Hidden IE5.content Temporary Internet files

[Guest]

My Toshiba laptop is running slow and in doing various things I am doing a
complete virus scan. I am finding over 100,000 files in the documents and
settings folder, most of them under owner/temporary internet/ie5 content.
When i try to find the ie5 content folder all i get is a DAT. file On my HP
desktop akll the subfolders under ie5 content appear. I would like to get rid
of these files as i think they may be the cause of the slowdown but I can't
get them to appear. I have hidden files showing. Any help on this or other
causes of the slowdown would be appreciated. i have run cleanup, virus csan
and adware and spyware checkers. Thanks.

 

[PA Bear]

Use Disk Cleanup to delete Temporary Internet Files and don't worry about
IE5.Content.

 

[Rock]

My Toshiba laptop is running slow and in doing various things I am doing a
complete virus scan. I am finding over 100,000 files in the documents and
settings folder, most of them under owner/temporary internet/ie5 content.
When i try to find the ie5 content folder all i get is a DAT. file On my
HP
desktop akll the subfolders under ie5 content appear. I would like to get
rid
of these files as i think they may be the cause of the slowdown but I
can't
get them to appear. I have hidden files showing. Any help on this or other
causes of the slowdown would be appreciated. i have run cleanup, virus
csan
and adware and spyware checkers. Thanks.

As Wesley Vogel, MVP would say the ie5.content folder is smoke and mirrors.
You won't see the contents from within Explorer. You can from the command
line. I can't explain it with the thoroughness he does. You can search for
his posts on this topic in this newsgroup using Google groups advanced
search: http://groups.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en

From the Control Panel | Internet Options, delete the temporary internet
files and make sure you put a tic mark in offline files. CCleaner is a nice
3rd party app for cleaning out the TIFs.
http://www.ccleaner.com/

 

[mhc]

As Wesley Vogel, MVP would say the ie5.content folder is smoke and
mirrors. You won't see the contents from within Explorer. You can from
the command line. I can't explain it with the thoroughness he does.
You can search for his posts on this topic in this newsgroup using
Google groups advanced search:
http://groups.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en

From the Control Panel | Internet Options, delete the temporary
internet files and make sure you put a tic mark in offline files.
CCleaner is a nice 3rd party app for cleaning out the TIFs.
http://www.ccleaner.com/

The display of History and Temporary Internet Files folders is
controlled by the (normally hidden) NTUSER.INI file in the user's
profile directory (eg, C:\Documents and Settings\Owner). If anyone is
interested in how to modify NTUSER.INI to make these folders visible in
Explorer, let me know and I'll post the procedure here.

mhc

 

[jt3]

I'm interested. With w98 I used to regularly look over the list to see what
was going on behind the scenes, as well as using it to get copies of updates
that were automatically deleted after installation. It's one of those
things that one might want to have available, even if one didn't have
immediate plans for using it.

Thanks,
Joe

 

[Guest]

I'm interested also. Thanks
Frank

 

[mhc]

I'm interested. With w98 I used to regularly look over the list to see what
was going on behind the scenes, as well as using it to get copies of updates
that were automatically deleted after installation. It's one of those
things that one might want to have available, even if one didn't have
immediate plans for using it.

Thanks,
Joe

Here you go...

First, you will need to go to the command prompt by running CMD.EXE. If
you haven't modified how CMD.EXE loads, you will be in your profile
directory (eg, C:\Documents and settings\Owner). If not, go to your
profile directory using the CD command. Then type in the following two
commands:

attrib -s -h -r ntuser.ini <enter>
debug ntuser.ini <enter>

The prompt will then change to a minus sign. Now type in the following
command: RCX <enter>

you will get a line like: CX 0082 (ignore the number) and a colon. Now
type in the following number: 14 <enter>

After typing in 14, the prompt will return to a minus sign. Now type the
following two commands:

w <enter>
q <enter>

and you will be returned to the command prompt. Now close the program
and restart your system, and you will be able to view all the files that
Windows has been hiding from you!

mhc