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Arpan
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      12th Nov 2003
I am working on Win 2K Pro & using Internet Explorer 6 as the default
browser. I would like to ask whether any serious problems can get generated
(in Win2K or IE6) if the entries Default_Page_URL, Default_Search_URL,
Search Bar, Search Page & Start Page are deleted under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER--->Software--->Microsoft--->Internet Explorer--->Main &
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE--->Software--->Microsoft--->Internet Explorer--->Main
from the Registry?

Also cookies created by websites reside in C:\Documents and
Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files. So what is
the directory named Cookies under C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator
for? Can this Cookies directory be permanently deleted without any
repercussions?

Thanks,

Arpan


 
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Ray at
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      12th Nov 2003

"Arpan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am working on Win 2K Pro & using Internet Explorer 6 as the default
> browser. I would like to ask whether any serious problems can get

generated
> (in Win2K or IE6) if the entries Default_Page_URL, Default_Search_URL,
> Search Bar, Search Page & Start Page are deleted under
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER--->Software--->Microsoft--->Internet Explorer--->Main &
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE--->Software--->Microsoft--->Internet Explorer--->Main
> from the Registry?



Try it and see. I personally would just set the values to be blank and be
done with it.


>
> Also cookies created by websites reside in C:\Documents and
> Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files. So what is
> the directory named Cookies under C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator
> for? Can this Cookies directory be permanently deleted without any
> repercussions?


Cached pages and images are stored in that location. Cookies are in the
cookies directory.

Ray at work


 
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Arpan
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      12th Nov 2003
I did what you would have done with respect to my deleting Registry values
query but when I login to my machine, a new value gets assigned to it
automatically!! This is what is troubling & irritating me!!!

Regards,

Arpan

"Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in message
news:OJ$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Arpan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I am working on Win 2K Pro & using Internet Explorer 6 as the default
> > browser. I would like to ask whether any serious problems can get

> generated
> > (in Win2K or IE6) if the entries Default_Page_URL, Default_Search_URL,
> > Search Bar, Search Page & Start Page are deleted under
> > HKEY_CURRENT_USER--->Software--->Microsoft--->Internet Explorer--->Main

&
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE--->Software--->Microsoft--->Internet Explorer--->Main
> > from the Registry?

>
>
> Try it and see. I personally would just set the values to be blank and be
> done with it.
>
>
> >
> > Also cookies created by websites reside in C:\Documents and
> > Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files. So what

is
> > the directory named Cookies under C:\Documents and

Settings\Administrator
> > for? Can this Cookies directory be permanently deleted without any
> > repercussions?

>
> Cached pages and images are stored in that location. Cookies are in the
> cookies directory.
>
> Ray at work
>
>



 
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Ray at
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      12th Nov 2003
That is not surprising. What is your goal here? I'm sure there is a
different solution that isn't quite as wreckless.

Ray at work

"Arpan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I did what you would have done with respect to my deleting Registry values
> query but when I login to my machine, a new value gets assigned to it
> automatically!! This is what is troubling & irritating me!!!
>
> Regards,
>
> Arpan
>
> "Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in message
> news:OJ$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > "Arpan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I am working on Win 2K Pro & using Internet Explorer 6 as the default
> > > browser. I would like to ask whether any serious problems can get

> > generated
> > > (in Win2K or IE6) if the entries Default_Page_URL, Default_Search_URL,
> > > Search Bar, Search Page & Start Page are deleted under
> > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER--->Software--->Microsoft--->Internet

Explorer--->Main
> &
> > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE--->Software--->Microsoft--->Internet

Explorer--->Main
> > > from the Registry?

> >
> >
> > Try it and see. I personally would just set the values to be blank and

be
> > done with it.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Also cookies created by websites reside in C:\Documents and
> > > Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files. So

what
> is
> > > the directory named Cookies under C:\Documents and

> Settings\Administrator
> > > for? Can this Cookies directory be permanently deleted without any
> > > repercussions?

> >
> > Cached pages and images are stored in that location. Cookies are in the
> > cookies directory.
> >
> > Ray at work
> >
> >

>
>



 
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      13th Nov 2003
What did you expect would happen?

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"Arpan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I did what you would have done with respect to my deleting Registry values
> query but when I login to my machine, a new value gets assigned to it
> automatically!! This is what is troubling & irritating me!!!
>
> Regards,
>
> Arpan
>
> "Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in message
> news:OJ$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > "Arpan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I am working on Win 2K Pro & using Internet Explorer 6 as the default
> > > browser. I would like to ask whether any serious problems can get

> > generated
> > > (in Win2K or IE6) if the entries Default_Page_URL, Default_Search_URL,
> > > Search Bar, Search Page & Start Page are deleted under
> > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER--->Software--->Microsoft--->Internet

Explorer--->Main
> &
> > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE--->Software--->Microsoft--->Internet

Explorer--->Main
> > > from the Registry?

> >
> >
> > Try it and see. I personally would just set the values to be blank and

be
> > done with it.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Also cookies created by websites reside in C:\Documents and
> > > Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files. So

what
> is
> > > the directory named Cookies under C:\Documents and

> Settings\Administrator
> > > for? Can this Cookies directory be permanently deleted without any
> > > repercussions?

> >
> > Cached pages and images are stored in that location. Cookies are in the
> > cookies directory.
> >
> > Ray at work
> >
> >

>
>



 
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