IE freezes when I try to delete temporary internet files and cooki

[Guest]

I keep having trouble with my IE 6 freezing when I try to delete the
temporary internet files and cookies. Any suggestions. I've already done
everything the error report suggested, Norton can't find any viruses, my
Windows defender can't find any spyware and I have updated my Yahoo toolbar
as suggested plus all Windows updates. This is a new problem and I'm ready to
tear my hair out.

Victoria

 

[Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]]

I keep having trouble with my IE 6 freezing when I try to delete the
temporary internet files and cookies. Any suggestions. I've already done
everything the error report suggested, Norton can't find any viruses, my
Windows defender can't find any spyware and I have updated my Yahoo
toolbar as suggested plus all Windows updates. This is a new problem and
I'm ready to tear my hair out.

Victoria

See if this helps...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/157729/en-us
"How to clear the History entries in Internet Explorer".
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260897/en-us
"How to Delete the Contents of the Temporary Internet Files Folder".

Try also...
CCleaner (freeware), from http://www.ccleaner.com/
About CCleaner, courtesy of Sandi Hardmeier - Microsoft MVP: "
Be very very VERY careful with CCleaner. We are seeing a lot of problems
with that software removing hotfix data making it impossible to uninstall
IE7 and any
other hotfix/update."

And Free History Eraser (deletes also index.dat files):
http://smartprotector.com/eraser/free-history-eraser.htm

The History folder can be deleted manually:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Then set your IE cache (TIF folder size) at about 50/60 mb.

--
Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/
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[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

I keep having trouble with my IE 6 freezing when I try to delete the
temporary internet files and cookies. Any suggestions. I've already done
everything the error report suggested, Norton can't find any viruses, my
Windows defender can't find any spyware and I have updated my Yahoo
toolbar
as suggested plus all Windows updates. This is a new problem and I'm ready
to
tear my hair out.

Victoria

Windows Defender will not find all spyware.

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971

Help with Hijackware
All MS - MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
(http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm)
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
(http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm)
(http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html)
(http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm)

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

 

[R. Harris]

If you have a lot of files for some reason it takes Windows a long time to
delete them. You can either try and wait or delete chunks at a time.
Just out of curiosity, when you highlight all the files in the folder, how
many does it say are selected down at the bottom left of the window?
CleanUp! is also a decent, freeware program that will rid your computer of
temp files.