"Cleaning up your Computer"

From: Neil (njn2REMOVE@adelphia.net)
Date: 03/28/03 

From: "Neil" <njn2REMOVE@adelphia.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 07:55:01 -0800

Mark,

There's some good, free software:

I use PurgeIE ( http://www.purgeie.com/ ) to manage my
cookies, and some other clutter on the computer. Get to
know it.

I also use AVG Antivirus from Grisoft. Zone Alarm from
Zonelabs is a firewall. Antivirus and firewall is a
basic, computer-security combination.

Ad-Aware and Spybot-Search-and-Destroy eliminate spyware
from your computer.

You can also search your hard drive for any file that
responds to *.tmp , *.chk , and ~*.* (tilda-star dot
star). Any of this stuff can be deleted. It's something
I always do before defragmenting my hard drive - another
contributor towards hard-drive-health.

My ZoneAlarm keeps a temp file (*.tmp) open, so that file
refuses to be deleted, even if I try. No problem.
Otherwise, the rest can go without a fight.

Best luck,
          -Neil-

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