Re: Browser / Zone Alarm Question

From: Saul Louis (saul78@hotmail.com)
Date: 02/21/02 

From: saul78@hotmail.com (Saul Louis)
Date: 21 Feb 2002 04:51:22 -0800

mtubi@python.net (sponge) wrote in message news:<a519q8$74f$3@bob.news.rcn.net>...
> Simple: first, if you use Internet Explorer, delete your history and
> recent files directories (also kill your cookies directory unless you
> need them.)
>
> In IE, go into Tools/Internet Options/General (should go to General
> by default). Clear out History and Temporary Internet Files.
> Restart your machine is DOS. From C:\Windows, (type CD\Windows [and
> hit Enter, obviously] to get there) do the following
>
> deltree history (answer yes to any prompts)
> del tempor~1
> mkdir history
> cd history
> copy con index.dat (type in some gibberish, hit CTRL-Z, then Enter)
> attrib +r index.dat
> cd ..\tempor~1
> copy con index.dat (type in some gibberish, hit CTRL-Z, then Enter)
> attrib +r index.dat
> (if you want to permanently delete permanent cookies), continue:
> cd ..\windows
> deltree cookies
> mkdir cookies
> cd cookies
> copy con index.dat (type in some gibberish, hit CTRL-Z, then Enter)
> attrib +r index.dat
>
> For netscape, just go into the user directory, usually
> C:\PROGRA~1\NETSCAPE\USERS\DEFAULT. Find Netscape.hst, delete it, and
> creaste a dummy file with that name. Make it read-only. This can be
> done from Windows. Repeat for cookies.txt if desired.
>
> These methods prevent people or external programs from overriding
> your settings.

Great info! Forgive me, but I just gotta ask:

 How would you accomplish the same with Win2000/XP?

Thanks

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