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There is NOT normally 4. There is 1 per 25 Mb of files being stored. Certainly many computers have 4. I think but aren't sure there is a min of 4.
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"Lev" <Rtevnath@e-telcom.com.au> wrote in message news:uItZcnpCFHA.3924@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Thank you, R. C. White.
>
> "Under the Content.IE5 folder, there typically are 4
> subfolders with randomly-created names (like ULKFYHA5)."
>
> I have 24 subfolders there, I don't know why! But the folder with d file had
> not a special sign (dotted strip) like other subfolders there had (when I
> saw them from under Volkov-commander). It was not a normal Content.IE5
> folder.
>
> "Another way is to boot into a SECOND COPY of WinXP, what Microsoft calls a
> parallel install: and use Windows Explorer from there to navigate to
> C:\Windows and delete the file "d" from there."
>
> I tried to delete the d file from under: 1) Boot Disk, 2) Bart PE CD
> (WinXP), 3) by Delete file on the next boot - and all of these ways were in
> vain. I think that parallel install will give the same result, but it's very
> laborious.
> Are there other ways? Help, please
>
> Lev
>
>
> "R. C. White" <rc@corridor.net> wrote in message
> news:%237W4zsgCFHA.624@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Hi, Lev.
>>
>> Too bad none of those techniques worked for you. :>(
>>
>>> By the way I had other d file in the Temporary Internet Files folder and
>>> in the ULKFYHA5 subfolder (or something like this).
>>
>> The TIF folders don't behave like "normal" WinXP files and can't be
>> managed in the same ways. Under the Content.IE5 folder, there typically
>> are 4 subfolders with randomly-created names (like ULKFYHA5). Trying to
>> manage (delete, rename, etc.) any of these from Windows Explorer - or from
>> the "DOS" window - is likely to be frustrating. The official way is to
>> open an IE window and click Tools | Internet Options..., and then use the
>> TIF section on the first (General) tab to manipulate files and cookies,
>> even moving the entire TIF to another location (restarting IE probably
>> will be required). Another way, as you found, is to boot into something
>> other than that copy of WinXP - you used a "Boot Disk" - so that those
>> files are not under the control of that OS:
>>
>>> That d file had the same date and the similar size (a bit smaller). It
>>> was only one file in the subfolder and I deleted that subfolder along
>>> with the d file. But I was be able to do this only from under Boot Disk,
>>> when my WinXP was not active.
>>
>> Another way is to boot into a SECOND COPY of WinXP, what Microsoft calls a
>> parallel install. This is easy if you have enough disk space (preferably
>> in another volume). Just boot from the WinXP CD-ROM and tell Setup to
>> clean install WinXP again (see below). Then boot into that copy of WinXP
>> and use Windows Explorer from there to navigate to C:\Windows and delete
>> the file "d" from there. (When you are finished, you can either boot into
>> your main WinXP and delete that second WinXP by removing its "boot folder"
>> (X:\Windows ?) - or keep it available as a dual-boot option in case it is
>> needed again.
>>
>> For instructions on how to perform a parallel install, see the topic,
>> "Install Windows XP to a new folder", in this KB article:
>> How to install or upgrade to Windows XP
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316941
>>
>> RC
>> --
>> R. C. White, CPA
>> San Marcos, TX
>> rc@corridor.net
>> Microsoft Windows MVP
>>
>> "Lev" <Rtevnath@e-telcom.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:OnVAzdZCFHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> Thank to all, but I cannot delete the file as before.
>>>
>>> I tried dir C:\windows\d* /x command, but there were nothing like d
>>> file - not by size, not by date.
>>>
>>> I tried attrib d*.* command, but I've seen only the files as by
>>> C:\windows\d* /x command.
>>>
>>> When I call the file Properties from Total Commander, I do not receive
>>> anything.
>>>
>>> When I call the file Properties from Windows Explorer, I do see the
>>> Properties window. In that window: Size is 0 bytes, Size on disk is 0
>>> bytes and there are no dates - Created, Modified, Accessed. But in the
>>> Windows Explorer window the file has size (565 723 136 bytes) and date
>>> (11/06/2004).
>>>
>>> By the way I had other d file in the Temporary Internet Files folder and
>>> in the ULKFYHA5 subfolder (or something like this). That d file had the
>>> same date and the similar size (a bit smaller). It was only one file in
>>> the subfolder and I deleted that subfolder along with the d file. But I
>>> was be able to do this only from under Boot Disk, when my WinXP was not
>>> active.
>>>
>>> Thanks to all
>>>
>>> Lev
>>>
>>>
>>> "R. C. White" <rc@corridor.net> wrote in message
>>> news:er33lENCFHA.392@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi, Lev.
>>>>
>>>> Well, as I'm sure you know, there is no valid file named C:\Windows\d in
>>>> WinXP. I would be very interested to know what you see if you
>>>> right-click on that filename and click Properties. What is the date and
>>>> time on the file? I suspect that some kind of malware created it and
>>>> your problem may be somewhat bigger than just trying to delete a rogue
>>>> file. :>(
>>>>
>>>> But, assuming a simple deletion is all you need: Open a "DOS" window
>>>> and enter:
>>>> dir C:\windows\d* /x
>>>>
>>>> The /x switch should show you the SFN (Short File Name, also known as
>>>> the 8.3 filename) for the file that appears to be named "d". Every file
>>>> has to have a name that complies with the 8.3 filename rules, even if it
>>>> also has a LFN. And a filename need not really be long to be a Long
>>>> File Name; if it includes a space or other character that is not valid
>>>> in MS-DOS, a SFN will be created for it, even if it appears to be only a
>>>> single character long. Sometimes the dir /x command shows a quite
>>>> unexpected SFN for what appears to be a perfectly legitimate LFN. You
>>>> might even find that there is a non-printing leading character BEFORE
>>>> the visible "d".
>>>>
>>>>> My system shows it by the dir command, but gives File Not Found on the
>>>>> del command.
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps the S (System) or R (Read-only) attribute is set, but not H
>>>> (Hidden). Enter: attrib d*.* to see all attributes of all files
>>>> starting with d. Or, just to brute-force all attributes away:
>>>> attrib -r -h -s d*.*
>>>>
>>>> Have you tried del /a? This should delete the file, even if it has some
>>>> attributes set.
>>>>
>>>> And then there is always the good old Remove Directory command with the
>>>> /s switch. You don't really want to do this to your C:\Windows folder,
>>>> but if you can Move or otherwise isolate that problem file in a folder
>>>> by itself, then you can wipe out the whole folder, with all its
>>>> contents, by entering: rd <foldername> /s When it asks, say Yes, you're
>>>> sure.
>>>>
>>>> As always in a "DOS" window, type the command followed by /? to see a
>>>> mini-Help file listing the switches and parameters available with that
>>>> command: dir /?
>>>>
>>>> Tell us exactly what you try and exactly what results you see.
>>>>
>>>> RC
>>>> --
>>>> R. C. White, CPA
>>>> San Marcos, TX
>>>> rc@corridor.net
>>>> Microsoft Windows MVP
>>>>
>>>> "Lev" <Rtevnath@e-telcom.com.au> wrote in message
>>>> news:OOK3wbzBFHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Cannot delete a large file (566 Mb).
>>>>>
>>>>> I cannot delete d (without extension) file from C:\Windows. I tried
>>>>> many different ways:
>>>>>
>>>>> from under Boot Disk;
>>>>>
>>>>> from under BartPE CD;
>>>>>
>>>>> by special utilities.
>>>>>
>>>>> My Explorer context menu has the Delete file on the next boot position
>>>>> now for all other files, except the d file.
>>>>>
>>>>> My system shows it by the dir command, but gives File Not Found on the
>>>>> del command.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can somebody help me?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>
>>>>> Lev
>>>>
>>>
>>
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