WWW cache sets itself to zero with IE6

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Paul Fuller

Some of our users have been experiencing vast performance
drops with IE6. When this occurs, a check shows that the
temporary internet files folder is set to 0 bytes instead
of our standard 128MB. If we try to adjust the size, an
error message results to the effect that the size should
be set to a value between 1 & 0.

This fault seems to occur on various makes of PC and at
random. All machines are running XP Pro and IE6 (we've
tried with or without SP1 of IE6). We have built a
machine from scratch and the fault occurs regardless of
the number of patches applied. This fault will occur
while logged in as an administrator or regular user.

In some cases a machine will remain faultless for some
weeks then suffer a string of occurences of this sort. In
the cases that I have noted, a reboot seems to get things
back to normal.
 
Paul,
You Cannot Change the Temporary Internet File Folder or the Cache Size
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=301897 (McAfee Safe and Sound)

If the above doesn't apply ........
You may need to clear your TIF as you may have a corrupt file there.

Close all instances of OE and IE
Control Panel | Internet Options | General tab
Click the "Delete Files" button, when prompted place a check in:
"Delete all offline content", click OK
Click the "Clear History" button, click OK.
Click the Settings button, adjust the TIF size to 50 mb, click OK

[more info]
Possibly your cache folder is corrupt:

How To: Delete the Internet Explorer Temporary Internet Files
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

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