I want to set up IE6 so that my temp internet files folders are
emptied whenever I close it. MS knowledge base article 814782 is
germane, but a) the menu choice "Empty Temporary Internet Files
folders when browser is closed" doesn't even appear under Internet
options > Advanced tab settings, and b) I find nothing in Norton A-V's
help section that relates to the file lock referred to in 814782. I'm
running under XP Pro. |
Clarification of Question by
nautico-ga
on
07 Mar 2004 11:15 PST
I'm running the 2004 version of NAV.
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Request for Question Clarification by
rainbow-ga
on
07 Mar 2004 11:39 PST
Hi nautico,
I'm posting this as clarification in case this doesn't work for you.
Go to Internet Options > Advanced. Scroll down to Security.
There you will find Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed.
(It should be there, I'm running the same OS as you with IE6).
Check it, then click Apply > OK.
Let me know if this works.
Regards,
Rainbow~
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Clarification of Question by
nautico-ga
on
07 Mar 2004 12:05 PST
Nope, no such choice shows up under my Security menu. It's odd that
you have the choice and I don't!
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Request for Question Clarification by
rainbow-ga
on
07 Mar 2004 12:28 PST
You're right. That is very odd.
I've searched for cases like yours but have found nothing.
My only other suggestion would be to re-install IE and see if it shows
up then. If you do decide to do that, let me know what happens.
Rainbow~
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Clarification of Question by
nautico-ga
on
08 Mar 2004 07:07 PST
I am the system administrator.
Frosthead: I've gone into the registry and got as far as finding the
Persistent key in Cache. There are two keys in Cache, as follows:
(Default) REG-SZ
Persistent REG_BINARY
When I click Modify for Persistent, I see following value data: 0000 01
Exactly how do I enter the modification?
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nautico...
I tried checking the menu choice "Empty Temporary Internet
Files folders when browser is closed" on the Advanced tab
and watching the registry value suggested by frosthead-ga.
It didn't change, even after a refresh.
With a little research, I discovered that the correct key,
which does change when I test it, is as follows:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Internet Settings\Cache
Double-click 'Persistent', set its value to 0, then click OK.
Close the registry editor, then start IE for the change to take
effect.
Of course if the 'Persistent' value doesn't exist, you will
need to create one - a DWORD value, and set it to 0.
If you need assistance with this, don't hesitate to ask.
Please do not rate this answer until you are satisfied that
the answer cannot be improved upon by way of a dialog
established through the "Request for Clarification" process.
sublime1-ga
Searches done, via Google:
"empty temporary internet files folder when browser is closed" registry
://www.google.com/search?q=%22empty+temporary+internet+files+folder+when+browser+is+closed%22+registry |
Request for Answer Clarification by
nautico-ga
on
08 Mar 2004 08:11 PST
Sublime: I want to ensure I have this right. You are telling me to
delete the 0000 01 and replace those six characters with a single 0,
is that right?
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Clarification of Answer by
sublime1-ga
on
08 Mar 2004 08:54 PST
nautico...
I'm glad I checked in. I was about to go out the door.
No! The key I pointed you to has a DWORD value, not a
binary one. The options for that value are 0 and 1,
when you open it. If you're still seeing six digits,
you're on the wrong key.
Don't bother at all with this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Internet Settings\Cache
Only change the value for 'Persistent' under this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Internet Settings\Cache
...or create a DWORD value named 'Persistent' under that
key, if there isn't one already.
sublime1-ga
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Request for Answer Clarification by
nautico-ga
on
08 Mar 2004 09:10 PST
I'm sorry, but I remain confused. I gather what I am trying to find is
the following:
Persistent REG_DWORD
under the following: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Internet Settings\Cache
Is that correct?
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Request for Answer Clarification by
nautico-ga
on
08 Mar 2004 10:07 PST
If I follow your instructions for creating a DWORD value named
Persistent, I would then show the following under Cache:
(Default) REG-SZ
Persistent REG_BINARY [leaving those 6 characters as they are]
Persistent REG_DWORD [with a value of 0]
Have I got it right? I want to be especially careful here, because I
know how easy it is to muck up one's registry and with sometimes
disastrous effects!
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Clarification of Answer by
sublime1-ga
on
08 Mar 2004 15:23 PST
nautico...
I just got home. My response will be forthcoming immediately.
sublime1-ga
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Clarification of Answer by
sublime1-ga
on
08 Mar 2004 16:01 PST
nautico...
The answer to your first Request For Clarification is:
Yes. You are trying to locate, or add, the following:
Persistent REG_DWORD value = 0
under the following: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Internet Settings\Cache
In your second Request For Clarification, you say:
"If I follow your instructions for creating a DWORD value named
Persistent, I would then show the following under Cache:
(Default) REG-SZ
Persistent REG_BINARY [leaving those 6 characters as they are]
Persistent REG_DWORD [with a value of 0]"
Close, but not quite. There should be *no* REG_BINARY value
under the key in question, which, again, is:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Internet Settings\Cache
The REG_BINARY entry you describe should be under the other
key, which I said to leave alone, that being:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Internet Settings\Cache
That key should show the Default entry and the REG_BINARY
entry set to 0000 01, along with about 5 other REG_BINARY
entries.
You can completely ignore this entire key and the value of
the 'Persistent' entry contained within it.
The other key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Internet Settings\Cache
should not have *any* REG_BINARY entries at all.
If there is a REG_BINARY entry for 'Persistent' under that
key, it should not be there, so make sure you are in the
right directory structure beginning with HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
and *not* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. I would delete any REG_BINARY
entry named 'Persistent' under this key.
What *should* be there are two entries only:
(Default) REG-SZ
Persistent REG_DWORD [with a value of 0]
This is how you want it to end up, no matter what you see
there now, but feel free to elaborate on that, if you like.
I understand your concern about making irreversible changes
to the registry, so I will instruct you on how to safeguard
against this.
Before making any changes at all, simply single-click on the
'cache' key (under which you are about to make changes) in the
left-hand window of the Registry Editor.
Once it is highlighted, go to the menu bar at the top of the
window, and select 'Registry' -> 'Export Registry File...'
A dialog box will open allowing you to name the file and save
it to a location of your choice. Just make a note of where you
saved it. You could name the file HKCU.cache (for the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER directory/cache key). The file will be given
a '.reg' extension so it will save as HKCU.cache.reg in the
directory you choose.
If you want to reinstate your registry to how it was before
you made any changes, simply locate this file in the directory
where you saved it, and either double-click on it, or
right-click on it and select 'merge' from the menu. This
will restore the registry key to its original state.
sublime1-ga
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