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If you check out f*ckedmicrosoft.com (or something like that) you will find that these files are NEVER erased, only hidden. It may help with some of the problem, but it is a definite privacy error on the part of MS. I think they call these "super secret" hidden files, or something like that.

I think they call these "super secret" hidden files, or something like that.

The Temporary Internet Files do get deleted if IE is set up properly.

However, An index of the Temporary Internet Files is also created and updated as you visit different sites so that the sites you have visited can still be recreated even if you have deleted Temporary Internet Files.

These files are named index.dat and reside in the Temporary Internet Files folder/sub-folders. There are programs you can install to delete these "super secret" files. The one I use is freeware and is named System Security Suite 1.01. I run it perhaps once a week or more often if I do a lot of surfing.

There are other programs that are not freeware. I don't know how they work, in detail. The freeware version I use has to be run manually and a reboot is necessary in order to rid your system of the index.dat files.

Deleting Temporary Internet Files and index.dat files should become a habit for anyone concerned with internet security and everyone should be concerned about internet security.