Another Vista Problem(Index.dat)

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It seems that Vista has created another whole new set of problems for programs to work around.

I have written an app to clean the Temp, Temporary Internet Files and Cookies, along with any other folders the user might want to cleanup. The only way I could find to delete the Index.dat files was to do it with a batch file, placed in the root of C: and then an entry in the RunOnce key of HKLM. This would run the batch file before the user was logged on and the Index.dat files could then be deleted.

I know that was probably not the best way to accomplish removing the Index.dat files, but it seemed to be the only way I could get it to work, as Microsoft keeps them so well protected, but they just keep growing.

Now along comes Vista and you cannot copy anything to C: drive, without Admin permission's and you cannot access HKLM through VB6. If you use HKCU the Index.dat files are then in use and cannot be deleted.

Does anyone know a way around this problem?

Thanks,
Norm

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