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Temporary Internet Files Will Not Delete
Name: Paul Date: November 21, 2001 at 08:45:25 Pacific
Comment:
Every time I try to Delete Files in Temporary Internet Files, timer comes on screen and just freezes when I press Ctrl+alt+delete to escape I get message Internet Explorer not Responding. Using IE 6.
Name: Richard Date: November 21, 2001 at 08:55:33 Pacific
Reply:
There are a number of ways to delete these files, what are the steps that you use?
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Response Number 2
Name: Richard Date: November 21, 2001 at 10:38:43 Pacific
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Click on Internet Options in Control panel and click on the "delete cookies" and "delete files" button.
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Response Number 3
Name: newgrl Date: November 21, 2001 at 10:45:24 Pacific
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If you cannot delete the files within Windows... do it from DOS. To do this:
Boot with a bootdisk. Choose without cd rom support. At the a:\> prompt type each of these commands then hit enter:
c: cd windows smartdrv deltree tempor~1 deltree cookies deltree downlo~1
Pull out the bootdisk and hit ctrl+alt+del to reboot.
This is a good way to clean out the temporary internet files as it also rebuilds the index.dat files located in those folders. If the index.dat files start getting too large, it can cause performance issues with browsing.
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Response Number 4
Name: Paul Date: November 21, 2001 at 11:10:33 Pacific
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Richard I use your method butget message that Internet Explorer is not responding.
Using IE6 wonder if this is part of the problem.
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Response Number 5
Name: Spanner Date: November 22, 2001 at 18:12:26 Pacific
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Have you tried Disk Clean Up in your System Tools? Or Norton Clean Sweep - does a much better job.
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Response Number 6
Name: robert Date: November 23, 2001 at 23:09:41 Pacific
Summary: If you have Win ME, if you can drag it into the Recycle Bin then delete the Recycle Bin in Dos, Reboot and your Bin is back, minus the file. OR..... DOS Delete version 1.0 http://home.earthlink.net/~r...
Summary: I'm sure this is a registry setting, but I can not track it down. You can try Tools > Internet Options > Restore Default button and see if that does anything. Also, try lowering the size of the cache...
Summary: HELP ME PLZ !!! I have deleted all files in my temporary internet files folder, but when I click the right mouse button on it and go to properties, there is written that I have 1,07 Gb in the folder.....
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