missing 'cookies' folder after installing IE7

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I recently found this same problem and it was corrected with this entry,

Type

However, it only worked for owner and I have other user accounts on this
computer. How can I apply this fix to all users on my computer.

thanks

Subject: Re: missing 'cookies' folder after installing IE7 11/2/2006 5:41
PM PST

By: Ayush In: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general


Replied to [too-old-for-this]'s message {REPLY BELOW} :
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thanx for the tip (it worked!)... now, i don't suppose there is a way
to avoid typing that in longhand, is there? my memory is good
(albeit short), and it won't help to write it down, because a clean,
uncluttered desktop is a sign of a sick mind (feel free to go
there)...

Replied to [too-old-for-this]'s message {REPLY BELOW} :
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i went to 'Windows Update' recently, and what came up as a 'high
priority' update was Internet Explorer 7... being 'high priority', i
decided to install the update... my problem now is that i cannot
access my 'cookies' folder (delete to recycle bin, then use disk
cleanup to remove them)... before i went to IE7, it was easy (click
'my computer'>'local drive'>'documents & settings'>'(my name)'>
'cookies'), but now the cookies folder is awol... a search of the
local drive says it is in a folder called 'default user', but i
can't find that one anywhere... should i go back to IE6 (seems to
be a little more user-friendly, anyway), or does IE7 deal with
cookies automatically?... i have a spyware program (SpyBot Search &
Destroy), and an ad-ware program (AdAware SE), but they can only do
so much... am i missing something?

Type
"%userprofile%\Cookies"
(With quotes) in Start > Run and see if that takes you to Cookies
folder.



--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]

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If that worked then that means that cookies folder is hidden. To make it
visible in explorer, do this :
..... Click Start > Run
..... Type "cmd" (Without quotes) > Click OK
..... Type the exact thing in the following line including quotes
attrib -s -h "%userprofile%\Cookies"


Now the folder will be visible in Documents and settings\<your name>

--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]

For any query, search - www.Google.com
Want to know about a term - http://en.wikipedia.org
Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
Must have tool for OE - http://snipurl.com/quotefix

 

[Newbie Coder]

Happy,

The wording between the two '%' represents a special folder & will only work
for the currect logged on user


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Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)

I recently found this same problem and it was corrected with this entry,

Type

However, it only worked for owner and I have other user accounts on this
computer. How can I apply this fix to all users on my computer.

thanks

Subject: Re: missing 'cookies' folder after installing IE7 11/2/2006 5:41
PM PST

By: Ayush In: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general


Replied to [too-old-for-this]'s message {REPLY BELOW} :
-----------------------------------------------------------

thanx for the tip (it worked!)... now, i don't suppose there is a way
to avoid typing that in longhand, is there? my memory is good
(albeit short), and it won't help to write it down, because a clean,
uncluttered desktop is a sign of a sick mind (feel free to go
there)...

Replied to [too-old-for-this]'s message {REPLY BELOW} :
-----------------------------------------------------------
i went to 'Windows Update' recently, and what came up as a 'high
priority' update was Internet Explorer 7... being 'high priority', i
decided to install the update... my problem now is that i cannot
access my 'cookies' folder (delete to recycle bin, then use disk
cleanup to remove them)... before i went to IE7, it was easy (click
'my computer'>'local drive'>'documents & settings'>'(my name)'>
'cookies'), but now the cookies folder is awol... a search of the
local drive says it is in a folder called 'default user', but i
can't find that one anywhere... should i go back to IE6 (seems to
be a little more user-friendly, anyway), or does IE7 deal with
cookies automatically?... i have a spyware program (SpyBot Search &
Destroy), and an ad-ware program (AdAware SE), but they can only do
so much... am i missing something?

Type
"%userprofile%\Cookies"
(With quotes) in Start > Run and see if that takes you to Cookies
folder.



--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]

For any query, search - www.Google.com
Want to know about a term - http://en.wikipedia.org
Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
Must have tool for OE - http://snipurl.com/quotefix

If that worked then that means that cookies folder is hidden. To make it
visible in explorer, do this :
.... Click Start > Run
.... Type "cmd" (Without quotes) > Click OK
.... Type the exact thing in the following line including quotes
attrib -s -h "%userprofile%\Cookies"


Now the folder will be visible in Documents and settings\<your name>

--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]

For any query, search - www.Google.com
Want to know about a term - http://en.wikipedia.org
Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
Must have tool for OE - http://snipurl.com/quotefix

 

[Ayush]

Happy wrote ::

I recently found this same problem and it was corrected with this entry,

Type


However, it only worked for owner and I have other user accounts on this
computer. How can I apply this fix to all users on my computer.

Open notepad.
Copy/Paste this -
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Set tempDoc=C:\Documents and settings\
for /f "tokens=*" %%y in ('dir "%tempDoc%" /b /ad') do call :x %%y
goto :EOF
:x
attrib -s -H "%tempDoc%%*\Cookies"
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Save it with .bat extension
Run it by double clicking it


Good Luck, Ayush.