Re: IE 6 won't create new index.dat

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From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 05/09/04 

Date: Sun, 09 May 2004 04:11:50 GMT

Darren;

There are two Temporary Internet Files related to your profile.
If you right click the IE icon | Properties | General tab | Settings button
 | View Files button
That will open
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files

If you Start | Run | Type: cleanmgr | OK |
Highlight: Temporary Internet Files | View Files button |
That will open
C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5

Or
Start | Run | Type: %TEMP% | OK |
Click the Folders icon | Click the [+] next to
Temporary Internet Files and click
Temporary Internet Files
That will open
C:\DOCUME~1\YOUR~1.HER\LOCALS~1\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5

The folder with Content.IE5 is somehow related to offline files. If you use
OE it will have lots in it. Smoke and mirrors.
==========

Are you set up to see Hidden folders?

Hidden files and folders

Start | Settings | Control Panel | Folder Options | View tab
Check:
Display the contents of system folders
Show hidden files and folders
UNCheck:
Hide protected operating system files
Apply | OK

[[Hidden files and folders will appear dimmed to indicate they are not
typical items.]]
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Right click Internet Explorer icon | Properties | Advanced tab |
UNCheck:  Reuse windows for launching shortcuts |
Apply | OK

[[Specifies that when you click a Web link in an Internet-aware program,
such as Outlook Express, and there is already an Internet Explorer window
open, the Web page appears in the open browser window instead of opening a
new window.]]

You Cannot Open New Internet Explorer Window or Nothing Happens After You
Click a Link
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679#appliesto

'Open in New Window' Command Does Not Work in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q180/1/76.asp&NoWebContent=1#appliesto

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For Internet Explorer 5 and above, you can follow these directions to clear
out temporary files and delete cookies.

1) Open Internet Explorer and click on Tools
2) Click on Internet Options
3) On the General Tab, in the middle of the screen, click on Delete Files
4) Click on OK and wait for the hourglass icon to stop after it deletes the
temporary internet files
5) On the General Tab, in the middle of the screen, click on Delete Files
 {Yes, one more time}
6) Check the box Delete all offline content
7) Click on OK and wait for the hourglass icon to stop after it deletes the
temporary internet files
8) You can now click on Delete Cookies and click OK to delete cookies that
websites have placed on your hard drive.

To clear the Internet History in IE:
1) Open Internet Explorer and click on Tools
2) Click on Internet Options
3) On the General Tab, in the middle of the screen, click on Clear History
4) Click OK 

-- 
Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
In news:a56201c43566$f1d80920$a501280a@phx.gbl,
Darren Tam <darren_tam@removethis.lrroadlines.co.uk>  hunted and pecked:
> Hi Wes,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> Currently all the temporary internet files are being
> dumped into the "Temporary Internet Files" folder of the
> profile I am logged in to.
>
> I've tried to create a new sub folder within
> the "Temporary Internet Files" folder, but it won't allow
> it. There is no option to create a New Folder when
> the "Temporary Internet Files" folder is selected and I
> can't copy an empty folder across into the directory
> either.
>
> The reason why I am trying to recreate a "Content.IE5"
> folder and an "index.dat" fole is because I am still
> getting blank windows whenever I use the "Open In New
> Window" command with Internet Explorer 6 which causes it
> to hang. Pressing F5 Refresh doesn't work. I then have to
> close all the Internet Explorer windows using the Task
> Manager before it will allow me to do anything else.
>
> Any help or advice in resolving the matter would be much
> appreciated.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Darren
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Darren;
>>
>> I don't know why you want the damn thing back.  Try to create a new
>> Content.IE5 folder under whichever path it's missing from.
>> i.e.
>> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary
>> Internet Files\Content.IE5
>> C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\Temporary
>> Internet Files\Content.IE5
>> C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Temporary
>> Internet Files\Content.IE5
>> C:\Documents and Settings\NetworkService\Local Settings\Temporary
>> Internet Files\Content.IE5
>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\Temporary
>> Internet Files\Content.IE5
>> C:\DOCUME~1\WESLEY~1.VOG\LOCALS~1\Temporary Internet
>> Files\Content.IE5
>>
>> Where are your tifs getting dumped into?
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps.  Let us know.
>> Wes
>>
>> In news:a51201c4354e$12ff77f0$a101280a@phx.gbl,
>> Darren Tam <darren_tam@removethis.lrroadlines.co.uk>
> hunted and pecked:
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> I deleted the "Content.IE5" folder fron the Local
>>> Settings folder of the profile that I am using.
>>>
>>> This was an attempt to try to fix the blank window
>>> problem whenever I use "Open In New Window" command.
>>>
>>> However opon reboot and reloading of IE6, the computer is
>>> not creating a new "Content.IE5" folder of an index.dat
>>> file. Instead, it is just dumping all the temporary
>>> internet files in the main "Temporary Internet Files"
>>> folder.
>>>
>>> Any help or advice on this matter would be much
>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>> Darren
>>
>> .
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