How to Keep a Computer From Recording Internet Surfing Information

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  Dust away browsing history.duster image by Elena kouptsova-vasic from Fotolia.com
  
  Click on the "Tools" button in Internet Explorer, located near the top right of the screen. Click on "Internet Options." Under the "General" tab, check the box to the left of "Delete Browsing History on Exit." Click "Apply" and then "OK."
  
  Click on "Tools" on the Menu bar of Firefox and select "Options." Select the "Privacy" tab. In the "History" area, click the black triangle to the right of "Firefox will" and select "Never Remember History."
  
  Click on the dark blue wrench located near the top right of the screen in Chrome, select "History" and click on "Edit Items," near the far right of the screen. Click "Clear all browsing data" to delete everything, or click in selected boxes for partial clearing.
  
  
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  Erase browser cookies for privacy.Large Colorful Erasers image by Lori Pagel from Fotolia.com
  
  Click on "Tools" and "Internet Options" in Internet Explorer. Under the "Privacy" tab, drag the slider bar up to indicate "High" or a bit higher to indicate "Block All Cookies." Click "Apply" and then "OK."
  
  Go to "Tools" in Firefox and click on "Start Private Browsing."
  
  Click on the dark blue wrench near the top right of the screen in Chrome. Select "New Incognito Window." Like Private Browsing in Firefox, this will open a window allowing you to surf in privacy--no browser or search history will be recorded, and no cookies will be kept.
  
  
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  Clear the check box for Form Data to disable this feature.box image by Nicemonkey from Fotolia.com
  
  Press the "ctrl" and "shift" and "del" keys simultaneously to open a dialogue box. In Internet Explorer, make sure that the "Form Data" box is cleared. In Firefox, clear the "Form and History" box to disable the AutoComplete feature that displays previously typed responses. In Chrome, make sure that the "Clear saved form data" box is cleared.
  
  
• 4). Shut down your computer. To erase logs of your web history in the index.dat file, restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the "F8" key as it starts up. Log on as Administrator.
  
  
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  The Command prompt will give you a black dialogue box.laptop with black screen image by Anatoly Tiplyashin from Fotolia.com
  
  Click on the "Start" button. Type "Command," without the quotes, in the search box. Click on the "Command Prompt" that appears. In the black dialogue box, after the >, type "CD\" without the quotes and press the "Enter" key.
  
  
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  Type your commands carefully.qwerty type image by TEA from Fotolia.com
  
  Type "del index.dat /s" without the quotes. Press the "Enter" key.
  
  
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  Your surfing data is gone!surf image by bacalao from Fotolia.com
  
  Type "shutdown -r" without the quotes. This will restart your computer in the normal Windows mode.
  
  
• 8). Obtain, install and run file-cleaning software on a regular basis. CNET and PCWorld give high ratings to the following programs: Index.dat Analyzer, Wise Disk Cleaner and CCleaner.
  
  
• 9). Use a proxy server to hide your computer's address when surfing. Each of your computer's visits to a website is recorded by the destination site, along with information about your computer. By going through a proxy server, the destination site will record the proxy server's information and address instead of yours, making you anonymous. Find a proxy server online by searching for "free proxy server."