On 18 Aug, 18:27, Paul <nos...@needed.com> wrote:
> chronicbo...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > I was wondering if there is any program that can delete cookies
> > without someone knowing
>
> > lets say i want to install it for someone that doesn't delete his
> > cookies frequently,
> > and i want to let the APP delete all the cookies by itself without the
> > person knowing
>
> > Thank you very much for the replies in advance
>
> > Please reply as soon as possible if you find one
>
> If the cookies store a password, or store a profile used when
> entering the site, that user is going to be ****ed.
>
> Erasing cookies is fine, when all they do is serve the purposes
> of the advertisers, but when they are for the convenience of
> the client end of the connection, then you don't want
> to delete them.
>
> Only the end user knows how valuable the cookies are. For
> example, I know there is nothing important in my cookies
> on my current computer, so I erase them frequently using
> the provided browser controls. But on previous computers,
> and for job related stuff, I had some cookies which were
> important to keep. For example, a site that only allowed
> registered users to use it, and no longer accepted
> registrations. That one particular cookie, I carried from
> machine to machine (back in the Netscape era, Unix version
> etc).
>
> * * Paul
that's unusual in the extreme. In that situation, I think one should
email himself the cookie, or keep it in a backup. One would still
delete all cookies or any temporary internet files with no problems.
Just copying that special one over.
For OP-
Deleting temporary files generally is a good way to save some disk
space.
One can delete cookies in any browser quite easily..
Or find out where they are stored and delete them. (e.g. from command
prompt, or within windows)
You would almost have to do the latter option, and your question
really becomes one of how to run a script automatically..
The script can delete the cookies. Or the directory that contains them
(often the directory will be recreated blank)
I can think of using a batch file (rmdir /s /q within local settings
- temp, temporary internet files, and may do \windows\temp too) and
putting it in startup folder.
Temporary Internet Files is the big culprit, and that has the cookies
too. (IE says it has them when you click tools..options..delete
cookies).
If you use a batch file, it uses the command prompt, which opens quite
visibly. There is a way to hide that. Or you could use windows
scripting host, that may he less visible. Another alternative is an
EXE you write or compile e.g. in C or VB.
And regarding startup folder, there are alternatives, a clever thing
to do is use the program autoruns by sysinternals, and see the
different places you can put a program for it to start up
automatically. I certainly wouldn't do that to somebody's "personal"
computer though. Better to use the startup folder.
this link here
http://ask-leo.com/auto_start_how_do...ws_starts.html
suggests besides startup folder,
autoruns,
exetoservice
http://www.exetoservice.com/
exetoservice.exe <-- to convert an app to a service and have the
service start automatically.
somebody mentioned something about local policy..
There is a gpedit.msc I don't see an icon for it in XP , not by
default anyway.
user configurstion..windows settings..scripts
and you can add them there.
interesting links
http://ask-leo.com/auto_start_how_do...ws_starts.html
The ask-leo link , already mentioned, is v useful. mentions general
ways, including touching on gpedit.msc
http://techsupt.winbatch.com/ts/T000001048F90.html
(could be v useful to you , mentions about gpedit.msc)
adding scripts to startup.
http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?showtopic=129347
mentions how to get gpedit.msc on XP Home
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/howto-18.html
mentions about ASR(Never used it), and other things people want from
XP Pro in XP Home. May be some of those things are useful though.
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