTDOWN and then check the "Restart in M$-DO$ Mode" box.  When you are at the command prompt, "type cd c:\"  and then "c:\" (by the way...why the fuck do you have to do that twice when you are at the C:\WINDOWS prompt?) and then "format c:" all without the quotes.

Then, hop in the car and cruise down to your local Wal-Mart where you can buy a copy of Mandrake Linux 8.0 for $19.99; it might actually be in the clearance bin now since 8.2 is out.  Purchase it, bring it home, pop in the first cd, and follow the instructions on your screen.

dishawjp:
I use a batch file I wrote to clean out internet temporary files and other crud left on my computer's hard drive by Netscape and IE.  If you're interested, just copy the following .bat file and paste it into notepad.  Save it as a .bat file in a pathed directory and run it as needed.  You have to be in real DOS mode (F8 boot, command prompt only) for it to remove the index.dat files.  Better yet, if you need to run Windows, get a decent browser like OffbyOne that won't pollute your hard drive with a lot of crud.  You can check out my web page http://web2.lemoyne.edu/~dishawjp for more of my DOS .bat files.  Good luck.

@echo off
c:
cd \progra~1\netscape\users\default\cache
echo y | del .
cd ..
del cookies.txt
del netscape.hst
cd \windows
deltree /y cookies
cd tempor~1
deltree /y content.ie5
cd ..\history
deltree /y history.ie5
deltree /y mshist.ie5
cd \
cls
REM Jim Dishaw updated 4/10/02
echo Netscape Cache is Spent, Cookies are Cut and History made Historical!

CIA Agent:
While you do mabye need to worry about Windows spying on us. If I understand you, there's a far more simpler solution to you problem, though It won't get rid of any secret files. If your problem is, when you open Search, you can see your previous search for porn, here's how you fix it. Right click on your task bar, click properties, then start menu programs, then clear. This will clear your search history, run history,and your document history.
      !!!!!Important, this tip will not fix the index.dat problem, Windows is still screwing you. This is just a quick fix so people won't be able to see what you search for, programs you ran, or document's you used from the start menu.!!!!!!!

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