-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Creating my own sweeper- (Some techie questions...)

If one deletes the History folder, Tempary Internet Files Folder and Cookies 
Folder they will rewrite themselves at start-up.  However thsea folders hold 
dat files that must be deleted after windows shuts down and before windows 
starts up as these files are protected while windows is in use.  A simple 
registery entry will do that for you.  If you are looking to just delete files 
any "layman" can see windows can do that for you but it will not destroy them.  
if you are looking to completely destroy all "evidence" you will need to 
rewrite and deleted files.  Or there are MANY free programs out there that will 
do that for you such as Steve Gould's CleanUP located at
  http://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup/
DO1212SK <do1212sk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  In WinXP I want to set up an autoexec maintainence file that uses 
"del\nameit\ *.*" to clear temp files, cookies, recent docs, and history all 
with one click, just like I had with Win98....

I think I have all all the right locations established, but one type I'm 
unsure of... And that's the ".....temp\temporary internet 
files\content.IE5\~many odd names~" folder.
The ~many odd names~ part consists of 12 sub-folders all named with 
gibberish alpha-num characters, and each of these folders contain all kinds 
of web bits and pieces, parts of banner ads, photos, etc...
Is it okay to clear everything out here? And if it is, would I have to do 
each of these 12 folders individually? Or what happens if I clear everything 
after "\content.IE5\" and eliminate these funny-named folders too? Does 
WinXP recreate them again as needed?

Thanks,
drummer 

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