Re: What is this batch file missing (for privacy cleaning of a windows PC)

From: H. Blackburn (hblackburn_at_kelvin.hotpoint.com)
Date: 11/04/04 

Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2004 07:25:12 GMT

In article <44d113e9.0411020136.60604ec5@posting.google.com>, oraklistal@yahoo.com (Orak Listalavostok) wrote:
>I started writing a batch file for quick cleanup of an WinXP PC.
>My batch file is below.
>How can we improve this cleanpc.bat script?
>Is another cleanpc.bat script out there that is better for starters?

There are probably no scripts out there for free
that you will ever find that clean up a PC of
privacy or security information.

So you're on your own as to what batch file to
write.

I'd suggest you add a removal step for the windows
files such as C:\Windows\Temp
C:\Windows\*.log
C:\Windows\*.prx
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\*
and if your autoexec contains sensitive information, add
C:\Autoexec.bat
C:\Pagefile.sys
and any other file with sensitive information.

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