Comments on: IE Bleg http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:09:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: freddyboomboom http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-44549 freddyboomboom Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:21:48 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/#comment-44549 This is late, but my solution to returning a work laptop and making sure that it has no "incriminating" evidence is to completely wipe the hard drive. There are more than a few security distributions of Linux that run off the CD and have tools to overwrite the hard drive. Then you can install Linux or one of the BSD's or even x86 Solaris and watch the IT flunkies freak out... :) This is late, but my solution to returning a work laptop and making sure that it has no “incriminating” evidence is to completely wipe the hard drive.

There are more than a few security distributions of Linux that run off the CD and have tools to overwrite the hard drive.

Then you can install Linux or one of the BSD’s or even x86 Solaris and watch the IT flunkies freak out… :)

]]> By: Magus http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-44448 Magus Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:42:59 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/#comment-44448 Try a little program called "Crap Cleaner" at www.ccleaner.com. It works nice for cleaning up IE and Firefox, and a lot of other programs. I don't have any connection to the authors/owners of that program, I just like it. Try a little program called “Crap Cleaner” at http://www.ccleaner.com.

It works nice for cleaning up IE and Firefox, and a lot of other programs.

I don’t have any connection to the authors/owners of that program, I just like it.

]]> By: Chris Wage http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-44357 Chris Wage Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:53:16 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/#comment-44357 [insert joke about not using IE here] [insert joke about not using IE here]

]]> By: SayUncle http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-44354 SayUncle Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:36:51 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/#comment-44354 Cool. That worked. Cool. That worked.

]]> By: countertop http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-44352 countertop Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:31:30 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/#comment-44352 Tools Internet Options Content Auto Complete Unclick the little check boxes then click Clear Forms Clear Passwords. If that doesn't work, I don't know. Have you tried to restart the computer?? Might want to do that and then see what happens. Tools
Internet Options
Content
Auto Complete

Unclick the little check boxes then click Clear Forms Clear Passwords.

If that doesn’t work, I don’t know. Have you tried to restart the computer?? Might want to do that and then see what happens.

]]> By: SayUncle http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-44351 SayUncle Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:12:17 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/#comment-44351 Egad. None of that worked. No, not hiding from the wife just purging my work PC on my last day. Egad. None of that worked. No, not hiding from the wife just purging my work PC on my last day.

]]> By: David http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-44348 David Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:54:26 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/#comment-44348 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q323687 may help. IN a previous life in Net tech support this method would sooth panicking callers: Click on Start, then Run. Type regedit in the box provided. In Regedit navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Typed URLs Then just delete all of the keys that list the URL's you no longer want to see. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q323687 may help.

IN a previous life in Net tech support this method would sooth panicking callers:

Click on Start, then Run.
Type regedit in the box provided.
In Regedit navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Typed URLs
Then just delete all of the keys that list the URL’s you no longer want to see.

]]> By: David http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-44347 David Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:50:45 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/#comment-44347 Why? So when you've been going places you shouldn't have, and your spouse or significant other comes home early, your blood pressure can reach unheard of heights as you panic to remove them. Didn't you know Bill Gates owns large parts of most drug companies? Why? So when you’ve been going places you shouldn’t have, and your spouse or significant other comes home early, your blood pressure can reach unheard of heights as you panic to remove them. Didn’t you know Bill Gates owns large parts of most drug companies?

]]> By: SayUncle http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-44344 SayUncle Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:38:13 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/#comment-44344 I tried that already. No luck. I tried that already. No luck.

]]> By: countertop http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-44340 countertop Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:29:05 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/12/30/ie_bleg/#comment-44340 You need to also clear your forms and auto complete (i think thats what its called). I usually don't have that problem since I use Safari on my mac and don't go to web pages. Anyway its under the same option that allows you to clear passwords, etc. You need to also clear your forms and auto complete (i think thats what its called). I usually don’t have that problem since I use Safari on my mac and don’t go to web pages. Anyway its under the same option that allows you to clear passwords, etc.

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