Another Load of Temp Files

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In C:\Documents&Settings\computer\Local Settings\ there is a "temp"
folder with 20 or so "XML" files that seem to be related to Internet
Explorers blocking of popup windows. I use Firefox exclusively. Can
these files be safely deleted ?
TIA for your input.
 
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In C:\Documents&Settings\computer\Local Settings\ there is a "temp"
folder with 20 or so "XML" files that seem to be related to Internet
Explorers blocking of popup windows. I use Firefox exclusively. Can
these files be safely deleted ?
TIA for your input.
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Yes and you should also delete the files in C:\Windows\Temp. A good program for
deleting temp files is :
http://ccleaner.com

Good Luck, Ayush.
 
Yes.

Outlook Express, Help and Support and many other applications use
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
or
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Local SettingsTemporary Internet
Files

To delete *all* of your Temporary Internet Files...

1) Start | Run | Type: inetcpl.cpl | Click OK
Or right click the Internet Explorer icon on your Desktop
Or Start | Settings | Control Panel | Internet Options
Best to do this with all instances of Internet Explorer closed. Especially
if there are a large number of files. Also close OE.
2) On the General Tab, in the middle of the screen, click on Delete Files
3) Check the box: Delete all offline content {This cleans >>
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
AND
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
and \Content.MSO (Created by an MS Office program)}
4) Click on OK and wait for the hourglass icon to stop after it deletes the
temporary internet files
5) You can now click on Delete Cookies and click OK to delete cookies that
websites have placed on your hard drive.
6) You can also click on the Clear History button to empty your History
folder.

Note: If you do NOT select the Delete all offline content box, not
everything will be cleaned out.

Content.IE5 is a hidden system folder.

IE 7 does not have a Delete all offline content option.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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