How long do hidden internet files stay on XP professional?
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Hi, the best software I have used to handle "all hidden ie stuff" is webroot.. see link below..\n\nIn order to view your hidden folders you have to...\n1. Open any folder\n2. Go to tools>folder options>view\n3. Here you will put a tick in "show hidden files and folders"\n\nIE stuff lives in documents and settings>your profile name>local settings\n\nYou can't see these until you follow the above steps.
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It depends on what OS and browser you are using.  I use IE and have Windows XP. You go to "my computer" and click on your "c" drive and then click on "documents and settings" and then on "owner" then click on "local settings".  Your "history" folder is in there and you just delete everything that is in there.  You should also temporarily delete all of your "Temp files".
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Are you sure they are not your files?? Windows XP installs thousands of files. If you selected Windows Repair then all the old files would still be there. \n\nDownload Spybot Search and Destroy, Ad-Aware, AVG (Grisoft anti virus) and HijackThis. Run them all. In HijackThis you will find a Misc Tools section run the ADSpy, this looks for alternate data streams, delete any it finds. \n\nAsk a technical forum to look at your HijackThis log file (you will understand this bit once you run HijackThis).
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For those who use Firefox for a browser, it's easy. Tools>Options>Cookies. Otherwise:\n\nWindows XP:\nView hidden files and folders first of all.\nGo to C:\nThen, click Documents and Settings.\nClick your log-in name.\nClick Cookies.
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This sounds like you're investigating someone and need some proof!  Internet Explorer's History can sort it by date and time, but won't tell you the exact time.\n\nThe best thing I can think of is to go into the Temporary Internet Files folder.  You need to look in the individual's folder in the C drive (default), which in XP is something like this:\n\nC:&#92;Documents and Settings&#92;USERNAME&#92;Local Settings&#92;Temporary Internet Files.\n\n(If in doubt, do a search in the C drive for a folder called Temporary Internet Files.)\n\nAs long as this folder wasn't emptied to cover their tracks, you should see a list of recent Internet activity.  One of the columns is called Last Accessed (Right-click any column to get more options).\n\nYou can sort the order by clicking on any column heading, but websites names aren't as straight-forward (http and &#92;&#92;&#92;'s in the way).\n\nTake a screen dump and present your evidence!\n\nR
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not really, without un-deleting or  file recovery...\nhttp://www.snapfiles.com/get/pcinspector.html\n\ntry looking in folders:\nC:&#92;Documents and Settings&#92;USER(s)&#92;Local Settings\nor exploring:\nC:&#92;Documents and Settings&#92;USER(s)&#92;Local Settings&#92;Temporary Internet Files...\n\nits advised to delete cookies, cache, and history\nto prevent spyware...
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Yes its very safe. I would also suggest that you download ccleaner too, its free and very good and safe to use. It deletes temp files and temp cookies it works wonders!\n\nhttp://www.ccleaner.com/
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No, they are temporary files so they would go away, anyway. I think it is impossible even with a program.
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Yes I think so, after viewing without saving it becomes a temporary file, and when you delete that file it is deleted from the computer. Thanks
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yes go in to C:&#92;Documents and Settings&#92;<you computer login name>&#92;Local Settings\nand delete history and temp internet files
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There is a website for unattended xp cd at http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/
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Use webroot's Window Washer program. It gets rid of what is hidden after You delete temp internet files. They are called tif files. You can buy the software or as most would do is download it off a P2P share site like Limewire, which is legal by the way. Window Washer 4.8 version is better than 5.0 or later.Just don't get rid of temp files which is different from temp internet files. Some of those files contain uninstall programs even if folder is blank. Trust me on that one..good luck.
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I'm going to assume you're using Internet Explorer.  IE saves your browsing data in a couple of places.  To get rid of it, you should first go under Tools ==> Internet Options ==> General.  Look under "Temporary Internet Files".  Click "delete cookies", then click "ok".  This clears the data that the websites use to track you as a user.  Then click "delete files", then click "ok".  Your computer is now relatively free of your filthy deeds.\n\nIf you saved any pictures or movies or whatever, you have to delete them too.  Then you have to empty the recycle bin.  Of course, deleting files doesn't actually remove them from the hard disk.  That means that if someone wanted to find out what's been going down on that computer, they could run a check and see all the files that used to be on it.  Eventually the old files get overwritten, but that can take a long time.  To do it faster, you can defragment your harddrive, but I'm not going to recommend that to a computer nub.  The only sure way to get rid of the files is to reformat your computer (which erases everything fyi).\n\nKeeping secrets is pretty lame though.  If you've got something to hide, you're only breaking down your own self-worth by hiding it.
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Assuming you were making the joke that Internet Explorer is as good as spyware, there are several ways to eliminate it. First, try right-clicking "my computer" - properties - "System Restore" tab - check "Turn off system restore on all drives" and press OK.\nNow, navigate to "C:&#92;Program Files&#92;Internet Explorer" and delete everything in that folder (make sure you don't currently have internet explorer windows open, and make sure you have some other way to access the internet, such as Mozilla Firefox).\nWait a few seconds, if you start noticing the files popping back up, then you're going to need to do something clever that I found out how to do on my own.. Navigate to C:&#92;Windows&#92;System32&#92; and find a file called mstinit.exe ...if you run it you'll notice it doesn't do anything and it doesn't stay running, nor does it take up system resources. You should copy this file onto your desktop and rename it to iexplore.exe (or just iexplore if your file extensions are hidden (if you can't see the .exe at the end of the mstinit then file extensions are hidden and just name the file iexplore))\nNow, right click the newly renamed file and click copy, and then go back to C:&#92;Program Files&#92;Internet Explorer ..quickly delete the iexplore.exe in that directory and click paste (this must be done very quickly)\n\nI tried replacing iexplore with my own program that just automatically terminated, but windows would overwrite it with the original iexplore every time, until I realized that it looks at more than the file name, but doesn't go so far as to check the program's content. So I found a program that was included with windows that would automatically terminate if no arguments were provided, and that had a valid Microsoft program signature. The system restore checks look at the new iexplore.exe (formerly mstinit.exe), check for a microsoft signature, and then leave it alone. Now every time you click on a link to open internet explorer, mstinit will run and terminate, just as though you had uninstalled the microsoft beast.\n\nThere IS one drawback to this. This method only deletes the Internet Explorer shell, not the inner dlls and system workings. AKA you can still type a url into the address bar of a normal folder, and it will display the website using IE's protocols.\n\n\n\nMy apologies if this answer had nothing to do with the question at hand. If you truly are looking for a way to get rid of spyware, go to www.download.com and search for Spybot Search and Destroy\n\n[edit] PS, you should re-enable system restore after all that is done, it's a handy fallback [/edit]
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this has information if you want to try something you may have missed.\nhttp://www.it.utah.edu/services/helpDesk/computerhelp/browser_faq.html\n\nIf you are experienced with computers then you will have to go into the registry - here is a site that explains it pretty well. (it's a forum)\nhttp://www.mcse.ms/archive168-2005-1-1358810.html\n\nThis forum explains to you how to empty the Temp Internet Folder when Explorer is closed.\n\nThere are several folders that are inside the Temperary Internet Files Folder. If you are running 2000 or XP, then you will have to go into each user and empty ALL the files by hand. They are hard to find because they are under a hidden folder in each user.\n\nFirst open Windows Explorer.... Tools --> Folder Options --> View Tab --> Show all files and Folders ......\n\nNow go to your C: Drive and open "Documents and Settings" --> USER NAME --> Local Setting --> Temperary Internet Files\n\nDo this for all users ..... and it wouldn't hurt to clear your "Temp" and your "History" folder either.\n\nThere is a program out that will clear your INDEX.dat files for your - it's called index.dat suite and can be found at http://www.webattack.com/get/indexdatsuite.html
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Well... if someone deleted the History, they might not have deleted the Temporary Internet Files folder.  You could always check that folder for recently view pages.  \n\nAs for the Hidden files open up any folder like My Computer. On the menu bar click <tools> <folder options> then click the <view> tab. Click the radio button to show hidden files and folders.
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Check in your Autorecovery area for a file with the most recent time/date stamp.\n\nYou will have to set your My Computer/Explorer options to View Details.  Show hidden Files and Folders.  Also uncheck Hide System files.\n\nAfter you have made the View changes, you may also need to do a complete search of the whole C: drive for files ending in *.tmp .\nThis will give you back 100's if not 1000's of files.\nHere is what you are looking for:\nOrganize the search results by Time.\nLook at the files that are closest to the last time you used the file.\nThe files that may contain something of your doc will look something like this " ~WRL9823A87F.tmp " .\nIt is the ~WR files that denote it belongs to Word in some way.\n\nGood luck.