how do I delete all evidence from my computer?

Question

ok so I am using a work computer and just looked at some adult content. I am an idiot...I know. How can I remove ALL evidence of this???

Answer 1

For best results, close all your programs until the Windows Desktop appears.

Then right click on the Internet Explorer icon on your Desktop until its menu appears.

Now left click on the word Properties until the Internet Properties Window opens for you.

Then locate the three buttons entitled: Delete Cookies, Delete Files and Clear History.

Now click on each button and select OK each time Windows asks if you want to delete these files.

Then click on the OK button at the bottom of the screen to exit the Internet Properties window.

Note: The above six step procedure will work for all earlier versions of Windows as long Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher is installed on that system. This is because Internet Explorer 6.0 now includes the new Delete Cookies button and its Delete Files button does a better job of really wiping out all Temporary Internet Files.

Answer 2

You took an awful chance. Better get your mind right.

Tools
Internet Options
Clear Cookies
Delete Files (offline)
Clear History
set days to keep pages in history to 0
There is a downside: When you delete cookies, some programs or goodies you downloaded may or may not work, pictures may or may not become X’s the next time you open the file, etc.
It’s your choice to make.

You can also:
Click Contents tab: now click the content tab,
click “enable”
set what you want users to see
click “general”
here, you can set a password
Where it says use autocomplete, click settings
uncheck all the things you dont want your browser to store. This way you won’t have to keep going back and clearing things out.


History with Internet Explorer 7
In IE7, on the Yahoo toolbar, there is a single yellow star. Click it to view Favorites, Feed, and History.
Also, click Tools
cl Internet Options
cl Browsing History
cl Delete
at the bottom left is a link "About Deleting Browsing History"

Answer 3

Delete the cache, history and manual delete all the files in your temporary directory.

To delete the cache & history, click on tools, internet options in your browser and the click on the delete cache & history.

Your temporary directory will be located at C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\

Delete from Temp & Temporary Internet Files

You should be safe.

Answer 4

From an IT professional... own up to it and apologize. Your IT person/people already know and they will NOT be mad if you did it by accident. Send them an email IMMEDIATELY and follow it up with a phone call in the morning.

Most of the computer networks I've administered are set up to find that kind of stuff quickly and easily.

The URL will have the S** word in it somewhere, and that log is not on a computer you have access too...

So, send him/her (your IT person) and email and politely say that you made a mistake.

Hope that helps and good luck.

Answer 5

You can't without deleting EVERYTHING. Just clear the Temporary Internet Files and Browser Cache, then hope nobody can recover information from the motherboard.

Answer 6

It will be in your computer. Even by deleting it, you can still recover pieces if not all of it. The safest way to delete files is to shred them to the government standard of 7 passes..

Answer 7

well this is a hard one...most businesses have software that creates logs of the work computers....you can try to delete all cookies and temp internet files and history to get rid of some files....

Answer 8

go to your file and delete it or open the file and hold F7 and press delete.if this doesent work, you have a old crapy computer and should SMASH your moniter with a hammer and ask your boss for a new one.simple.

Answer 9

You are an idiot! Anyway just clear private data on the in the preferences.

Answer 10

it looks like everythings been answered but to make sure delete your temporary folder by clicking start -> run -> %temp% -> edit -> select all -> delete then empty your trash can you should be ok