There was a day & an age I might have attempted something like this. And
that day may come again, because it is good to take command of things &
show the computer who is boss, who is smarter, even. Yet...
(a) Careful deleting "C:\Windows\Temp". That one may hold something that
needs to run to "complete" an install. In that case, you must fully
reboot to Windows, to give it that chance. Likely, you would have
received a message about it. I can think some case can arise where the
message is not issued, though. Therefore, look in there to see, after
you have done an install. Furthermore, NetZero actually does stealth
installs, though I haven't caught it using TEMP-- yet!
(b) "Control Panel, Internet Options, Advanced button, Security section,
check Empty Temporary Internet Files folder..." should do what you want
with them.
--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
(e-mail address removed)
| Hi.
| I haven't seen any corruption by deleting the Content.IE5 folder... I
keep
| deleting the Content.IE5 directory itself. Windows recreates the
folder when
| restarting next time. I have created a small batch file & a registry
file
| for the purpose.
| DISCLAIMER: Use this method at your own risk. I am not responsible
should
| any loss/damage/consequences arising out of use/misuse of this method.
As
| 'Deltree' is a very powerful command, do use it with discretion.
| Follow the steps below:
| 1. Open notepad in Windows (or edit at DOS prompt).
| 2. Add the following lines:
| @deltree /y C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\*.* >nul
| @deltree /y C:\WINDOWS\Tempor~1\*.* >nul
| @deltree /y c:\windows\history\*.* >nul
| @deltree /y C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*.* >nul
| @deltree /y c:\windows\cookies\*.* >nul
| @deltree /y c:\windows\userdata\*.* >nul
| @exit
| 3. Save the file as a batch file (extension ".bat"). (Any name you
want).
| 4. Boot to the DOS command prompt (from Windows: Start -->
| Shutdown -->Restart in DOS mode; or go to boot menu while system boots
up -
| press F8 key as soon as you see a message "Loading Windows...").
| 5. Run the saved batch file in step 3.
|
| I am attaching couple of files. One is a batch file "delCookies.bat" &
| another "cookie.reg".
| ~ Copy both of them to the root directory (I am assuming the root to
be
| "C:\" - In case if it is different, replace C:\ with the proper drive
where
| Windows 98 is installed).
| ~ Merge the ".reg" file in Windows 98 (right click on the file -->
Merge)
| Now when the system restarts, just before Windows loads the UI, the
| temporary files for IE are cleared/deleted.
|
| Another small variation in this file: The above steps assume the TIF
is
| located either in the root drive (C:\) or in the Windows folder
| (C:\Windows). If you have user profiles enabled, you may not be able
to
| clear the T(emporary) I(nternet) F(iles) files.
| If user profiles are enabled in Windows 98, the Content.IE5 folder is
| created under "%systemroot%:\Windows\Profiles\profile1" where
%systemroot%
| is the root drive & profile1 is the name of your profile. You have to
add
| this to the above file.
| Example: @deltree /y C:\WINDOWS\profiles\tempor~1\*.* >nul
|
| PRECAUTION: Be very careful. Take necessary steps to back up your data
files
| & other important data. Again, Disclaimer: You are using this method
at your
| own risk. I am not liable for any
| direct/indirect/consequential/inconsequential/other loss of
data/time/other
| by the proper/improper usage of this method/s.
|
| Any doubts, feel free to ask!
|
| Phew! That was a lot to key in!!!
| Cheers,
| Kumar...
|
|
| | > Do not delete TIFs individually, as you may cause corruption. Here
is
| > the way...
| >
| > "Control Panel, Internet Options, Delete Files button, bolt Delete
all
| > offline content, OK, OK"
| >
| > That does a credible job, in IE6 anyway. Content.IE5 will retain
| > it's size, but is cleared or reset to emptiness. You still will see
| > Cookies in the main TIF folder, but all the weirdly named folders in
| > Content.IE5 will be gone.
| >
| > These were your Temporary Internet Files, which, since V4, has
an
| > involvement with Windows Update. It's main purpose is to hold
| > bits/pieces of sites you visit, to make it quicker to load next
visit.
| > Also, it is a work area for OE6. Naturally, TIFs will grow back.
It's
| > size is controllable by the slider & input box under the Settings
| > button.
| >
| > If that fails to get them all, then...
| >
| > Some Cookies bleed into TIFs, so... "START, Settings, Control Panel,
| > Internet Options, Delete Cookies button". (Note, some site specific
| > passwords/settings will be wiped.)
| >
| > If you STILL have matter in TIFs or in Cookies after that, it is
| > possible you have a horrible corruption that can likely be cured
with a
| > DOS delete...
| >
| > Verify, in Windows, where these folders are located before
proceeding.
| >
| > (a) "START, Find, F/F".
| > (b) Enter "Cookies, Tempor~1, History" (no quotes) in "Named".
| > (c) Click the "Advanced" button, & use the dropdown to select
| > "Folder".
| > (d) Then click the "Find Now" button.
| > If it is not in "C:\Windows", adjust the Deltree's below. If
you
| > have more than one of any, then perhaps stop & report back.
| > (c) "Control Panel, Internet Options, Settings button"
| > Where does it say Temporary Internet Files are located? Use
that
| > path below, but substitute "Tempor~1" for "Temporary Internet
Files".
| >
| > (1) "START, Shut Down, Restart in MS-DOS Mode"
| >
| > (2) SMARTDRV
| > This speeds up hard drive processing considerably in DOS--
| > considerably, & yet it may still seem slow if TIFs are incredibly
huge!
| >
| > (3) DELTREE C:\Windows\Cookies\ /y
| > These are your Cookies. They may hold settings & passwords,
site
| > specific.
| >
| > (4) DELTREE C:\Windows\Tempor~1\ /y
| > These are your Temporary Internet Files. A DOS delete does
reset
| > Content.IE5 to 32 KB. It won't stay that small for long. However,
| > Cookies in the top TIF folder would survive this Deltree.
| >
| > (5) DELTREE C:\Windows\History\ /y
| > This is a collection of the sites you have visited. It will
begin
| > to grow again, depending upon "Days to keep..." at "Internet
Options,
| > General tab".
| >
| > (6) EXIT or Ctrl-Alt-Del to Windows
| >
| > WARNING: DELTREE is a powerful command. It will wipe out the folder
you
| > specify. DO NOT HIT ENTER too soon, or you will wipe out your
system.
| > Get all the way to the end of those DELTREE lines.
| >
| > --
| > Thanks or Good Luck,
| > There may be humor in this post, and,
| > Naturally, you will not sue,
| > should things get worse after this,
| > PCR
| > (e-mail address removed)
| > | > | I was trying to cleanup my wife's harddrive (Win98SE) this past
| > weekend. I
| > | want to assume I can simply delete any file in any directory,
which
| > (or its
| > | mother directory) has been designated as temporary (e.g., c:\temp,
| > | windows\temp, C:\Documents and Settings\rarewolf\Local
Settings\Temp,
| > | Temporary Internet Files, Content.IE5 ... the latter being on my
own
| > Win2000
| > | computers). These directories can contain gigabytes of
"temporary"
| > | files!!!
| > |
| > | However, I get strange results if I try to list files in the
| > "Content.IE5"
| > | directories ... not all files can be seen, or the system may
respond
| > with
| > | warnings if I try to delete directories. I am therfore wary of
| > procedures
| > | for cleaning up these directories, and "disk cleanup" does not
take
| > care of
| > | these directories either.
| > |
| > | Is there a wwwpage which explains how to clean these directories
up???
| > |
| > | tia
)
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
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