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Shutdown and logoff scripts can also be run in XP Home, using the Registry Editor. I'll detail how in my other thread shortly.

If you have Windows XP Pro, you can also erase Index.dat files on logoff or shutdown, as I detail here.

Here's the contents of my shutdown script. Since I only shut down my computer at night, I put longer-running tasks (like free space wiping) in this script. Note that you may have to expand this window horizontally to avoid having lines in the script wrap on your screen. Also note that in...

Here's the contents of my logoff script. I use this to clear basic user data on logoff when I don't want to run a full freespace wipe: Note that this script deals with windows user data tracking, Internet Explorer user tracking, clearing the java cache, Firefox data and Kazaa user data...

For those of you who have Windows XP Pro, you can create and run logoff and shutdown scripts using the Group Policy Editor. To get to this tool, go to START->RUN and type "gpedit.msc". To enable logoff scripts, in the left-hand panel expand "Windows Settings" under "User Configuration"...

Another option would be to create a shutdown script that runs eraser (Windows XP Pro).

Re: is running 7 passes twice the same as running 14 passes Each and every pass "runs over" the older passes. Each pass writes data to all the drive's freespace once. So if you do a run with seven passes, freespace is overwritten seven times. Same goes for overwriting a file. So I...

Off hand, I don't...you can certainly automate clearing freespace on shutdown (at least, if you have Windows XP Pro--not sure how you'd do it in WinXP Home or older OS's) using a shutdown script. I do exactly that on my system. Otherwise, you can set Eraser to clear freespace at, say...

By the way, you should be able to run that script (It's just a text file I call "exp.cmd") by putting it in the "Startup" directory under the Start Menu. I also run a shutdown script. It takes longer, which is why I only run it on shutdown (to run at night, for example). Here's the...

Spider doesn't do anything that Eraser can't do by itself. You just have to set up scripts (either run on startup or shutdown) to wipe the Index.dat files. You do it this way because once you log in the index.dat files are locked. I run logoff/shutdown scripts that take care of this (under...

Well, first you'll need to empty trash. Second, you'll need to compress all mailboxes (deleting mail without compressing doesn't actually delete the text of the email in the mailbox file). Third, I believe you'll need to wipe freespace on the hard drive, since essentially what deleting mail...

You're almost there. You can get to the download site through the "Eraser" button at the top of this page, or more directly through this link: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/eraser/ The latest version is found in the file Eraser57Setup.zip You'll need to unzip the file before...

This makes sense. However, it's interesting to me that before Internet Explorer is run, using "Internet Options" to clear the cache and history will not clear the index.dat files. Perhaps running and stopping Internet Explorer ends whatever process keeps the files locked, or at least ends the...

And here's my shutdown script (which is run after the logoff script if the system is shut down): You'll note that the shutdown script not only checks for spyware and gets rid of any remaining useage tracks (a feature of Spybot S&D), but also runs a virus scan and does a full drive freespace...

Here's the contents of my logoff script: Note that I use Mozilla Firefox, the history of which is cleared by this script.

Just a couple of notes. Admin, above, is right that erasing index.dat can be difficult, since the operating system protects these files. This can lead to collections of data regarding web sites to which people have visited, etc. However, tests that I have done on my system (Windows XP...

Looks like no one else has responded, so I will. Assuming you haven't tried this already and gotten your answer, the correct answer is that Eraser will only erase the lowest item you select, either a file or files, or a directory. In your case, the "History.IE5" file. It won't erase all of...

For the record, the data that had been stored in a LogFile (journal) entry could no longer be found after one day of normal computer use. As I understand it, the LogFile consists of perhaps 4 MB of 4kB records, which are overwritten in sequence. So it would appear that it doesn't take long...

Is the banking done through a web interface? If so, you might want to simply delete all history, saved autocomplete forms and internet cache files, then follow with a freespace wipe. Should get rid of any private details, and can be done beforehand. Of course, if you want to be absolutely...

Just a suggestion, but I think you're looking for this forum: http://www.cipherserver.com/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=12