Can't delete Temp Internet Files - or see them.

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Kevin

Hello all. Happy New Year
I have a problem with my Temporary Internet Files. When I go to
C:\Doc&Settings\Owner\LocalSettings\TempInternetFiles about 30-40 files (I
just emptied it yesterday) but when I right click on the folder it shows
there is OVER 1 GB of files in there. When I delete everything I can see in
the folder there is still over 1 GB of files in that folder - although it
appears empty. I was tipped off to this problem by running certain system
scans (spyware) that seemed to take forever when scanning this folder.
Also my system will not let me finish a CLEANMGR (Disk Cleanup) - it just
starts and then hangs forever without finishing. Can anyone help??
Some things to help may be:
1. I am up to date with all updates (I run XP)
2. In Folder Options - I have checked "show all hidden files"
3. In Tools/InternetOptions/TempIntFiles/Settings - I have only 5mb allotted
to this.

I hope that is enough info to go on.
Thanks for your help
Jennifer
 
Can't tell you why this is happening but, you can delete that folder if you
log on as a different administrator. If you have enabled to "make your
folders private", you need to shut this
off.
*Rightclick Start button | click Explore
*Rightclick your Username in "Documents and Settings" folder | Go to
"Sharing...."
*UNCHECK - "Make this folder private"
*Be sure there is another User Account set up on the machine as
Administrator.

Now:
*Log off your User account and Log on to the system with a different User
Account that has administrative privileges. (or use hidden Administrator
from Safe Mode)
*Rightclick Start button | Explore
*Expand your own User account to: \Documents and
Settings\your_user_name\Local Settings
*Delete the "Temporary Internet Files" folder. If Windows complains that
it's a system folder - go ahead and delete - Windows will build a brand new
folder when you log back in.

Assuming this works, you may want to check out a little program called
CacheSentry http://www.enigmaticsoftware.com/
This will keep the index.dat file from corruption, among other things.
 

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