Can't delete Temporary Internet Files

[David]

My offline webpage synchornization started hanging and
would not update the files. I opened the Internet Options
window and tried to delete the temporary files. The
delete process hangs and I have to shut down IE. Explorer
shows some 6.5 MB of offline files. When I attempt to
delete individual files, both Explorer and IE hang. I was
successful in moving the temporary internet files folder,
but still have the same problem.

Could this be a registry problem? How do I delete the
temporary files so I can start with a clean slate?

Running IE 6.0 on Win XP Professional stand alone laptop.

 

[H Leboeuf]

Your index may be corrupt. Remove completely.

Delete/Empty Temporary Internet Cache completely
How To: and with most operating system.
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

 

[David]

Thanks. Setting up second Administrator account, logging
in to that account, then deleting the Temporary Internet
Files folder worked perfectly. Must have been a corrupted
index.dat file.

 

[David Weilmuenster]

I have exactly the same problem, but with IE 6.0 on a Win
2000 Pro standalone laptop.

Can anybody suggest a fix?

By the way, I've checked for viruses, and disk-errors, but
have none of these problems. For my situation, I've
managed to narrow the problem down to a single JPG file in
the Temporary Internet Files folder that I can't delete,
copy, move, or open without hanging IE or Explorer.

Thanks in advance.