help on removing index.dat file in windows xp

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Leigh

When I use Norton Clean Sweep I cannot remove all the
history files. Norton says that with windows xp only
Microsoft knows how to remove the index.dat file in
windows xp. I need assistance in removing the Index.dat
file.
Thanks
 
Leigh said:
When I use Norton Clean Sweep I cannot remove all the
history files. Norton says that with windows xp only
Microsoft knows how to remove the index.dat file in
windows xp. I need assistance in removing the Index.dat
file.
Thanks
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Get a decent clean up program. Norton isn't one of them.

Alias
 
Index.dat should not be removed. If you remove it, XP will just create another
one to index the temporary files/cookies. Leave it be!
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Index dat files should be removed for maximum security and privacy.
In case you are not aware - the index.dat files store information
about the web sites you visited. XP will create another upon
re-boot, but it will be a clean index dat file rather than one
containing private information. That's why they need to be removed
every so often.
 
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