Microsoft and Gator - Saving User Data

[Buck]

Windows (along with IE) has the same ability as Gator to store passwords, and other information. I would like to know, how, under Windows XP Pro and IE6, can you delete the user data that it stores for such items? For example, I can double-click the login field for this site, and a menu opens up with all of my login names - I would like to eliminate this stored information. Thanks for your help.

 

[SteveC]

In IE, go to Tools->Internet Options->Content. Click on "Auto Complete" and uncheck everything. Also click on "Clear Forms" and "Clear Passwords". After that, it shouldn't save the info any more.

Steve

 

[Buck]

Thanks Steven.

 

[CougTek]

But there's another place where these informations are saved and cannot be deleted unless you format your partition. index.dat

 

[blakerwry]

i wasn't sure what everyone was talking about... I just went to the folder where IE temps wre stored and deleted index.dat.. no fuss no muss...

then I tried to do it on another computer and was baffled that it was so hard....

I think i was able to delete it so easily because I did not store IE temps in the default folder.. i had them in the windows temp folder which was on its own hdd with the swap file...