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~Dan~ · 06-05-2004, 05:05

Reboot to msdos mode [Don't just open a dos window, it's not the same - windows keeps a 2nd hidden copy of the cache that's only properly deleted from dos.]

C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV
[that'll speed things up]

DELTREE/Y C:/WINDOWS/TEMP
DELTREE/Y C:/WINDOWS/HISTORY
DELTREE/Y C:/WINDOWS/TEMPOR~1

if you don't mind losing all your messageboard logins and having to log into them all again you can also do
DELTREE/Y C:/WINDOWS/COOKIES

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I'll just add that with my pc I found it impossible to get the darn thing out of msdos mode! The solution is to make a backup of your autoexec.bat before you restart in dos mode (luckily I'd made a backup) and copy the backup back onto your autoexec.bat, then reboot, and during the reboot procedure it gives the option to restart in normal mode. Maybe my pc is just weird or maybe there's a simple command or keypress to restart in normal mode?

06-05-2004, 05:05	#13
~Dan~ Inactive Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 80	Re: Windows temp folder Reboot to msdos mode [Don't just open a dos window, it's not the same - windows keeps a 2nd hidden copy of the cache that's only properly deleted from dos.] C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV [that'll speed things up] DELTREE/Y C:/WINDOWS/TEMP DELTREE/Y C:/WINDOWS/HISTORY DELTREE/Y C:/WINDOWS/TEMPOR~1 if you don't mind losing all your messageboard logins and having to log into them all again you can also do DELTREE/Y C:/WINDOWS/COOKIES ---- I'll just add that with my pc I found it impossible to get the darn thing out of msdos mode! The solution is to make a backup of your autoexec.bat before you restart in dos mode (luckily I'd made a backup) and copy the backup back onto your autoexec.bat, then reboot, and during the reboot procedure it gives the option to restart in normal mode. Maybe my pc is just weird or maybe there's a simple command or keypress to restart in normal mode?