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by rossyuk39

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1)The index.dat file within the c:\windows\cookies folder is updated every time I go onto the web. How can I view the information held within it & can I delete the information.
2)Apart from the c:\temp internet files & history files is there any other area that windows stores details about browsing??

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by donaldsimpson.co.uk

Yeah - that index.dat is a nasty thing, and can't be modified easily. I use a prog called Window Washer (http://www.webroot.com/washer.htm) that can clean it out (you can't do it from the registry). It also cleans up all the other stuff (temp files et al).

You can get loads of (free) apps that will manage what cookies your Browser will accept in the future - try a search on google for 'webwasher'.

Hope that helps,
Donald

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