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Read only for C:\Documents and Settings

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Name: auto7890
Date: September 7, 2009 at 19:21:36 Pacific
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
CPU/Ram: 2.793 GHz / 503 MB
Product: Hewlett-packard / Hp compaq dc7100 sff(pk860pa)
Subcategory: Configurations
Comment:

Does anyone know if there are any good programs
to Lock so
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp

from stopping anything being added or written to this folder ?
Or is writing needed to install programs ?



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Response Number 1
Name: Syzygy
Date: September 7, 2009 at 23:23:40 Pacific
Reply:

The "Local Settings\Temp" folder is a directory where temporary files are stored during program installations and uninstallations.. It also contains files that may have been unzipped, downloaded, or placed there by you. A few "working" programs will store folders and files there during their normal operations.. Those particular directories and files won't be deleted in "normal" Windows because they're being used by the program. Everything else should be deletable.


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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser
Date: September 8, 2009 at 06:27:33 Pacific
Reply:

Try to "lock" the TEMP folder and you will wonder why the root directory of your system drive partition is cluttered with junk files & folders. Is this what you want?

i_Xp/VistaUser


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