temp

[CanNiBaL513]

can i delete EVERYTHING in the
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp folder????
what about in the
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files??

OS is XP pro

Use IE to delete the stuff in Temoporary Internet Files.

You should be able to delete anything in the Temp folder safely. XP will yell at you if you try to delete something in use.

[Prison Kids]

Yes, I do it all the time, however you may have to re-logon to some sites (like msn's .net passport), on your next visit.

[CanNiBaL513]

yea i did do the "delete files" in the internet options on IE
but some files where still there...
so its totally safe to delete all contents in both folders..

You can delete anything you want. Are they just cookies? Use the 'Delete Cookies' button if you've got one in IE.

EDIT - Are you on a page when you're trying to delete? That could be why you can't delete all of 'em.

[CanNiBaL513]

yea some are cookies, the others are ... txt files...

Cookies are .txt files. You can open any of 'em up in Notepad and decipher some of the stuff in 'em.

If you look in your 'Cookies' directory, you can delete everything but the "index.dat" file. If you delete all of 'em from that directory, there should not be any in your 'Temporary Internet Files'.