[Windows application tips] do not check my location-completely clear computer traces

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Martial arts experts are often "without a trace", and you certainly do not want others to know the traces of using a public computer. Let's take a look at the following moves to achieve "no trace of the waves!

 

1. Do not make Windows
Leak your whereabouts

1.
Clear recently used document records

Use Windows XP
For example, right-click the start button and select properties. In the displayed dialog box for setting the taskbar and Start Menu properties, click the Custom button, click "clear list" under the "advanced" tab in the "Custom Start Menu" dialog box ". If you want the system to never learn how to use documents, remove the record before "list recently opened documents" (1
).

Figure 1

 

Tip: XP
The shortcut for recently accessed Documents will be placed in C:/Documents and Settings/
Username/Recent
Manually deleting them can also make the Document menu "out of memory ".

2.
Delete contents in temporary folders

When you install software or open a document, the corresponding file is left in the Temporary Folder. You can manually clear the content in the following locations: C:/Windows/Temp
, C:/Documents And Settings/
Username/Local Settings/Temp
. If you are prompted that a file is in use during deletion, You need to disable the relevant program. You 'd better restart and delete the file again.

3.
Clear historical records of "run", "Search", etc.

Clear the input recorded in the "run" dialog box to modify the registry. These records are stored in "HKEY_CURRENT_USER
/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/
RunMRU
. In addition, "DocFindSpecMRU" under the primary key
", Which is a historical record of" Search "displayed in the column on the right. You can delete the record at the same time.

4.
Hide in IE
Whereabouts in

After surfing the Internet, there will be a lot of information to reflect what you are doing. Is that enough?

① Clear the Internet
Temporary Folder

View "Internet" by others
Images and Flash files in the Temporary Folder
When the file is large, you will be able to know the website you have visited. To clear them, click IE
"Tools"> "Internet" in the menu bar
Option to enable Internet
Option dialog box, click "delete file" in the "General" tab, and select "delete all offline content" in the "delete file" window that appears (2
), And then click "OK ".

Figure 2

 

② I don't want cookies
)

Cookie
It may also be the "culprit" of leaks.
In the "General" tab of the "options" dialog box, click "delete Cookies ".
Click OK to delete them.

TIPS: An insurance method is to access the Internet
Temporary Folder (this folder can be on the Internet
Click "Settings" under the "General" option in the option dialog box to view the specific location)
, Delete all content under it, so that temporary files and cookies
Will be cleared.

③ Eliminate web page access history

IE
The access history of the last three weeks will be noted down. To delete the access history of the last three weeks, you must delete them by deleting "C:/Documents and Settings/
Username/Local Settings/History
. You can also
Click "Clear history" under the "General" tab in the option dialog box.

To make IE
Access History is not recorded. Please go to the Internet
In the "General" option of the option dialog box, save the number of days of the web page in the history from the default 20
Change to 0
You can.

④ Clear IE
Remembered Form Content

When you access a website, some web pages will prompt you to enter the information. For example, you are required to enter the search content and enter the user name and password when logging on to your mailbox.
Automatic record. To delete them, you can
Click the "auto-complete" button under the "content" tab of the "options" dialog box, in the displayed "Automatically complete Settings" dialog box, remove the hooks before "form", "user name and password on the form", and "prompt me to save the password, click "clear form" and "Clear password" (3
). Click "OK" at the time of inquiry ".

Figure 3

 

⑤ Delete the URL in the address bar list

In IE
When you enter some of the letters in the address bar to access the site, the list is automatically opened, including the recently accessed matched site, which also needs to be cleared.

On the Internet
Under the "content" tab of the "options" dialog box, click the "auto complete" button to open the "auto complete" dialog box, remove the "Web
Address.

If the "Chinese Web site" software is installed, you cannot clear the "Network Real Name" in the address bar list by using the above method.
Under the "advanced" tab of the "options" dialog box, select the "Clear Network Real Name" option in the "Network Real Name" drop-down list, and click "OK ".

TIPS: do not forget to clear the recycle bin after completing the preceding operations. If it is not cleaned up here, the success will be abandoned.

2. Clear your "whereabouts" in the Application"

Some software records opened files and other information. Therefore, after cleaning the traces in the system, do not forget to clear the traces left in the application.

1.
And a clean QQ

QQ
The logon number and chat record are automatically recorded. How can we "keep no trace of chat? It's easy, as long
In the logon dialog box, click "clear record". The system will prompt whether to delete all corresponding record files, select this option, and enter QQ
Login Password, click "OK" (4
).

 

Figure 4

 

In addition
You can select the logon mode. If you do not want to quit QQ
And then save the relevant records. You can select "Internet cafe mode ". If you are not at ease, you 'd better quit QQ
Then manually clear QQ
Folder named by your number.

2.
Clear MSN Messenger
Login Account Information in

When in MSN Messenger
After logging on to the console, the Last User Name will automatically appear next time you log on. To remove the user name, double-click "User Account" in the control panel and select the current Logon account, select "Create My net passport"
Click "Manage My network password" under "related tasks" on the left. In the "save user name and password" dialog box, select the account to be deleted (5
) And click "delete.

Figure 5

 

3.
Remove Office
Traces of use in series software

Office
The series of software will save the shortcut that opened the file, you need to enter C:/Documents ents and Settings/
Username/Application Data/Microsoft/Office/Recent
Folder to delete the files.

In addition
Some recently used files are recorded. Click
"Tools" → "options" menu items, remove the marker before "list recently used Files" under the "General" tab (6
), So that it is not displayed. In Excel
, PowerPoint
, Access
There are corresponding options, you can follow the same method to remove traces.

 

Figure 6

 

4.
Clear download information from the Internet Express

The Internet Express automatically saves the downloaded file information. To clear the information, you can use the following methods, delete all the items in the "being downloaded" and "downloaded" folders (the deleted items will be placed in the "deleted" folder), and then completely delete the content in the "deleted" folder.

5.
Clear record of "Storm audio and video"

Storm audio and video will automatically record previously played files, click "View "/
"Option", remove "Keep History of recently opened files" on the right of the "option" dialog box (7
). After confirmation, you can remove the playback record.

Figure 7

 

6.
Eliminate RealOne
Playback record

Click "parameter settings" in the "Tools" menu, select "normal" in the "category" dialog box, and click "Clear history ". If you do not want to automatically record playback records, you need to cancel the "allow display history list in file menu" option (8
).

 

Figure 8

 

7.
Clear Windows Media Player
History

In WMP
In the player, click "Tools"> "options"> "privacy", and click the "Clear history" button to open and open URLs in the "file" menu.
"Delete the information stored in the dialog box, and click" Clear CD/VCD"
You can delete the stored played CD.
And DVD
All media information. In order to stop recording, we need to remove "save files and URLs in the player ".
Check Before "History" (9
).

 

Figure 9

 

8.
Make the input method not "Memory"

Many input methods automatically remember the input content. The following uses some input methods as an example to describe how to make them "out of memory ".

 

Smart ABC
: Although it does not display the memory content in the prompt line, it saves frequently used words in c:
\ Windows
\ System
"Tmmr. rem" in the folder
"File, delete it. For "amnesia", right-click the input method icon to open "attribute settings". In the dialog box, remove the check before "Word Frequency adjustment" (10
).

 

Figure 10

 

Pinyin plus: Right-click the input method icon, select "Settings", and select "Disable Word Frequency adjustment" under the "Settings" tab ". To avoid changing the frequency of a single word, select "Disable" under "Single Word Frequency adjustment method "(
11)
.

 

Figure 11

 

③ Chen Qiao five strokes: Chen Qiao five strokes will automatically record the input content to C:
\ Chenhu2
\ Cwbzlcz1.chh
And cwbzlcz2.chh
In the file, open it with a WordPad and you can view it. Isn't that a leak? Therefore, you must delete them after use.

9.
Use Maxthon
Clear internet records

If you use Maxthon
To access the Internet through a browser, it is very easy to clear the online trace. You do not need to clear the web page history, search bar history, and cookies one by one.
Click "Clear browsing history"> "Clear all" in the "Tools" menu (12
), And click "yes" in the pop-up dialog box.

 

Figure 12

 

10.
Clear foxmail
Email Address Record

Use Foxmail
After an email is sent, the address entered in the recipient column will be remembered. The address will be automatically completed as long as the first character is entered. It seems that the address will also be leaked.

Click Foxmail
In "Tools"> "system settings", click "Clear history" under the "General" tab, and click "yes" in the displayed dialog box (13
). You can also manually clear the email address record: use NotePad to open Foxmail
Install foxmail. adc in the folder
File, delete the content, and save the file.

 

Figure 13

 

TIPS: If foxmail. adc
If the file is set to "read-only", the address entered later will not be recorded.

After the above remedial measures, we will not leave any clues when using the computer. To ensure that the computer trace is wiped clean and thorough, we recommend that you restart the computer and shut down the computer after cleaning:

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