Hi. Got a couple of problems that you can possibly help me with, both relating to the “temporary internet files” folder (I think)
The first one is the fact that I can’t get into it any more! I used to be able to open it and see what was in it (when I had Win2k). This was particularly useful, as I could delete all the versions of files that get opened from emails (I use Outlook) which are habitually stored there in a sub-folder. Windows Explorer now reports (by right clicking) that I have some 83Mb of files in there, but assorted cleaning utilities have failed to find and delete them. I’ve tried looking at the security settings, but that particular tab has disappeared from the properties window on that folder (it’s there on all the others, though!). I use NIS 2004, but to the best of my knowledge that doesn’t restrict my access to that folder.
Currently, the only way to access the folder is to open a file from an email attachment, choose “Save As” to open up in the folder where the file is (i.e. the temp internet files folder), and then delete all the files you can see – although it has the drawback that they are only of the types allowed by the application. Bizarre.
Second problem is one sticky saved “address” in IE. I went to the site by mistake looking for somewhere else [it’s perfectly innocuous, honest!], and now it persists in keeping the address in the drop down box – you know, the one that appears when you start typing a web address. Assorted cleaning utilities fail to delete it (including the ones in IE), although they will delete absolutely everything else [mostly – a couple of history items always seem to get left behind in the folders, too]. It’s annoying.
Help, please. Thanks.
Stuart
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