The problem is that even though the option is checked
("Delete Temporary Internet Files when browser is
closed") the files are not being deleted.
Your security programs could be relevant if you have any.
Sometimes they should be shut down before maintenance
of IE files is attempted since they apparently can interfere
with that.
(The fact that the feature worked before you did a recent update
might also be explained by interference from security programs
if the programs key on information such as module size or checksum
values before "authorizing" a program to do something it might
otherwise try to prevent.)
Also OE is a user of the TIF; so it probably would be a good idea
to make sure that all of: msimn.exe and whatever security programs
you have are definitely out of the Task Manager Processes list before
closing the last instance of IE. After you do that verify that iexplore.exe
is out of the list of Processes too. (You might have a hidden instance of
IE which would keep iexplore.exe in the list after you thought you had
closed IE.)
Another test for whether IE is really closing I think would be if you get
the ExitDisconnect prompt when you close the last IE window while
connected (again with no OE windows either).
After that you could open the Internet Properties tool to see if the TIF
was cleared. (I have never used the feature; so I assume that that would
be how it works.) If it wasn't cleared then you should try to see if you can
clear it manually.
Internet Properties tool can be started using the Control Panel's
Internet Options applet or by Run... (e.g. press Win-R and enter
control inetcpl.cpl
To verify if the files are gone you could use the Settings... View Files...
command. (Nothing happens if the TIF is empty.)
If that doesn't seem to be the case this would be a good time
to clear the TIF manually. You should both Delete Files...
and Delete all offline content (checkbox prompt from first action).
In either case you can verify that the TIF is clear by
opening a command window and entering these commands
cd %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
dir/ad
You should not see any subdirectories there. As soon as you
use IE again you will see some. Note: While all OS have
the common directory structure of Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
the actual location of it is OS and user dependent. You can
find the current location from the Settings... dialog from that
same Internet Properties General tab. (Alt-S) If yours
is different use that path in above cd command.
While you're there check on the size of the TIF's index.dat:
E.g. enter: dir
Although this procedure reinitializes the TIF's index.dat there is some
question as to whether it changes the size of it. (If you did the above
verification steps both before and after you cleared it you could give
an answer to that question.)
Good luck
Robert Aldwinckle
