Protect Yourself: MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER 5.0 and later versions

We suggest that you read this once to get a general sense of the steps before going through the site. This will serve as a reminder for you to Clear History before you leave the site.

Description of the general steps

  • Clear History: View, Internet Options, General, Clear History, Confirm
  • Clear Temporary Internet Files: View, Internet Options, General, Temporary Internet Files, Delete Files, Confirm

This is the last thing to do before you get off the Web.

Detailed steps are presented with visuals below.

CLEAR HISTORY

Choose "Tools" and then "Internet Options" from the main menu.

Click the "Clear History" button.

Choose "Yes" to confirm.

All of the files in your history are now deleted.

CLEAR TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES

From the Internet Options menu, click the "Delete Files" button.

Check the "Delete all offline content" box, and press "OK".

Close the Internet Options menu by pressing the "OK" button.

All of the Internet files stored on your computer are now gone. You are now ready to sign off.

Page Updated: April 4, 2002

 

 

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