Posted by Larry Hoover on August 16, 2004, at 10:09:37
In reply to Re: temporary files problem with Explorer, posted by Dr. Bob on August 16, 2004, at 9:04:47
> > it looks like one of the recent updates changed things. There's a new button in Tools>Internet Options>General tab> Temporary Internet Files> Delete Files> delete local files....
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> Are there now different settings for different types of temporary Internet files? I'm just wondering if this is a different procedure than (and I should update) the "Microsoft" bullet at:
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> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#cleanup
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> Thanks, and I'm glad you figured this out,
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> BobI can only say that it looks like this is a new feature with the latest XP/IE upgrade. It didn't allow clearing the local files before. I don't know what you used to be able to delete (when you asked it to delete the temp files), exactly, but it wasn't all the local files, for sure. That's why those third party software programs were once necessary. Now Mr. Gates has finally seen the light, and he added this new "feature" to his bloatware....errr....software.
Lar
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