Re: Internet Explorer and index.dat's

From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 11/05/04 

Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 17:37:09 -0700

I use a batch file that runs at boot. It deletes every index.dat file on my
machine. Of course they are recreated. run.bat is the batch file. Located
in C:\

I have a start reference here >>>

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value Name: My Indexdat Killer
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: C:\run.bat

I created the batch file with IndexDat Suite and modified it.

Featured Product Index.dat Suite (It's free)
http://support.it-mate.co.uk/?mode=Home

Set it up once and no messing around. ;-) 

-- 
Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
In news:EB188F5F-7EEA-4B7B-AAC0-858D9EE36FCE@microsoft.com,
Lexus <Lexus@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Thanks for the reply, but could you be more specific on how to delete.
>
> For example, I am the only user (there is and administrator account
> somewhere, my understanding it only show in safe mode?).
>
> So if my user account is reflected in the administrators account, is
> that where the index.dat is?  My internet temp file is a singular
> file, the admininstrator temp file is more traditional with 4
> subfolders and an index.dat.  The index.dat is currently at 240k up
> from 32k even tho I clear my temp file after closing IE each time.
>
> So can I as a user (with adminstrator privleges) delete the
> Administrators index.dat? And from where? Inside windows? Safe Mode?
>
> Thanks
>
> "Thorsten Matzner" wrote:
>
>> "Lexus" <Lexus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Can someone explain how XP Pro is set up and how I can from time to
>>> time delete/reset these files since no DOS?
>>
>> You can delete the INDEX.DAT from another user account, f. e. from
>> the internal "Administrator" account. Usually this is not necessary,
>> since if you delete the Temporary Internet Files via the Windows
>> Explorer or the Internet Explorer, the INDEX.DAT is rewritten and
>> the data is deleted from here as well.
>>
>> --
>> (tm)

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