re: Question about 'Special folders no longer work like they should'
Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 3:03 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by randombox
(2 messages posted)
Good Buddy Jesse,
I know this is gonna be of no help to you but, I have resolved to not let this thing
bother me anymore as I know how to get around the problem! If you register for the
LockerGnome Forums and/or do a search for this >> "Content.IE5" You will see two
posts with a few work arounds! But neither is of help to me!
In addition, forcefully going to this folder (even though it is invisible) by typing
the exact folder name (such as: C:\Documents and Settings\"Your Name"\Local Settings\Temporary
Internet Files\Content.IE5) and then undoing the check box for Read Only or then
going and giving Your Name Full Security Priviliges (as it should be) does nothing
to alleviate the problem as the next time you open WindowsExplorer, it puts them
back to the way they are (read only and then it double shows this folder with the
same EXACT name TWICE)!
You see, I may not know the answer to the question but I surely know that there is
a work around to be able to manipulate it using the direct "Go To" command to this
folder from the ToolBar! So just write it down and take solace that you may not
know the answer but you sure can get to it still to delete contents! I have seen
elsewhere how to relocate the TempInternetFiles folder to another location but I
will not do this as I don't want it to cause other tertiary problems in my system!
Add to the above the fact that I rarely use InternetExplorer (I am a Mozilla fan
for the past 2 years), you can see why I no longer pay any attention to such minor
nits that microsoft has insisted on pestering me with!
There are additional help files such as changing the size of the *.dat file and all
that jazz and there are scripts that you can write to delete contents w/o physically
going to it but all this is for naught only if you want it to bother you some more
or you are in the same exact problematic boat that I am in with is Content.IE5 folder!
Don't fret it (like me) and just jot down the exact location (as I told you above)
and every once in a while you can go there do the clean up if you cannot automated
with wipe history tool in IE6! Dig? I am sorry for the length of this reply but
there is one more additional knowledge I have come across (but one that has not cured
my ill with this Content.IE5 folder) and it is as follows: BUT REMEMBER THIS DOES
NOT GET RID OF THE PROBLEM IN MY SYSTEM:
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Want to See All The Hidden Files and Folders?
Did you know that even when you've selected to view hidden files and folders in >>
Explorer's Tools >> Folder Options >> View Advanced settings, there are some files
that still won't be displayed? These are system files and normally you'd have no
reason to access, change or delete them (and doing so could cause big problems if
you don't know what you're doing). But if you'd like to see everything that's there,
you can make Windows treat these like regular hidden files so that the settings to
view hidden files and folders will cause them to display in Explorer.
You can do so by editing the registry.
? First, navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
? In the right pane, double click the entry ShowSuperHidden.
? Set the data value to 1.
If you later decide you want these "super hidden" files to stay out of sight, set
the data value back to 0.
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On Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at 12:29 pm, randombox wrote:
>11/25/03 - Tweak UI Version 2.10.0.0 provides no function to repair this problem!
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>*In my system, the ONLY user that cannot see "Content.IE5" folder in the "C:\Documents
>and Settings\Current User\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\" is the Current
>User. The CurrentUser can see other users "Content.IE5" but not his/her own!
>*This problem is not resolved via registy key \ShowSuperHidden = 1
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