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dreaming<>demon · 03-04-2006, 11:32 AM

also 4 future reference, it can help to navigate to your 'temp' folder manually to remove similar files.

To locate its : C:\Documents and Settings\(User)*\Local Settings\Temp

*User can be whatever you named your user eg :
C:\Documents and Settings\Superman\Local Settings\Temp

--DELETE all or as much as you can outta this folder--

Note : If you cannot see or find the folder "Local settings" this is normal, however, to locate it you need to do this :

1. Click START - then CONTROL PANEL
2. Double click on the "FOLDER OPTIONS" icon
3. In the window that appears, Click on the "VIEW" tab
4. In the list shown to you, Select "Show hidden files and folders" Click the "apply" button, then "OK" .

Here is an easy to use program that is

FREE

and it will clean your temporary caches for you :
CCleaner ( http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/ )

03-04-2006, 11:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
dreaming<>demon True Techie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 134	also 4 future reference, it can help to navigate to your 'temp' folder manually to remove similar files. To locate its : C:\Documents and Settings\(User)\Local Settings\Temp* User can be whatever you named your user eg : C:\Documents and Settings\Superman\Local Settings\Temp --DELETE all or as much as you can outta this folder-- Note : If you cannot see or find the folder "Local settings" this is normal, however, to locate it you need to do this : 1. Click START - then CONTROL PANEL 2. Double click on the "FOLDER OPTIONS" icon 3. In the window that appears, Click on the "VIEW" tab 4. In the list shown to you, Select "Show hidden files and folders*" Click the "apply" button, then "OK" . Here is an easy to use program that is FREE and it will clean your temporary caches for you : CCleaner ( http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/ )