Hi,

If you want to do a farily thorough cleaing of your internet debirs and delete some additional files as well, then avail yourself of a freeware tool like Disk Cleaner available here ... www.xs4all.nl/~mp2004 or use a batch file embedded in or called from your autoexec.bat like Majestic suggested. This will automate the process at bootup. Here is one that I wrote to do exactly that...

@ECHO OFF
REM -------------------- Win9x / IE4-6 ---------------------
REM The following will be purged: Internet Explorer Cookies,
REM Temporary Internet Files (Cache), History, Typed URLs,
REM Downloaded Programs, Offline Web Pages, and Windows Temp
REM (remove REM), Recent (Documents), Recycle Bin folders
REM and various Most Recently Used lists in the registry
REM --------------------------------------------------------
CLS
IF EXIST C:\TEMPOR~1 DELTREE /Y C:\TEMPOR~1 > NUL
IF EXIST C:\COOKIES DELTREE /Y C:\COOKIES > NUL
IF EXIST C:\HISTORY DELTREE /Y C:\HISTORY > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1 DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1 > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\TEMPOR~1 DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\TEMPOR~1 > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\COOKIES DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\COOKIES > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\HISTORY DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\HISTORY > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\APPLIC~1\TEMPOR~1 DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\APPLIC~1\TEMPOR~1 > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\APPLIC~1\COOKIES DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\APPLIC~1\COOKIES > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\APPLIC~1\HISTORY DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\APPLIC~1\HISTORY > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\LOCALS~1\TEMPOR~1 DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\LOCALS~1\TEMPOR~1 > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\LOCALS~1\COOKIES DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\LOCALS~1\COOKIES > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\LOCALS~1\HISTORY DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\LOCALS~1\HISTORY > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\DOWNLO~1\. DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\DOWNLO~1\. > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\OFFLIN~1\. DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\OFFLIN~1\. > NUL
REM DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\. > NUL
DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\RECENT\. > NUL
DELTREE /Y C:\RECYCLED\. > NUL
ECHO REGEDIT4 > C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedTypedURLs] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedTypedURLs] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Wordpad\Recent File List] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RecentDocs] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Doc Find Spec MRU] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StreamMRU] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\OCXStreamMRU] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\RecentURLList] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\RecentFileList] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\LastVisitedMRU] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\OpenSaveMRU] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\InstallLocationsMRU] >> C:\RegClear.reg
REGEDIT /S C:\RegClear.reg
DEL C:\RegClear.reg

Jim McNamara

jimmymac_4

I will look into Disk Cleaner and similar tools.

I am not skilled enough or brave enough to write a batch file.

Thanks for both of the suggestions.

 

 

Hi,

You need no skill to make USE of the batch file ... just cut and paste. You'll like Disk Cleaner. It is simple, powerful and fast.

Jim McNamara

Message Edited by jimmymac_4 on 06-27-2005 05:04 PM

Using JimmyMac_4 file and using is fairly easy.  Use Windows Note Pad to copy, paste and save the information JimmyMac_4 provided.  Then save the file to your c:\windows folder-directory and give it a name like: cleanup.bat.  Then use Windows MSConfig to edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.  Add a new line at the end of the list in the autoexec.bat and simply add the words: cleanup.bat and save the change.  Then next time you boot up your system the batch file JimmyMac_4 provided will automatically run.

Majestic,

Thanks for going to bat for me on my .bat ;^).  I am vacatioining in France and don't get to check in all that often.

Jim McNamara

 

Majestic

Thanks for the reply.

I think I understand your instructions for using JimmyMac_4's batch file.

But being the cautious type and not understanding what the many lines of the batch file mean or what they will do, I probably won't install it.

Nevertheless, I really do appreciate your and JimmyMac_4's help.  I definitely have learned a few things.

 

Hi Majestic,

In addition, I should have added that wherever the batch file is placed (copied to), as long as it is either in the Windows system path or defined by a path statement in the autoexec.bat, all one need add is the batch file name without the .bat. I use ZAP. I like the name. A Call statement works as well (Call ZAP). The only issue is if there is another file with a .exe or .com or some other executable file extension of the same name like ZAP.exe or ZAP.com. I just don recall the order of sequence in which they are executed when the extension is not specified and I just don't have the time to research it right now, so perhaps you can step up to the plate for me one more time.

Jim McNamara

Message Edited by jimmymac_4 on 01-07-200709:40 AM

Hi,

Well, I could give a detailed explanation line by line, but that is pretty tedious. Besides, software authors don't explain their application in such detail and I'm sure that you make use of software without knowing the specific details of how it does what it does. I created this batch file and put it to use years ago and it has since been running on many a PC. It basically looks for where IE stores its internet debri and deletes the contents of the folder or the folder itself which Windows then re-establishes anew. It also clears out a few other folders and creates and executes a registry file that clears out the most common MRU (Most Recent Used) entries from the registry as well. That all the more detail I care to go into, but the bottom line is that when invoked at bootup, this is a farily thorough, automated cleanup procedure that works. Whether you use it or not is entirely up to you.

Jim McNamara

jimmymac_4

Thank you for the explanation of the actions of your batch file.

You are correct that I use application software for which I have never seen the code nor an explanation of the code.  I guess this fact is the very reason that your batch file code looks so intimidating.

Thanks for sharing your batch file and for the explanation.  I am learning a lot.