Re: IE6 (SP2) refuses connections while downloading

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From: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE (franksaunders_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 15:25:28 -0600

You will have to Logon the the Default Administrator account to delete those
folders for Owner. If you don't know how to do that tell us whether you
have WinXP Home or WinXP Professional. 

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"newsrider3" <canttake@nospamhere.not> wrote in message
news:OgeOyyc7EHA.2700@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl
> That didn't work. Those folders won't delete. I got the message that
> they're windows system folders and cannot be deleted.
>
> I wonder if they'll delete from safe mode?
>
> Or do I have to try to figure out how to use the Recovery Console? I
> would need some help with the latter, which I've never tried. I know
> how to get there, but then I'm lost. Looks like it's all DOS stuff,
> which leaves me feeling very unconfident, and I wouldn't risk it
> without some specific & expert directions.
>
> "newsrider3" <canttake@nospamhere.not> wrote in message
> news:uzBoSuc7EHA.3684@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> That might be it. Thanks. I had my TIF cache set to 10MB for awhile.
>> Why? Because I read somewhere it was a good idea, but perhaps not!
>> Then, I've increased it to 100MB very recently, which might account
>> for the apparently unreproducible behaviour of my system during IE
>> downloads. Your MVP article suggests to delete the history, temporary 
>> internet
>> files, and cookies folders directly from Windows Explorer in Windows
>> XP. I used to have a batch file to do that chore with W98se, but
>> have never run across one for XP. The XP folder nests are
>> complicated, and I'm uncertain about it. Would the correct paths
>> be(?): c:\documents and settings\owner\local settings\cookies
>> c:\documents and settings\owner\local settings\history
>> c:\documents and settings\owner\local settings\temporary internet
>> files Obviously I'm the "owner", and I seem to have 'administrator 
>> rights'
>> for almost everything I've tried. But to complicate things there are
>> parallel folder nests under 'documents and settings' for
>> administrator, all users, and default user. So I wonder if just
>> deleting those folders for "owner" will be sufficient? I know that
>> sometimes I must access the entries under 'all users' too if I want
>> to modify the start menu. --
>> newsrider3

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