looking for a program..

[KpoT]

I appologize right away if this is the wrong group for this message! if it
is, please direct me to the right one if you can

I'm looking for a good alternative to the Window Washer
(http://www.webroot.com).
The only reason I don't like it is because of its interface - I just hate
all those "trendy" "skinned" looking type of GUIs! Part of it is also
because I have an older slower system (Pentium II, 300 Mhz).
So I preffer a "normal" regular Windows gray-looking interface, like the
kind that most of the Windows programs have (i.e. Internet Explorer,
Netscape 4.x, etc.).

So would you know of a good alternative to Window Washer that has a regular
interface?

[siljaline]

On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 16:49:48 -0400, "KpoT" <no@no.no> wrote:

>I appologize right away if this is the wrong group for this message! if it
>is, please direct me to the right one if you can
>
>I'm looking for a good alternative to the Window Washer
>(http://www.webroot.com).
>The only reason I don't like it is because of its interface - I just hate
>all those "trendy" "skinned" looking type of GUIs! Part of it is also
>because I have an older slower system (Pentium II, 300 Mhz).
>So I preffer a "normal" regular Windows gray-looking interface, like the
>kind that most of the Windows programs have (i.e. Internet Explorer,
>Netscape 4.x, etc.).
>
>So would you know of a good alternative to Window Washer that has a regular
>interface?
>
The minute I read "protect your privacy and boost your systems performance" - my
snake-oil bells went off... snake-oil, crapware, whatever.

There are no end-all tools in one basket that can accomplish all what so-called
"washer" applications claim doing.

Tell us what you'd like and we'll tell you if it exists - too many URL's to post
that *might* qualify.

HTH


--
siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

[KpoT]

"siljaline" <siljaline@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:fnh0jvsul4cthn3qc8u0gkq0ih6cd6r7h0@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 16:49:48 -0400, "KpoT" <no@no.no> wrote:
>
> >I appologize right away if this is the wrong group for this message! if
it
> >is, please direct me to the right one if you can
> >
> >I'm looking for a good alternative to the Window Washer
> >(http://www.webroot.com).
> >The only reason I don't like it is because of its interface - I just hate
> >all those "trendy" "skinned" looking type of GUIs! Part of it is also
> >because I have an older slower system (Pentium II, 300 Mhz).
> >So I preffer a "normal" regular Windows gray-looking interface, like the
> >kind that most of the Windows programs have (i.e. Internet Explorer,
> >Netscape 4.x, etc.).
> >
> >So would you know of a good alternative to Window Washer that has a
regular
> >interface?
> >
> The minute I read "protect your privacy and boost your systems
performance" - my
> snake-oil bells went off... snake-oil, crapware, whatever.
>
> There are no end-all tools in one basket that can accomplish all what
so-called
> "washer" applications claim doing.
>
> Tell us what you'd like and we'll tell you if it exists - too many URL's
to post
> that *might* qualify.
>
> HTH
>

and yet, that's exactly what I'm looking for - a Window Washer type of
program (only with a simple Windows-like grey GUI [RGB = 212,208,200] )
that's able to erase all the tracks of my activites on a computer, like
cookies, temp, index.dat, cache, visited web sites, history, etc.

[Tom Reynolds]

"KpoT" <no@no.no> wrote in message
news:0MUXa.48193$ls5.703254@weber.videotron.net...
> I appologize right away if this is the wrong group for this message! if it
> is, please direct me to the right one if you can
>
> I'm looking for a good alternative to the Window Washer
> (http://www.webroot.com).
> The only reason I don't like it is because of its interface - I just hate
> all those "trendy" "skinned" looking type of GUIs! Part of it is also
> because I have an older slower system (Pentium II, 300 Mhz).
> So I preffer a "normal" regular Windows gray-looking interface, like the
> kind that most of the Windows programs have (i.e. Internet Explorer,
> Netscape 4.x, etc.).
>
> So would you know of a good alternative to Window Washer that has a
regular
> interface?

I like this one: http://www.privacyeraser.com/

[KpoT]

"Tom Reynolds" <tom42344@notmail.com> wrote in message
news:vj1s34l3t83g1f@corp.supernews.com...
>
> "KpoT" <no@no.no> wrote in message
> news:0MUXa.48193$ls5.703254@weber.videotron.net...
> > I appologize right away if this is the wrong group for this message! if
it
> > is, please direct me to the right one if you can
> >
> > I'm looking for a good alternative to the Window Washer
> > (http://www.webroot.com).
> > The only reason I don't like it is because of its interface - I just
hate
> > all those "trendy" "skinned" looking type of GUIs! Part of it is also
> > because I have an older slower system (Pentium II, 300 Mhz).
> > So I preffer a "normal" regular Windows gray-looking interface, like the
> > kind that most of the Windows programs have (i.e. Internet Explorer,
> > Netscape 4.x, etc.).
> >
> > So would you know of a good alternative to Window Washer that has a
> regular
> > interface?
>
> I like this one: http://www.privacyeraser.com/
>

that's it!
any more others like it?

[KpoT]

"KpoT" <no@no.no> wrote:
>
> that's it!
> any more others like it?

(and preferably of course, which aren't "crapware"

[Dick Hazeleger]

KpoT wrote:

> I appologize right away if this is the wrong group for this message!
> if it is, please direct me to the right one if you can
>
> I'm looking for a good alternative to the Window Washer
> (http://www.webroot.com).
> The only reason I don't like it is because of its interface - I just
> hate all those "trendy" "skinned" looking type of GUIs! Part of it is
> also because I have an older slower system (Pentium II, 300 Mhz).
> So I preffer a "normal" regular Windows gray-looking interface, like
> the kind that most of the Windows programs have (i.e. Internet
> Explorer, Netscape 4.x, etc.).
>
> So would you know of a good alternative to Window Washer that has a
> regular interface?

Have a look at http://www.hazeleger.net/scams/scam3-a.htm, although it
deals with a particular type of "advertizing", there is a link to a
list with both freeware and shareware programs that promise to do the
same as these "washer" programs. Please do mind that I haven't tested
either one of these programs, so I cannot vouch for them (too bloody
hot to test!)

Regards,
Dick