THE WELCH COMPANY
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DIARY: September 18, 2001 02:36 PM Tuesday; Rod Welch

System maintenance received notice of MS Windows history files.

1...Summary/Objective
2...User History Preserved by Microsoft, Notice is Hidden from Users


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SUBJECTS
Disk Maintenance, e.g. Speed Disk
Removing Unneeded Files/Programs
Clean Disk of Unnecessary Files and Temporary Folders Created by W2K
Registry Editing, DOS Tips and References
Files Hidden Can Only be Removed from DOS Before Booting Windows

1407 -    ..
1408 - Summary/Objective
1409 -
140901 - Follow up ref SDS 2 0000, ref SDS 1 0000.
140902 -
140903 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 from Jack Park today addressed to the group
140904 - working under Doug Engelbart to develop an OHS/DKR capability.
140905 -
140906 - Jack provides a link to a web address that has an unsavory name....
140907 -
140913 -
140914 - ...that disparages Microsoft, so it is not included in the record.
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140917 -  ..
140918 - User History Preserved by Microsoft, Notice is Hidden from Users
140919 -
140920 - Microsoft Windows is maintaining a lot of off-page user history that
140921 - is not disclosed to users, and much of it can only be deleted from the
140922 - DOS prompt in advance of entering Windows. ref DRT 1 01AO
140923 -
140924 - A "really hidden" file/folder is one that cannot be seen in Windows
140925 - Explorer after enabling it to view all files, cannot be seen in MS-DOS
140926 - after receiving a directory listing, and cannot be searched through
140927 - using the "Find" utility. ref DRT 1 02VX
140928 -
140929 - Three catagories of files are discussed....
140930 -
140931 -    1.  Microsoft Internet Explorer has been logging all of the sites
140932 -        you have ever visited -- even after you've cleared your
140933 -        history...    ref DRT 1 01AO
140934 -        ..
140935 -    2.  Microsoft's Outlook and Outlook Express has been logging
140936 -        all of your e-mail correspondence -- even after you've erased
140937 -        them from your trash bin. (This also includes all incoming and
140938 -        outgoing e-mail attachments.) And believe me, that's not even
140939 -        the half of it.
140940 -
140941 -    3.  Find Fast is scanning every file on the hard drive. ref DRT 1
140942 -        2946
140943 -
140944 - Some of these files/folders won't be displayed in Windows Explorer, --
140945 - only DOS. (Even after you have enabled Windows Explorer to "view all
140946 - files.") The only way to find them in DOS is if you knew the exact
140947 - location of them. ref DRT 1 01CS
140948 -
140949 - Evidence Eliminator is recommended. ref DRT 1 A35K
140950 -
140951 - Steps for erasing hidden files. ref DRT 1 0255
140952 -
140953 -    Tried these steps and they failed running w2k.
140954 -
140955 -    For one thing could not get to real DOS, so this may be a problem.
140956 -
140957 -    Tried booting DOS 6.22 but for some reason the thing is not
140958 -    recognizing drives c - i.
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