Temp IE folders

[Guest]

Does anyone know when IE uses one temp folder versus the other?

"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files"
"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary
Internet Files"

 

[Gary Smith]

So far as I know, the use of the second folder you list is not normal.
However, The TIF folder is easily relocated and that may have been done by
accident. Do you have a specific problem to be solved?

Does anyone know when IE uses one temp folder versus the other?

 

[Guest]

Yes, we have been having a very elusive problem where IE crashes and it
involves the TIF\content.ie5\index.dat being shared by different
applications. One of the issues that we faced is that one app that uses web
controls would store temp files under the plain TIF, whereas another app
would
store them under temp\TIF. The behavior is inconsistent on different
machines (and also different one day vs next). That is, even though we see
the app store temp files under temp\TIF, we see it store them under the
normal TIF on another pc. But we don't know why in some instances IE temp
files would be stored in one place versus another. Any advice would be
appreciated. Btw, we know that you could change the directory where the IE
temp files are stored. But in this case, we did nothing in that regard. And
the two directories appear like they are legitimate default locations for
storing IE temp files.

 

[Guest]

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Yes, we have been having a very elusive problem where IE crashes and it
involves the TIF\content.ie5\index.dat being shared by different
applications. One of the issues that we faced is that one app that uses web
controls would store temp files under the plain TIF, whereas another app
would
store them under temp\TIF. The behavior is inconsistent on different
machines (and also different one day vs next). That is, even though we see
the app store temp files under temp\TIF, we see it store them under the
normal TIF on another pc. But we don't know why in some instances IE temp
files would be stored in one place versus another. Any advice would be
appreciated. Btw, we know that you could change the directory where the IE
temp files are stored. But in this case, we did nothing in that regard. And
the two directories appear like they are legitimate default locations for
storing IE temp files.

 

[Gary Smith]

I'm theorizing here -- I haven't actually seen this. If an application
was unable to get access to TIF, then it might use Temp\TIF instead. That
could explain the inconsistency, because which folder it used would depend
on whether the conflicting application was running or perhaps had run.
This would suggest that one of the applications isn't using the TIF
properly.

I'm afraid that we've now come to the end of the area where I feel
competent even to speculate.

 

[Guest]

That's a reasonable theory. But on all machines, we only have our two test
applications open and no other apps. We don't run any utilities, virus or
spy software that may worsen the situation. Also, as I understand it, the
regular TIF is usually open and shared by most apps. If you should come up
with another theory, your thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Gary Smith]

Are you absolutely certain that there is no malware lurking on these
machines? The one time I had problems with system folders spontaneously
relocating, it was apparently a side effect of the presence of a hijacker.

That's a reasonable theory. But on all machines, we only have our two test
applications open and no other apps. We don't run any utilities, virus or
spy software that may worsen the situation. Also, as I understand it, the
regular TIF is usually open and shared by most apps. If you should come up
with another theory, your thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Wow, you had a weird and serious situation. But I am pretty certain in my
case that the PCs used had a pristine environment with only the OS and the
test apps installed, and nothing else.