Okay, here's what I have now:del /Q C:\WINNT\ShellIconCache del /Q C:\Program Files\ICQ\AteBrowser\{ICQnumber}\cache\*.* del /Q C:\Download\*.*...
Okay, here's the batch file that doesn't work: del C:\WINNT\SHELLICONCACHE del C:\WINNT\OFFLINE WEB PAGES\*.* del...
Steve, cmd.exe is working just fine now, thanks to your earlier suggestion. It's my "cleanup" batch file that's not working, and I'm convinced...
Steve, I'm using cmd.exe - if it's the more powerful of the two, why should I use command.com instead? Profgab, I do have the complete paths to...
When you install Win2K, you get the choice of formatting your hard drive as FAT32 (the system used by Win9x) or NTFS (literally, "NT File System"...
I would have thought that the "fake DOS" would run batch files. But in Win95, I had a little batch file that would empty the recycle bins, delete...
Steve, I went into the "Properties" for my existing shortcut and changed the "start in ", and that did the trick! Thanks! Hugh, before I...
It used to be that, when I opened the "fake DOS" Command Prompt, it would open to: C:\> Now it opens to: C:\Documents and Settings\My...
How do I do that, Angel71? When I ran Win98, I had a little batch file that I used to do things like empty the TEMP directories, clean out my...
I downloaded and installed that program, and it started to do incomprehensible things to my registry, and annoy me with cryptic messages about...
I'm running Win2K Pro. I have a few programs that open on start-up: Netscape Mail Notify, WeatherBug, and ZoneAlarm. Logically, ZA ought to start...
Well, Newt, that describes what it does, but it doesn't tell me how to disable or re-enable it. The registry keys it mentions are already set to...
Steve, those instructions were just what I needed! After making those changes to the registry, and renaming the specified files, and rebooting, I...
What exactly do you mean by "disable/re-enable system file protection "?
I don't use the Fax program. And I use Netscape 4.8 for email and newsgroups. I would really like to get rid of OE completely. I remember that,...
When I rename it, it creates a new file with the "right" name :-(
It might have installed itself along with IE 6, rather than with Win2K Pro itself. But either way, it makes me nervous - OE seems to be a highly...
I use Netscape 4.8 for email and news. I don't have Outlook at all, just OE. It seems to have installed itself along with Win2K Pro, without...
I never wanted Outlook Express on my computer, and I didn't think I had installed it. But there it is, with its own folder in Windows Explorer. I...
And I followed the instructions, and got rid of everything I didn't want on my Search menu. Thanks!
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