Chad,
Thank you, but I seem to be having some other problem besides them being
deleted. I know where my tif's are located and I know how to access them.
The file actually seemed to be ok until about the beginning of April. Up
until that point, I can see all the cookies, webpages, etc. visited. However
after that date, nothing seems to be being stored anymore. The only things
being stored are e-mail items I get and items from accuradio.com. In the
cookies file located in the roaming file, it is the same way, except when I
go to the cookies/low file. There, I can see all of the cookies that have
been stored since April. When I go to my TIF file, there is no temporary
internet files/low. It is a very odd problem, I cannot figure out what is
wrong. Is it possible my TIF/low file was deleted somehow, and if so could I
possibly recreate it?
I know I said earlier that I can access the cookies/low file, that will give
me at least some of the websites visited. But, it doesn't give me the actual
pages and not all websites store cookies on my computer. My son is also VERY
creative in the websites he will go to, things you wouldn't suspect by the
name until you acutally check it out. I know there are programs/settings I
can use to help with this problem but unfortunately my son is also very tech
savy in that area as well. Still, if I could benefit from those
programs/settings, I would still like to know what is up with my TIF file.
Thanks,
Jenny
"Chad Harris" wrote:
> Hi Jenny--
>
> Your kids have probably not hidden TIFs from you at all but they may well
> have erased them every time they visit a site they think mom wouldn't
> approve.
>
> If your teenagers are savy enough to delete history, I'm willing to bet that
> they can delete tifs. In Vista, to find TIFs are located at these two file
> paths:
>
> *Location of Temporary Internet Files:
>
> C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet
> Files\
> C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet
> Files\Low\
>
> To see them you have to type "control folders" (lose the quotes) in your run
> box>View tab>Advanced Settings Dialogue Box>radio button in "Show hidden
> files and folders" and take the ck. out of "Hide Protected Operating System
> Files". The second one is not likely to have anything helpful that will
> allow you to ID websites they have visited.
>
> You can get to the top file path, that has essentially what you will want to
> see if they haven't deleted the TIFs most but not all TIFs by simply going
> to the toolbar on an IE window and going to Tools>Options>Settings>View
> Files.
>
> Location of Cookies:
>
> Another place they may not think of deleting are Cookies in Vista. You can
> access the cookies by going to:
>
> C:\Users\[Your User Profile Name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
>
> Cookies will reveal the websites that they went to if they have not deleted
> them.They can be deleted by going to Tools>Options>Delete>Cookies.
>
> You or your kids can delete TIFs by going to Tools>Options>Delete>and when
> you hit delete Microsoft has misnamed the name at the top of the dialogue
> box by calling it "Delete History" (because you can specifically Delete
> History)--I like to keep mine because I find it useful to go back to sites I
> forgot I liked or just plain forgot months later.
>
> There are a number of parental control type softwares, and there is parental
> control in Vista.
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...res/safer.mspx
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...lcontrols.mspx
>
> You can also access info in Help & Support on the start menu. The problem
> though here is that most of these controls depend on your knowing which
> websites you want to keep them from reaching. While you may have some in
> mind, teen agers, like many adults are able to surf and search and find an
> endless number of sites that you don't want them spending time with or
> viewing.
>
> They know how to erase the Tifs and History, and you can get a clue to where
> they are by viewing cookies, but they are probably alert enough to erase the
> cookies as well. But they might not be.
>
> Location of History:
>
> History can be checked by putting up any IE windows and hitting the Ctrl + H
> and you should see whatever history is there for the number of days that it
> has been set.
>
> Setting for Days History is Kept up to 999:
>
> History days kept are set by going to Tools>Options>Settings. They could
> delete it every time they visit a site they don't want seen. If they
> forget, you can see the sites they visit by going to an IE browser
> page>ctrl+H.
>
> To Delete History:
>
> Tools>Options>Settings>Delete History
>
> If someone wanted to delete the entire history folder, they could delete
> Index.dat and info on that is here:
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/jeffdav/search...=index.dat&p=1
>
> This is also helpful info--and I seriously doubt your kids will be able to
> delete history in the way the link below does.
>
> http://www.pctools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31509
>
> Good luck,
>
> CH
>
>
>
>
>
> "jenny1980" <jenny1980@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4AF8F436-76C1-40A4-B1A4-D54E77D82102@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, I recently installed Vista and I am using IE7. I have teenagers in
> > my
> > house who like to go onto sites that I don't allow and they are very aware
> > of
> > how easy it is to delete from the history menu. I used to just go and
> > check
> > in my temporary internet files but now I can't do that for some reason.
> > The
> > file is there and it stores some things but it is not keeping track of at
> > least 90% of the info on sites visited. It is not even keeping track of
> > cookies. I know where the cookies are kept elsewhere but I really need to
> > see the actual web cache. Could my son have posibly done something to
> > hide
> > it from me? (he is very sneaky) Is it something to do with Vista? Please
> > help, it has been this way for a few months now.
> >
> > I also need to add that it is the same exact way on my laptop.
>
>