This is a database search index file for Internet Explorer, providing greatly increased for some searches and the self complete function. No nefarious intent from my viewpount! See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index.dat for more info.
Walt Van Arsdale Pygmy Wizard Computing mailto: varsd...@verizon.net 903.267.3770 mobile -----Original Message----- From: amradio-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:amradio-boun...@mailman.qth.net]on Behalf Of Bernie Doran Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 11:21 AM To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service Subject: [AMRadio] more computer stuff I have been doing every thing I can think of to clean up and speed up my PC that is used with the SDR-IQ and I ran across something else that I never heard of in addition the previous post I made about %temp% file cleanout. MS has designed their system to log and store every internet site visited and email sent/received in .dat files. These are " super" hidden and not easily addressed or deleted. the group is index.dat. they can be removed by accessing the c drive root and using the dos command del index.dat/s ( I think it takes out all of them in one swoop) Mine had giga bits of stored crap. It really pulls my chain to learn that indeed big brother really is watching.. I also found that CCleaner takes out a bunch of useless junk and may even remove the .dat files, but not sure about that. look on the internet for index.dat, you can find how to access the root directly and delete those records. After deletion they immeadiatly start again to store and track. I am willing to bet there are additionhal areas of stored info that has no reason to be there. there must be someone out there that knows computers that could provide additional info. 73 Bernie ps be sure to wear your tin foil hat so you do not wipe your memory!!! ____________________________________________________________ __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
