Can't delete over 200,000 files

Bob S.

Thanks a million. That did the trick. All the folders are in the
Recycyle Bin, except for two I didn't delete; "Configuration" and a
15MB "dat" file. Is there any problem if I delete them from the
Recycle Bin?? One other thing - each time I right clicked on the
folders, I got a message "This page has an unspecified potential
security risk". What does that mean, and should I worry about it?
Thanks agian.


On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:00:02 -0400, "Nepatsfan" <>
wrote:

>In news:,
>Bob S. <> wrote:
>> I am runing XP Home with all the updates. Recenly, I
>> noticed that
>> my antivirus and spyware programs are scanning about 200,000
>> extra
>> files, and taking much longer to scan. For instance, the
>> antivirus now
>> takes 3 hours, rather than the previous 42 minutes.
>>
>> Most of the time is spent scanning "Compaq_Owner/Documents
>> and
>> Settings/Local Setting/Temporary Internet Files ie5. I can't
>> find any
>> such folder. When I go to the "Temporary Internet Files", and
>> delete
>> all but cookies, I then see about 60 files.But when I check
>> on
>> "Properties" for the filder, it says that I have 201,000
>> files in four
>> folders. I can't find them. Using IE6/tools/delete temporary
>> files
>> doesn't help either. I have selected "Show hidden files" in
>> the My
>> Computer file options.
>>
>> Can anyone help me to explain and solve this problem?
>> Thanks.
>>
>> What can I do to find and delete these files.
>
>Have you deleted the contents of this folder?
>
>C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Ownner\Local
>Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
>
>This folder will not be visible from your account even when
>you've configured XP to show all hidden files and folders. To
>view this folder, do the following;
>
>Open your Temporary Internet Files folder.
>Click in the address bar at the top of the window so the path
>to that folder is highlighted.
>Hit the right arrow key on your keyboard.
>Enter the following next to Temporary Internet Files in the
>address bar.
>
>\Content.IE5
>
>Hit the Enter key.
>Delete all of the subfolders you find in the Content.IE5
>folder.
>
>Good luck
>
>Nepatsfan
>
>

Nepatsfan

Any folders you deleted from the Content.IE5 folder that have
names consisting of 8 random alphanumeric characters can be
permanently deleted from the Recycle Bin. The warning message
is normal. In your case it can be disregarded.

Nepatsfan

In news:,
Bob S. <> wrote:
> Thanks a million. That did the trick. All the folders are in
> the
> Recycyle Bin, except for two I didn't delete; "Configuration"
> and a
> 15MB "dat" file. Is there any problem if I delete them from
> the
> Recycle Bin?? One other thing - each time I right clicked
> on the
> folders, I got a message "This page has an unspecified
> potential
> security risk". What does that mean, and should I worry about
> it?
> Thanks agian.
>
>
> On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:00:02 -0400, "Nepatsfan"
> <>
> wrote:
>
>> In news:,
>> Bob S. <> wrote:
>>> I am runing XP Home with all the updates. Recenly, I
>>> noticed that
>>> my antivirus and spyware programs are scanning about
>>> 200,000
>>> extra
>>> files, and taking much longer to scan. For instance, the
>>> antivirus now
>>> takes 3 hours, rather than the previous 42 minutes.
>>>
>>> Most of the time is spent scanning "Compaq_Owner/Documents
>>> and
>>> Settings/Local Setting/Temporary Internet Files ie5. I
>>> can't
>>> find any
>>> such folder. When I go to the "Temporary Internet Files",
>>> and
>>> delete
>>> all but cookies, I then see about 60 files.But when I check
>>> on
>>> "Properties" for the filder, it says that I have 201,000
>>> files in four
>>> folders. I can't find them. Using IE6/tools/delete
>>> temporary
>>> files
>>> doesn't help either. I have selected "Show hidden files"
>>> in
>>> the My
>>> Computer file options.
>>>
>>> Can anyone help me to explain and solve this problem?
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> What can I do to find and delete these files.
>>
>> Have you deleted the contents of this folder?
>>
>> C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Ownner\Local
>> Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
>>
>> This folder will not be visible from your account even when
>> you've configured XP to show all hidden files and folders.
>> To
>> view this folder, do the following;
>>
>> Open your Temporary Internet Files folder.
>> Click in the address bar at the top of the window so the
>> path
>> to that folder is highlighted.
>> Hit the right arrow key on your keyboard.
>> Enter the following next to Temporary Internet Files in the
>> address bar.
>>
>> \Content.IE5
>>
>> Hit the Enter key.
>> Delete all of the subfolders you find in the Content.IE5
>> folder.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Nepatsfan

Bob S.

Thanks so much for your time and excellent help. Also thanks to all
the others who offered solutions.

On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 16:11:53 -0400, "Nepatsfan" <>
wrote:

>Any folders you deleted from the Content.IE5 folder that have
>names consisting of 8 random alphanumeric characters can be
>permanently deleted from the Recycle Bin. The warning message
>is normal. In your case it can be disregarded.
>
>Nepatsfan
>
>In news:,
>Bob S. <> wrote:
>> Thanks a million. That did the trick. All the folders are in
>> the
>> Recycyle Bin, except for two I didn't delete; "Configuration"
>> and a
>> 15MB "dat" file. Is there any problem if I delete them from
>> the
>> Recycle Bin?? One other thing - each time I right clicked
>> on the
>> folders, I got a message "This page has an unspecified
>> potential
>> security risk". What does that mean, and should I worry about
>> it?
>> Thanks agian.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:00:02 -0400, "Nepatsfan"
>> <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In news:,
>>> Bob S. <> wrote:
>>>> I am runing XP Home with all the updates. Recenly, I
>>>> noticed that
>>>> my antivirus and spyware programs are scanning about
>>>> 200,000
>>>> extra
>>>> files, and taking much longer to scan. For instance, the
>>>> antivirus now
>>>> takes 3 hours, rather than the previous 42 minutes.
>>>>
>>>> Most of the time is spent scanning "Compaq_Owner/Documents
>>>> and
>>>> Settings/Local Setting/Temporary Internet Files ie5. I
>>>> can't
>>>> find any
>>>> such folder. When I go to the "Temporary Internet Files",
>>>> and
>>>> delete
>>>> all but cookies, I then see about 60 files.But when I check
>>>> on
>>>> "Properties" for the filder, it says that I have 201,000
>>>> files in four
>>>> folders. I can't find them. Using IE6/tools/delete
>>>> temporary
>>>> files
>>>> doesn't help either. I have selected "Show hidden files"
>>>> in
>>>> the My
>>>> Computer file options.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone help me to explain and solve this problem?
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> What can I do to find and delete these files.
>>>
>>> Have you deleted the contents of this folder?
>>>
>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Ownner\Local
>>> Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
>>>
>>> This folder will not be visible from your account even when
>>> you've configured XP to show all hidden files and folders.
>>> To
>>> view this folder, do the following;
>>>
>>> Open your Temporary Internet Files folder.
>>> Click in the address bar at the top of the window so the
>>> path
>>> to that folder is highlighted.
>>> Hit the right arrow key on your keyboard.
>>> Enter the following next to Temporary Internet Files in the
>>> address bar.
>>>
>>> \Content.IE5
>>>
>>> Hit the Enter key.
>>> Delete all of the subfolders you find in the Content.IE5
>>> folder.
>>>
>>> Good luck
>>>
>>> Nepatsfan
>
>

Nepatsfan

You're welcome.

Nepatsfan

In news:,
Bob S. <> wrote:
> Thanks so much for your time and excellent help. Also thanks
> to all
> the others who offered solutions.
>
> On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 16:11:53 -0400, "Nepatsfan"
> <>
> wrote:
>
>> Any folders you deleted from the Content.IE5 folder that
>> have
>> names consisting of 8 random alphanumeric characters can be
>> permanently deleted from the Recycle Bin. The warning
>> message
>> is normal. In your case it can be disregarded.
>>
>> Nepatsfan
>>
>> In news:,
>> Bob S. <> wrote:
>>> Thanks a million. That did the trick. All the folders are
>>> in
>>> the
>>> Recycyle Bin, except for two I didn't delete;
>>> "Configuration"
>>> and a
>>> 15MB "dat" file. Is there any problem if I delete them from
>>> the
>>> Recycle Bin?? One other thing - each time I right clicked
>>> on the
>>> folders, I got a message "This page has an unspecified
>>> potential
>>> security risk". What does that mean, and should I worry
>>> about
>>> it?
>>> Thanks agian.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:00:02 -0400, "Nepatsfan"
>>> <>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In news:,
>>>> Bob S. <> wrote:
>>>>> I am runing XP Home with all the updates. Recenly, I
>>>>> noticed that
>>>>> my antivirus and spyware programs are scanning about
>>>>> 200,000
>>>>> extra
>>>>> files, and taking much longer to scan. For instance, the
>>>>> antivirus now
>>>>> takes 3 hours, rather than the previous 42 minutes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Most of the time is spent scanning
>>>>> "Compaq_Owner/Documents
>>>>> and
>>>>> Settings/Local Setting/Temporary Internet Files ie5. I
>>>>> can't
>>>>> find any
>>>>> such folder. When I go to the "Temporary Internet Files",
>>>>> and
>>>>> delete
>>>>> all but cookies, I then see about 60 files.But when I
>>>>> check
>>>>> on
>>>>> "Properties" for the filder, it says that I have 201,000
>>>>> files in four
>>>>> folders. I can't find them. Using IE6/tools/delete
>>>>> temporary
>>>>> files
>>>>> doesn't help either. I have selected "Show hidden files"
>>>>> in
>>>>> the My
>>>>> Computer file options.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone help me to explain and solve this problem?
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> What can I do to find and delete these files.
>>>>
>>>> Have you deleted the contents of this folder?
>>>>
>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Ownner\Local
>>>> Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
>>>>
>>>> This folder will not be visible from your account even
>>>> when
>>>> you've configured XP to show all hidden files and folders.
>>>> To
>>>> view this folder, do the following;
>>>>
>>>> Open your Temporary Internet Files folder.
>>>> Click in the address bar at the top of the window so the
>>>> path
>>>> to that folder is highlighted.
>>>> Hit the right arrow key on your keyboard.
>>>> Enter the following next to Temporary Internet Files in
>>>> the
>>>> address bar.
>>>>
>>>> \Content.IE5
>>>>
>>>> Hit the Enter key.
>>>> Delete all of the subfolders you find in the Content.IE5
>>>> folder.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck
>>>>
>>>> Nepatsfan