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Windows, Networking and Software

FAQ, Tips, Hints, and Wisdom for Windows 98x/XP

David Gok 34

Microsoft keeps track of your surfing habits in a set of hidden files called “index.dat”. Windows prevents

you from messing with these files. However, you can go into DOS and defeat Microsoft’s attempts to keep

information about you.

You don’t have to re-boot to DOS to do this. I just used a DOS window from NT. This is good, since my

NT machine does not have an option to boot to DOS.

This is what I did for my NT machine. All you really have to do is find all the “index.dat” files and change

them to read-only. You have to do this in DOS, since Windows prevents you from doing this. The key

commands (once again, for Windows NT) are “c:\winnt\system32\attrib.exe index.dat +r” (which will

change index.dat to read-only) and “dir /a” (which will list all files, including hidden and system files).

The places that index.dat was hiding on my NT machine were:

C:\winnt\profiles\dgok\cookies

C:\winnt\profiles\dgok\history\history.ie5

C:\winnt\profiles\dgok\temporary internet files\content.ie5

Slimy Microsoft then created these spy files in my c:\temp directory, but I used the same process to set

index.dat to read-only as well:

C:\temp

C:\temp\content.ie5

C|\temp\history.ie5

Once I did that it looks like Microsoft gave up trying to save these files. I did a find files and could not file

them anywhere else on the machine.

WARNING: Spider does not work any more once you change these files to read-only. I guess that Spider

tries to open them with write permission. Too bad.

You can also use Spider to clean out these files before setting them to read-only.

Internet Explorer – Unwanted Web Pages Display

[Step 1]

Check for Spyware\Ad-ware installed programs. Ad-aware is a free multi spyware removal utility, that

scans your memory, registry and hard drives for known spyware components and lets you remove them

safely. http://www.lavasoft.de/

[Step 2]

Check for unwanted "Browser Helper Objects" BHOCaptor lets you control the Internet Explorer Browser

Helper Objects (BHOs) that are installed on your system. It makes it easy to see what BHO's are installed

and to de-activate them. http://www.webattack.com/get/bho.shtml

[Step 3]

Install ZoneAlarm [freeware] http://www.zonelabs.com/ ZoneAlarm provides essential protection for

Internet users. Combining the safety of a dynamic firewall with total control over applications' Internet use,

ZoneAlarm gives rock-solid protection against thieves and vandals.

[Step 4]

Install AdShield 1.2 [freeware] http://www.adshield.org/

- Ability to block Macromedia Flash ads

- Ability to block Javascript pop-ups

- Ability to block Ad Banners, Cookies, Hit Counters, etc.

- Change options "on-the-fly" via new IE Toolbar button

- No need to close IE to change options

- Supports "Importing" block lists

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/winhelp2002/block.zip

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