How to use Tolvanen Eraser

From: "mirayge" 
Subject: Re: Evidence Eliminator
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 04:25:28 -0600
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion

"Edward Lowery" <16@pobox.com> wrote in message
news:ONotgkMxBHA.1840@tkmsftngp03...
> I also use it.  It does a great job on clean up.  Do use
> caution on the little boxes you check from options.  I do
> not use all the options.  Some will have unexpected
> outcomes.
>
> Ed
>
For a lot less than $150, free, you can set up your own batch file to over
write browsing records on boot-up. If I was to make a .pif(dos shortcut) I
could do this at shutdown. Download the free program Eraser from
http://www.tolvanen.com/eraser/ and install. Copy the dos utility
eraserd.exe to your root drive (most commonly C:\) and make a text file
named clean.txt there too. Cut and paste these lines to the text file:

@echo off
echo Erasing Browsing Records...
eraserd -folder C:\WINDOWS\Cookies -keepfolder -passes 2 > nul
eraserd -folder C:\WINDOWS\History -keepfolder -passes 2 > nul
eraserd -folder C:\WINDOWS\Recent -keepfolder -passes 2 > nul
eraserd -folder C:\WINDOWS\LOCALS~1\Tempor~1 -subfolders -keepfolder -passes
2 > nul
eraserd -folder C:\WINDOWS\Spool\Printers -keepfolder -passes 2 > nul
deltree /y C:\WINDOWS\SHELLI~1 > nul
echo Done.
echo:
choice /C:YN /T:N,5 Erase Windows temp file?
if errorlevel 2 goto SkipTemp
echo Erasing Temp File...
eraserd -folder C:\WINDOWS\Temp -subfolders -keepfolder -passes 2 > nul
echo Done.
:SkipTemp
:End
EXIT

Rename to clean.bat and add these lines to Autoexec.bat:

@echo off
LH /L:1,38400 C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:idecd001
SMARTDRV 6144 16 A+ C+ D+ E+ F+ G /N /Q /B:8192 /E:32768

if exist c:\clean.bat call c:\clean.bat

and these to config.sys:

DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF /Q
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM I=B000-B7FF D=256 AUTO

    If you set a fixed swap file size you can erase that too with other
switches and lines in your batch file (type eraserd ? in the run box of the
start menu for commands,) but I use a seperate utility for that. As I said
it is possible, as the other utility restarts in dos to erase my swap file,
to run this on shutdown. Use with caution. You will lose ALL your cookies
and history. Do not erase the Temp folder after installing programs as they
leave settings there for the next startup. Also delete your Temporay
Internet Files from the IE menu before shutdown (especially after heavy
Outlook Express use as it likes to create crap files for every message you
view) otherwise the deletion process is extremely slow even with smartdrive
loaded. If you have multiple users set up just add folders as necessary to
clean the records of those who need it.
    Don't ever purchase anything from Evidence Eliminator as they are
crapware, and even if it does work it is not worth $150 and all the spam and
scare tactics they lay out everywhere. Hell, if you want that go ahead and
purchase Lock Down for about the same price instead of downloading ZoneAlarm
for free. Hmmmm, crap for $300 or learn to use free programs?

P.S. I will work on converting the .pif from the other program I use to run
this batch file on shutdown. If you can't do it your self and wish me to
keep you updated (once I start it should take me less than 45 min. maybe
this weekend) mail me at mi_rayge@pink-luncheon-meatyahoo.com .