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Akalon
November 25th, 2001, 04:58
Go read http://www.----microsoft.com/content/ms-hidden-files.shtml

To sum it up a bit.
- There are files on your computer that microsoft try to keep secret, you cannot view them in windows and only in dos if you know the exact location.
- These files store all sites that you have visited EVER. You can find a site that you have visited 2 years ago.
- They also log all of your outlook email correspondence, all email received and sent.
- Know that program "Find Fast"? Ever wondered what it does? It indexes all the files on your harddrive.

Read it - http://www.----microsoft.com/content/ms-hidden-files.shtml

It shocked me.
Akalon
November 25th, 2001, 04:59
Replace ---- with the letters: f u c and k
LeX
November 25th, 2001, 06:10
Why do I get the feeling that this was already mentioned?
Akalon
November 25th, 2001, 06:17
Probably, but it is the first thing I have heard of it.
Jan
November 25th, 2001, 06:17
You can disable findfast.

In internet options you can set your kept file size to the lowest you want. I have mine set at 2Mb. The default is huge!

And don't use OE :)
meow
November 25th, 2001, 06:33
Are we talking about the index.dat files here? Otherwise this is new to me too.
<<ADD>>
Oh, ----microsoft! That site was up on alist. Everyone said it was a hoax. I had already followed some of the instructions. All I found were normal files I was aware of already.

Akalon, if you don't know the index.dat files can be deleted if you boot into DOS.
Epgs
November 25th, 2001, 08:02
wow this site was just posted in another forum. it wasn't like it just launched or anything. thats pretty wierd.
meow
November 25th, 2001, 08:07
It happens all the time. Same with waybackmachine. It was all over at the same time it was last posted here. In 6 months or so it will happen again.
Epgs
November 25th, 2001, 18:38
Originally posted by meow
It happens all the time. Same with waybackmachine. It was all over at the same time it was last posted here. In 6 months or so it will happen again.

well hey when it is then i will atleast know what it is.
trenzterra
November 25th, 2001, 19:21
this sucks: Windows ME doesn't have the command prompt thing, so I can't delete it without using MS-DOS prompt(the 'fake' one).

Ahh anyway findfast.exe doesn't function properly for me :p

I don't really care whether Microsoft keeps the info or not.

Do you know something? They didn't indicate the Temporary Internet Files(cache) so they may not know anything about them... :D

[add]they may know about them, but I just did this: Edit>Select all in temporary internet files. and then i hit the delete icon.

[add2]btw i see files inside the alphanumeric folders. fu*kmicrosoft had lied to me instead.
Coolin
November 25th, 2001, 20:21
Originally posted by trenzterra
[add]they may know about them, but I just did this: Edit>Select all in temporary internet files. and then i hit the delete icon.That doesn't work.
trenzterra
November 25th, 2001, 20:27
Originally posted by Coolin
That doesn't work. works for me.
Epgs
November 25th, 2001, 20:50
worked for me
Webdude
November 25th, 2001, 22:49
If it does, you dont have your computer set to see invisible files.... Microsoft likes people like you :D
Coolin
November 26th, 2001, 00:57
Originally posted by Webdude
If it does, you dont have your computer set to see invisible files.... Microsoft likes people like you :D My sentiments exactly!

Anyway, the hidden file cannot be seen even if you set it to show invisible files anyway. You have to follow those instructions for it to work.
trenzterra
November 26th, 2001, 06:36
Originally posted by Coolin
My sentiments exactly!

Anyway, the hidden file cannot be seen even if you set it to show invisible files anyway. You have to follow those instructions for it to work. the only thing now i hate about fu*kmicrosoft is that they don';t spare a thought for windows me and above users. no such thing as restarting in MS-dos mode for us.
Akalon
November 26th, 2001, 15:14
Hold F8 down while your computer is loading and it should come up with a menu - choose command promt only.
Epgs
November 26th, 2001, 20:14
Originally posted by Akalon
Hold F8 down while your computer is loading and it should come up with a menu - choose command promt only.

not in me though
trenzterra
November 26th, 2001, 20:25
Originally posted by Akalon
Hold F8 down while your computer is loading and it should come up with a menu - choose command promt only. there isn't this option in ME, and I thought you understood that there wasn't this option in ME already...
Coolin
November 26th, 2001, 23:16
Originally posted by trenzterra
the only thing now i hate about fu*kmicrosoft is that they don';t spare a thought for windows me and above users. no such thing as restarting in MS-dos mode for us. Man, they can't help it if they can't help everyone.

I would rather have them help some than just hide the info and let Microsoft get away with this.