Deleting Temp files

[hwmueller]

Hi,

Can I delete the following files?

Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat
History.IE5\index.dat
Cookies\index.dat

Thanks

Hans

 

[ackka]

To delete those files you need to boot from an different operating system. you cannot load the Windows Operating System, you must create a boot diskette. Put the diskette in the machine when you reboot, this will load the DOS operating system. Go to that directory, and delete those files.

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[hwmueller]

thanks for this - deleting them won't damage the computer or lead to errors with IE5?

 

[reghakr]

hwmueller,

To COMPLETELY clean Internet Explorer:

Open Internet Explorer, go to Tools>InternetOptions, click the Delete Files and Clear History buttons.

Then click the Content tab, click the AutoComplete button and click the Clear Forms and Clear passwords buttons.

To delete the URL's you type into the address bar:
Backup the registry and/or export the following key

To delete individual ones, go to Start>Run, type regedit. Navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs
delete the entries in the right pane.

You can run a INF file to delete all at one time. Copy and paste the following into Notepad, save it as DelTypedUrls.inf

=======BEGIN CUT=====================
[Version]
Signature="$CHICAGO$"

[DefaultInstall]
DelReg=DeleteMe
AddReg=AddMe

[DeleteMe]

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs"
=========END CUT====================

Right-click on this file, choose install, it will delete the TypedURLs key, yet as soon as you type in another entry, the key will be rebuilt.

Click Start, click Shut Down, click Restart In MS-DOS Mode, and then click OK.

At the command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each command, and pressing Y if you are prompted to confirm folder deletion:

cd\windows
smartdrv
deltree cookies
deltree history
deltree tempor~1
exit

The neccessary files and folders will be rebuilt on startup.

reghakr