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History - Internet Explorer maintains a
list of every website you visit while surfing the
Internet. How many days are stored in the history cache
depends on your personal settings. To clear your history
cache, click the "Clear Now" button. To clear the history
cache when the "Clear All" button is clicked, be sure to
check the "Clear My Website History" checkbox.
Cookies - Websites you maintains a list
of every website you visit while surfing the Internet. How
many days are stored in the history cache depends on your
personal settings. To clear all cookies, click the "Clear
Now" button. To clear all cookies when the "Clear All"
button is clicked, be sure to check the "Clear My Website
Cookies" checkbox.
Favorites - Most of you are already
familiar with favorites. These are websites you've
bookmarked so they can easily be found later. Take
caution when clearing your favorites as once System
Cleaner clears them they cannot be undeleted! To
clear all favorites, click the "Clear Now" button. To
clear all favorites when the "Clear All" button is
clicked, be sure to check the "Clear My Favorite Internet
Places" checkbox.
Keyboard - Auto Type
Type URLs - Have you ever noticed when
you start typing in the browsers address bar an attempt is
made to "guess" what you're typing? For example, if you've
typed in "www.get-a-divorce.com" and your spouse uses the
computer after you and begins to type in "www.get-rich.com",
they will see "www.get-a-divorce.com as a "suggestion"
because it's been typed in before! To clear all Typed
URLs, click the "Clear Now" button. To clear all Typed
URLs when the "Clear All" button is clicked, be sure to
check the "Clear Auto-Typed URLs" checkbox.
Auto-Complete Forms - Auto-Complete Forms
is basically the same as typed urls except guesses are
made in text / edit fields of web pages. Practical uses
are to remember common information you type in often like
email address, name, address, etc.. To clear all
Auto-Complete Forms, click the "Clear Now" button. To
clear all Typed URLs when the "Clear All" button is
clicked, be sure to check the "Clear Auto-Complete Forms"
checkbox.
Auto-Complete Password - Auto-Complete
Passwords is extremely convenient if you are the only one
using your computer. But what if you are leaving town and
having someone house sit. You may not be too comfortable
know that anyone can log you accounts without even knowing
your password. To clear all Auto-Complete Passwords, click
the "Clear Now" button. To clear all Auto-Complete
Passwords when the "Clear All" button is clicked, be sure
to check the "Clear Auto-Complete Passwords" checkbox.
Run / Find History
Run Program History - The "Run" function
from the Windows Start menu maintains a list of all
programs you have run from this dialog. To clear all your
Run History, click the "Clear Now" button. To clear the
Run History when the "Clear All" button is clicked, be
sure to check the "Clear Run History" checkbox.
Find Computer History - The "Find
Computer" function from the Windows Start menu maintains a
list of all computers you have search for across the
network. To clear all your Find Computer history, click
the "Clear Now" button. To clear the Find Computer history
when the "Clear All" button is clicked, be sure to check
the "Clear Find Computer History" checkbox.
Find Files History - The "Find Files"
function from the Windows Start menu maintains a list of
all files you have search for on your computer. To clear
all your Find Files history, click the "Clear Now" button.
To clear the Find Files history when the "Clear All"
button is clicked, be sure to check the "Clear Find Files
History" checkbox.
Files - Temporary and Cache
Internet Cache - Most every file your
computer downloads while surfing the Internet is stored on
your hard drive in a temporary "cache". This enables the
browser to display the page much more quickly the next
time you visit a website you've already been to. Pictures
and images are the most common type files stored in the
cache. To clear the Internet Cache, click the "Clear Now"
button. To clear the Internet Cache when the "Clear All"
button is clicked, be sure to check the "Clear Internet
Cache" checkbox.
Temporary Files - Temporary files are
used by most all programs and Windows, but over time, a
large number of temporary files can accumulate in your
temporary directory causing system performance to degrade.
To clear the Temporary Files folder, click the "Clear Now"
button. To clear the Temporary Files folder when the
"Clear All" button is clicked, be sure to check the "Clear
Temporary Files" checkbox.
Recycle Bin - Most everyone is familiar
with the Recycle Bin. This is where files you delete are
stored until you take the trash out, so to speak. To clear
the Recycle Bin, click the "Clear Now" button. To clear
the Recycle Bin when the "Clear All" button is clicked, be
sure to check the "Clear Recycle Bin" checkbox.
Network and Connection History
Network History - Windows maintains a
history of every place on your local network you've
visited. To clear the Network History, click the "Clear
Now" button. To clear the Network History when the "Clear
All" button is clicked, be sure to check the "Clear
Network History" checkbox.
RAS Auto-Dial - If you connect to the
Internet using Remote Access Scripting, Windows maintains
a history of dial up connection you've used. To clear the
RAS Auto-Dial history, click the "Clear Now" button. To
clear the RAS Auto-Dial history when the "Clear All"
button is clicked, be sure to check the "Clear RAS
Auto-Dial History" checkbox.
Telnet History - Telnet clients are used
to connect to remote hosts and a history of every host
connected to is maintained. To clear the Telnet History,
click the "Clear Now" button. To clear the Telnet History
when the "Clear All" button is clicked, be sure to check
the "Clear Telnet History" checkbox.
Recent Document and User History
Document History - You've probably
noticed that Windows maintains a list of all recently
opened documents from the "My Documents" folder on the
Start menu. To clear your recent Document History, click
the "Clear Now" button. To clear the Document History when
the "Clear All" button is clicked, be sure to check the
"Clear Document History" checkbox.
Last User History - Windows maintains a
history of the last user to logon to the system which
becomes the default the next time the computer is started.
To clear your recent User History, click the "Clear Now"
button. To clear the User History when the "Clear All"
button is clicked, be sure to check the "Clear User
History" checkbox. |