Gary!
Your definition of "wetware" has made my day. As I said before......The
things we learn from you people.........
In gratitude.
Andy I.
"Gary S. Terhune" > wrote in message
...
| Isn't the same result as using the button in IE Settings, but it isn't the
| same as what happens when you simply delete all the files in Windows
| Explorer, either. This last method leaves entries for all the URLs--known
in
| CacheSentry lingo as "Stray Entries" as opposed to "Stray Files (files in
| the TIF with no corresponding entry in Index.dat.
| I suppose if you aren't experiencing any problems. that's a good sign.
|
| As for the rest, I see no inherent problems, either.
|
| "Wetware" -- That organic gray matter that provides a platform for human
| intelligence. Usually found between a the ears, though most humans also
tend
| to think with organs located significantly farther to the south.
|
| --
| Gary S. Terhune
| MS MVP for Win9x
|
| "brackenburn" <
[email protected] this bit- ca> wrote in message
| ...
| > Thank you, gentlemen.
| >
| > After running the Emptemp program, I opened Index.dat in Notepad
(Wordpad,
| > actually). There is one section completely filled (edge to edge) with
| > "little boxes", but with the odd intelligible word here and there.
| > The vast majority of the pages consist of lines beginning with one ð
| symbol,
| > no hyphen, followed by totally blank. Does this indicate that the
program
| > is having the same effect as using the Internet Options route?
| >
| > I *have* chosen to use the program to empty the Temp folder as well as
the
| > TIF folder (plus Cookies, History and Recent). All with one
click........
| > but I always ensure that I have re-booted beforehand, ( the things we
| learn
| > from you people ........).
| >
| > I am not, currently, experiencing any problems. I run AdAware and
Spybot
| > regularly.
| >
| > You mentioned, Gary, "....scan your wetware....". What is "wetware"?
| >
| > Thanks again for your interest.
| > Andy I. (WIN 98SE; IE/OE 6)
| >
| >
| > "Gary S. Terhune" > wrote in message
| > ...
| > | Sorry, there should be some little boxes representing I'm not sure
what
| > | character (my custom script for determining such things has gone
| > AWOL)--two
| > | of them following each hyphen in that repeated string mentioned below.
| > |
| > | --
| > | Gary S. Terhune
| > | MS MVP for Win9x
| > |
| > | "Gary S. Terhune" > wrote in message
| > | ...
| > | > Would depend on how it does it. The easiest (though by no means
| > | conclusive)
| > | > test is to run it, then copy the CONTENT.IE5\Index.dat file to
| somewhere
| > | > else (probably have to use DOS command to find it, though I'm in XP
| and
| > it
| > | > may vary.). Open it in Notepad. Are most of the records zeroed out?
| Most
| > | of
| > | > the lines will have these characters repeated over and over and over
| > | again:
| > | > ð- ð-
| > | >
| > | > If so, that would indicate that the app simply "pushed the button
for
| > | you".
| > | >
| > | > On the other hand, your description implies that the app also
empties
| > the
| > | > TEMP folder, and you should know that before doing that you should
| > reboot
| > | > (unless you just did) and scan your wetware for recent problems that
| may
| > | > have left useful files in the TEMP folder--timed backups (did you
| > recently
| > | > lose a document due to a crash?), debug info (are you having
problems
| > that
| > | > might lead you to a tech support person who might want these logs?).
| Or
| > | any
| > | > just plain "lost" files.
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > Gary S. Terhune
| > | > MS MVP for Win9x
| > | >
| > | > "brackenburn" <
[email protected] this bit- ca> wrote in
message
| > | > ...
| > | > > Hi,
| > | > >
| > | > > We've been advised that deleting Temporary Internet Files (TIF's)
| > | manually
| > | > > (directly) from C:\WINDOWS is a no-no. "Internet Options" should
be
| > | used
| > | > > instead.
| > | > >
| > | > > I'm using a nifty little free program "Emptemp" which, with one
| click
| > | can
| > | > > simultaneously empty a number of folders (including TIF folder).
Is
| > | this
| > | > > method approved by the MVP crew?
| > | > >
| > | > > Thank you.
| > | > > Andy I.
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | >
| > |
| >
| >
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