Re: .TMP files

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From: Lynn W (lynn.williamson_at_btForeverRedinternet.com)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 18:11:15 -0000

Sorry found it now, I had to change the view to Show hidden files. There
are loads in there, so I take it I need to follow your instructions as I
understand it, reboot, go straight to that folder, delete files 

-- 
Lynn
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"Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:ub1Jkv72EHA.4028@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> Any .TMP files that are in the Recycle Bin can be deleted.  Have a look in
> the following folder:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\<your account name>\Local Settings\Temp
>
> -- 
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User
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>
>
> "Lynn W" <lynn.williamson@btForeverRedinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:%234NRpy62EHA.2568@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks Will is there a particular folder where I should be looking for
> > these
> > files? After I deleted the files before (there was a couple that it
> > wouldn't
> > allow me to delete, guess the system was using them) I rebooted system
and
> > it started okay.  Is it safe to now remove them from the Recycle Bin?
> >
> > -- 
> > Lynn
> > Please remove spamtrap if replying via email
> > "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:ek6AMu62EHA.2572@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> Reboot your system - after that any .TMP files that are remaining can
be
> >> deleted.
> >>
> >> -- 
> >>
> >> Will Denny
> >> MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User
> >> Please reply to the News Groups
> >>
> >>
> >> "Lynn W" <lynn.williamson@btForeverRedinternet.com> wrote in message
> >> news:eW3FAo62EHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> > Am I right in thinking that anything with a .tmp extension can be
> >> > safely
> >> > deleted?  I was looking up on Google to try and find out what
> > A~NSUSu_.exe
> >> > was which was in the Programs in Zone Alarm.  On reading the results
> >> > someone
> >> > suggested doing a search for *.tmp files and deleting any that were
> > found.
> >> > I found 27 and have placed them in the Recycle Bin.  I always
> >> > understood
> >> > that anything that was put in the Temp folders were deleting on
> >> > shutting
> >> > down the computer? I would appreciate some clarification on what the
> >> > situation is.  I would like to keep my machine as tidy as possible
and
> > let
> >> > it not get cluttered with unnecessary files.
> >> >
> >> > -- 
> >> > Lynn
> >> > Please remove spamtrap if replying via email
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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