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General Software Discussion / Re: Delete protected index.dat files in Win XP with IE6 without reboot
« Last post by Nod5 on July 01, 2007, 01:22 PM »cmpm,
those links point to tools/strategies that either require manual input every time (reboot into safe mode..., Index Dat Spy) or are non-free (PC Mesh; CleanUp!), right? I don't want extra manual work. And it's only these around ten small files that I want to delete repeatedly and they are no big problem so I'll never buy a program for 35$ just to it. I'm more looking for some small, free set-it-and-forget-it solution. Like some way to execute something similar to an autohotkey script or a .bat file at startup, before window has loaded fully and before the other processes have locked the index.dat files. The autostart folder executes after window has loaded so I think that's to late.
I could also just download and install IE7 but last time I checked there was some trouble with it and Maxthon Browser that I use. Probably sorted now though. But I'd still like to know in general how to best execute some sort of customizable script at each reboot without manually going into safe mode.
f0dder,
Writing about cleansing surfing logs can sound a bit suspicious I suppose (on a related note, *cough* fSekrit *cough* We're talking strong encryption! Very fishy indeed!! Probably filled to the brim with explicit ASCII-art!!!
) But inappropriate stuff is really not the case or issue at all. I just try in general to leave as few logs, usage histories and so on as possible on any computer. It's just a good general privacy habit to adopt I would say. Especially if you have also have a laptop that get's carried around a lot. Besides, it annoys me that microsoft wants to decide over what personal information a user should keep or not keep. That should be up to the user, as always. I think someone said that personal data is becoming the new toxic waste: it leaks and accumulates rapidly everywhere and we don't have the proper systems in place for cleaning it up yet.
I've never liked previous-URL autocompletion in browsers actually (I like live search in many other applications though). I use a plain local start page with a lot of links instead. That covers about 80% of my internet usage and I think it is about as quick as using autocompletion extensively.
those links point to tools/strategies that either require manual input every time (reboot into safe mode..., Index Dat Spy) or are non-free (PC Mesh; CleanUp!), right? I don't want extra manual work. And it's only these around ten small files that I want to delete repeatedly and they are no big problem so I'll never buy a program for 35$ just to it. I'm more looking for some small, free set-it-and-forget-it solution. Like some way to execute something similar to an autohotkey script or a .bat file at startup, before window has loaded fully and before the other processes have locked the index.dat files. The autostart folder executes after window has loaded so I think that's to late.
I could also just download and install IE7 but last time I checked there was some trouble with it and Maxthon Browser that I use. Probably sorted now though. But I'd still like to know in general how to best execute some sort of customizable script at each reboot without manually going into safe mode.
f0dder,
Writing about cleansing surfing logs can sound a bit suspicious I suppose (on a related note, *cough* fSekrit *cough* We're talking strong encryption! Very fishy indeed!! Probably filled to the brim with explicit ASCII-art!!!
) But inappropriate stuff is really not the case or issue at all. I just try in general to leave as few logs, usage histories and so on as possible on any computer. It's just a good general privacy habit to adopt I would say. Especially if you have also have a laptop that get's carried around a lot. Besides, it annoys me that microsoft wants to decide over what personal information a user should keep or not keep. That should be up to the user, as always. I think someone said that personal data is becoming the new toxic waste: it leaks and accumulates rapidly everywhere and we don't have the proper systems in place for cleaning it up yet.I've never liked previous-URL autocompletion in browsers actually (I like live search in many other applications though). I use a plain local start page with a lot of links instead. That covers about 80% of my internet usage and I think it is about as quick as using autocompletion extensively.
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, is that the document properties needed to position the underlining, margin notes and so on might not be available if the document is in protected mode)
An advantage with the script above is that no audio device properties window pops up.