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iISystem Wiper User Guide

iISystem Wiper allows you to clear the history of your activites from you computer.  Many programs store information about your activieties on the

computer.  Some of this information is easy to clear, such as the History, but other information can be hard to locate and clear, for example the cookie index file.  iISystem Wiper allows you to clear this information with a click of a button.  In addition to the lack of privacy this stored information causes, the fileas can also take up large amounts of space on you hard drive.  Internet Explorer's temporary files can take up hundreds of megabytes of space.  iISystem Wiper will even automate the process of wiping clean your computer.  All you have to is select what items you want cleared and iISystem Wiper will clear your computer everytime it is shutdown.

Getting Started

Discription of Items

Plugins

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Whats New
Whats News in 2.1

•	Plugin System Added

•	Windows 95 Recycle Bin Problem Fixed

Whats News in 2.0

•	Added Office Recent File List Items

•	Automatically Store Checked Items

•	Wipe On Shutdown feature added

•	User Interface redone


Discription of Items

Internet Explorer

History

Typed URLs

Temporary Files

Cookies

Cookies Index File

Windows

Recent Documents List

Find File History

Find Computer History

Run History

Temporary Files

Recycle Bin

Windows Media Player

Recent File List

Recent URL List

Library

Peer-2-Peer Programs

Morpheus Search History

Gnucleus Search History

IMesh Search History

Kazaa Databases

Microsoft Office

Access Recent File List

Excel Recent File List

Powerpoint Recent File List

Word Recent File List


Clear History

Clear History - Internet Explorer keeps track off all the web sites you visit, and keeps their addresses stored in the History.  These stored web page addresses are open for anyone who uses your computer to see.  Choosing this option erases the history from your computer.


Clear Typed URLs

Clear Typed URLs - Any Web Addresses you type into Internet Explorer are stored in a drop down menu on the Address Bar.  This option clears the list of URLs.


Clear Temporary Files

Clear Temporary Files - Internet Explore stores files, including pictures, sound files, video files, and text from sites you visit, so that they will load faster the next time you visit the site.    These files are stored on your hard drive for anyone to see, and they can often take up a large amount of space on your hard drive.  Choosing this option deletes all the temporary files kept by Internet Explorer.


Clear Cookies

Clear Cookies - Many web sites send information to your computer to be kept in the form of cookies.  Often cookies contain information such as, usernames, passwords, and user preferences, and some webpages use cookies to track your activities on the Internet.  Choosing this option clears these cookies.


Clear Cookie Index File

Clear Cookie Index File - In addition to the text file form of cookies, Internet Exporer also keeps a log file of cookies created on your computer.  This option clears this log file, but requires a reboot for Internet Explorer to work properly again.


Clear Documents List

Clear Documents List - Windows keeps a list of recently used files in the Start Menu.  This option clears the list.


Clear Find File History

Clear Find File History - Every file you search for is saved in the recent search list in the Find Window.  This options clears the list.


Clear Find Computer History

Clear Find Computer History - Every computer you search for is saved in the recent search list in the Find Window.  This options clears the list.


Clear Run History

Clear Run History - Every program you run using the Run Dialog Box is saved in a drop-down list.  This option clears the list.


Clear Windows Temporary Files

Clear Temporary Files - Many applications use the Temporary Files folder to store temporary files.  This clears the files in the Temporary Files folder.


Empty Recycle Bin

Empty Recycle Bin - When a file is deleted in Windows it is first sent to the Recycle Bin, but not actually deleted until the Recycle Bin is emptied.  This option empties the Recycle Bin.

Note:  This function currently does not work in Windows 95


Clear Media Player Recent File List

Clear Media Player Recent File List -This option clears the list of files that have recently been opened by Windows Media Player.


Clear Media Player Recent URL List

Clear Media Player Recent URL List -This option clears the list of URLs that have recently been opend by Windows Media Player.


Clear Media Player Library

Clear Media Player Library - Windows Media Player stores a list of files that Windows Media Player can run in its Media Library.  It also stores media file that you have deleted from your computer.  This option deletes the library information.


Clear Morpheus Search History

Clear Morpheus Search History - Morpheus keeps a list of every file you search for in a drop-down list.  This option clears the list.


Clear Gnucleus Search History

Clear Gnucleus Search History - Gnucleus programs keep a list of every file you search for.  This option clears the list.


Clear IMesh Search History

Clear IMesh Search History - IMesh keeps a list of every file you search for.  This option clears the list.


Clear KaZaa Databases

Clear KaZaA Databases-  Kazaa keeps a database of all files that you have downloaded.  This option clears the database.


Clear Access Recent File List

Clear Access Recent File List - Clears the recently used file list for Access.


Clear Excel Recent File List

Clear Excel Recent File List - Clears the recently used file list for Excel.


Clear Powerpoint Recent File List

Clear Powerpoint Recent File List - Clears the recently used file list for Powerpoint.


Clear Word Recent File List

Clear Word Recent File List - Clears the recently used file list for Word.


Wipe System on Shutdown

Wipe System On Shutdown - To have iISystem Wiper wipe you system automatically click on the Options Tab and select the Wipe System on Shutdown option.  When this option is selected iISystem Wiper will wipe all the items that are selected when your computer is shuting down.


Automatically Check For Update

Automatically Check for Update - This option make iISystem Wiper automatically contact the iISoftware servers to see if a new version is avalable.  If you do not want iISystem Wiper to automatically contact the servers simply go to the Options tab and unselect the Automatically Check for Update option.


Run At Startup

Run At Startup - This option makes iISystem Wiper run when the computer is booted.  If this option is selected you will see a trash can icon in the system tray.  If you want to change this option go to the Options tab and select/unselect the Run at Startup option.


Getting Started

Getting Started with iISystem Wiper

To wipe items from you computer using iISystem Wiper select the items you want wiper and press the Start button.  You will see a box appear that will show you the progress of the wipe.  Thats all that it takes to wipe you system clean with iISystem Wiper.  iISystem Wiper can also wipe your system automatically using the Wipe on Shutdown option.


Plugins

Plugins - Plugins are customizable wipe items that allow you to create and edit clear items for your specific needs.  iISystem Wiper comes with plugins for many popular applications and a Plugin Editor which lets you edit and create your own plugins.  To run a plugin press the check box next to the plugin and press the Start button when you want to clear.

Creating Your Own Plugin -  To create your own plugin go to the Plugins tab and press the Add Plugin button.  The Plugin Editor will load with blank fields for you to fill in.

The Plugin Editor has fields for the name of the plugin, a discription of what the plugin does, and who wrote the plugin.  The Items list contains the list of items the plugin will clear.  To add an item to a plugin press the Add Item button.  The Add Item Wizard will apear and guide you through making an item.  For a discription of the different item types and specific information on creating items click here.  To edit an item select an item in the Items list and press the Edit Item button.  To delete an item select the item in the list and press the Delete Item button.  When you have created the items for the plugin and filled in the Name, Discription, and Author field press the Save As button to save your plugin.

Editing Plugins - To edit a plugin select the plugin from the Plugins list and press the Edit Plugin button.  Plugin Editor will load with the plugin settings.  You can edit the settings of the plugin and then save by pressing the Save button.

Deleting Plugins -  To delete a plugin select the plugin in the Plugin list and press the Delete Plugin button.


Plugin Item Types

The first step in creating an item is the enter the Item Name and select the Item Type.  Below are link to discriptions of the different item types and further instuctions for those items.

Plugin Item Types

Delete Registry Value

Delete Registry Key

Delete File

Clear Directory

Clear Directory found in Registry

Delete Registry Values Containing

Delete Registry Keys Containing


Delete Registry Value Item

Delete Registry Value -  A Delete Registry Value Item delete a single value from the registry.  You can use Regedit to find values.  When you are done press the Finish button to finish adding the item.

Root Key - Select the root key of the value from the list.

SubKey - Enter the rest of the key were the value is located.

Value - The name of the value to be deleted.


Delete Registry Key Item

Delete Registry Key -  A Delete Registry Key Item delete a entire Key from the registry.  You can use Regedit to find keys.  When you are done press the Finish button to finish adding the item.

Root Key - Select the root key of the value from the list.

SubKey - Enter the rest of the key to be deleted.


Delete File Item

Delete File -  A Delete File Item deletes a file from your computer.  When you are done press the Finish button to finish adding the item.

File - Enter the full file name of the file to delete.

Browse - Pressing the Browse button allows you to browse for a file.


Clear Directory Item

Clear Directory -  A Clear Directory Item clear all of the files in a directory.  The File field allows you to clear only files with a certain extention.  When you are done press the Finish button to finish adding the item.

Directory - Enter the full path of the directory to clear.

Browse - Pressing the Browse button allows you to browse for a directory.

File - This optional field allows you to only delete file with a certain extension.  For example if you only want executable files deleted add .exe to this field.  If you want all files to be deleted leave this field blank.


Clear Directory Found in Registry

Clear Directory Found in Registry -  Some applications store directory paths in the Registry.  A Clear Directory Found in Registry Item will first load the directory path from the value and then clear all the files in the directory as is done with a Clear Directory Item.

Root Key - Select the root key of the value from the list.

SubKey - Enter the rest of the key were the value is located.

Value - The name of the value where the Directory path is stored.

File - This optional field allows you to only delete file with a certain extension.  For example if you only want executable files deleted add .exe to this field.  If you want all files to be deleted leave this field blank.


Delete Registry Values Containing Item

Delete Registry Value Containing -  A Delete Registry Value Containing Item deletes all the values in a key that contain a certain word.

Root Key - Select the root key of the value from the list.

SubKey - Enter the rest of the key were the value is located.

Value Contains - Partial text that the values to be deleted contain.  For example setting this field to "File" as in the picture would delete the values 'File2', 'OldFile', 'RecentFile', and 'AAFileAA' because they all contain the word File.  This is not case sensative.


Delete Registry Keys Containing Item

Delete Registry Key Containing -  A Delete Registry Key Containing Item deletes all the keys in a subkey that contain a certain word.

Root Key - Select the root key of the value from the list.

SubKey - Enter the rest of the key were the value is located.

Key Contains - Partial text that the keys to be deleted contain.  This is not case sensative.