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Hi Don.
I just about gave up on this thread as I was able to delete the TIF folders.
CCleaner, Windows, nor Evidence Eliminator were able to delete the folders,
even in safe mode. I used the DEL command at the command prompt.
Yes. I created a partition on the same drive as the OS here, thinking that
I would use that partition as a work area handling the most of the install &
deletes files. This was in hope to keep the OS partition in a relatively
unfragmented condition and lessening the volume size for when
defragmantation is done. Under each profile, the Internet Options TIF
folder location is pointing to a different folder i.e. user#2 goes to
f:\TIFuser2, user#3 to f:\TIFuser3, etc. I also use FireFox browser which I
don't see an option to relocate TIF folders. Out of experimentation, I
pointed i.e. user#2 Internet Options to the same TIF location as FireFox
thinking that the TIF can be erased in one sweep by ZoneAlarm Pro clean
cache option. What I found is ZoneAlarm doesn't erase everywhere, and some
cache information is being stored in more than one place. Rather than
figure out what it's not doing and having you spend too much time with me,
is I'd like your input as to how to manage the locations for both the
browsers and 3 other users (2 limited and one admin) so I can clean up files
from my profile with relative ease, or have ZoneAlarm set to clean once a
day automatically for each person that signs on and actually have it work.
If you have a recommendation, I'd be glad to hear it. Thank you very much!
B.rgds,
Kevin
"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
news:On8kDYHdFHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> Yes, a new TIF folder wll be created on restart. Are the other TIF folders
> under different user accounts?
>
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE/OE]
>
>
> "General Mailbox" wrote in message
> news:OJbHIuDdFHA.3712@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks Don!
> > I'm guessing that, even in safe mode, windows explorer was keeping those
> > files locked by simply displaying them. Why those particular files? I
> > don't know. But the program you referenced to me "CCleaner" worked just
> > fine. It didn't just clean out the contents of the TIF, but deleted the
> > high folder itself (Temporary Internet Files) thus the ContentIE.5
folder
> > underneath. I don't imagine that would be a problem as it should
recreate
> > itself.
> >
> > I do have a problem with certain locations of TIF folders that aren't
> being
> > cleaned, even with CCleaner. Apparently that program only looks for a
> > default location. I guess I should post the mess I made in an IE
> newsgroup.
> >
> > Thanks again!
> > Kevin
>
> > "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
> > news:uYSBWBAdFHA.3808@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi,
> > > Rather than trying to delete individual files or folders, delete the
> > > Temporary Internet Files folder.
> > >
> > > Login from the machine's default administrator account (startup in
Safe
> > > Mode) and delete the affected TIF folder from Windows Explorer.
Logging
> in
> > > as another user with admin privileges should also work.
> > >
> > > Or, CCleaner (freeware) from http://www.ccleaner.com/ may be able to
> > > completely clean out the TIF folder.
>
> > > "General Mailbox" wrote in message
> > > news:%23LJ%23n13cFHA.4064@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > Greetings.
> > > > Using explorer to search through the temp internet folders, I find
> there
> > > are
> > > > a few files that are not being deleted. About 30 of them are named
> > > > "size=1x1&name=ATAtracker..etc.etc..gif" at 1KB in size. In another
> > folder
> > > > also under the Temporary Internet Files | Content.IE5, is a file
> > > > "makeplaylist.dll%3F....etc.etc..asx". In another folder 2 files
from
> a
> > > > Playstation 2 website both filenames starting with
> > > > "Network=ugo&size=....etc.etc..html". There are more folders yet,
but
> > > this
> > > > serves as enough. The right click on the filename does not render
the
> > > > delete option. Depressing the keyboard delete button does not cause
> the
> > > > file to delete nor even bring up the confirmation window for
deleting.
> > > > Trying to delete the folder(s) themselves, even in Safe Mode brings
up
> a
> > > > message saying "Cannot delete Size_1~1.gif. Cannot find the
specified
> > > file.
> > > > Make sure you specify the correct path and filename." In folder
> > > attributes,
> > > > there is the read only option to check or uncheck.
> > > > Please advise a procedure for deleting these folders under the
> > Content.IE5
> > > > folder.
> > > > Many many thanks!
> > > > B.rgds,
> > > > Kevin
>
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