TonyT
10-05-00, 10:57 PM
How to remove them in IE:
This method will delete the index.dat files in the caches-they get recreated when windows starts, but are brand new!
this is in response to this thread:
http://www.speedguide.net/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000728.html
Clear your Temporary Internet Files, History, and Cookies as follows:
Start | Shutdown | Restart in MS-DOS mode
In the following lines, ignore all quotation marks.
At the command prompt, type in:
"smartdrv" and press "enter" (note that you will not really see anything happen. Just a return to the command prompt.
"deltree C:\Windows\tempor~1" then press "enter" and answer "Y"
next:
Type in "deltree C:\windows\history" then press "enter" and answer "Y"
next:
Type in "deltree C:\windows\cookies" then press "enter" and answer "Y"
When done, re-boot using CTRL-ALT-DEL.
This method will delete the index.dat files in the caches-they get recreated when windows starts, but are brand new!
this is in response to this thread:
http://www.speedguide.net/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000728.html
Clear your Temporary Internet Files, History, and Cookies as follows:
Start | Shutdown | Restart in MS-DOS mode
In the following lines, ignore all quotation marks.
At the command prompt, type in:
"smartdrv" and press "enter" (note that you will not really see anything happen. Just a return to the command prompt.
"deltree C:\Windows\tempor~1" then press "enter" and answer "Y"
next:
Type in "deltree C:\windows\history" then press "enter" and answer "Y"
next:
Type in "deltree C:\windows\cookies" then press "enter" and answer "Y"
When done, re-boot using CTRL-ALT-DEL.