RE: "I use the following .BAT file to clean out junk on my system regularly. Note: The long file names means I cannot run this .BAT file in DOS safe mode, and the work it performs cannot be done in a DOS window. (I remove cookies too.)
REM Delete unwanted files and replace their root folders
DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
MD C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES
MD C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES
DELTREE /Y "C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files"
MD "C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files"
ERASE C:\WIN386.SWP
REM
"
OK, it's been a while since I've used batch files. Infact, I think it was before I got Windows. .... I tried the above and couldn't get it to work. Here's what I did:
1. Rebooted into DOS mode.
2. Typed in the command, "EDIT". (Is that program that came up still called the DOS editor?)
3. Typed this exact text:
REM Delete unwanted files and replace their root folders
DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
MD C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
DELTREE /Y "C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files"
MD "C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files"
REM
4. Saved the file as "PMSWITCH.BAT" in the C:\Windows directory.
5. While still in the DOS mode, went into the C:\Windows directory and typed, "PMSWITCH.BAT".
6. The batch file seemed to run.
7. While still in the DOS Mode, and the C:Windows directory, I typed "WIN" expecting to get back to Windows.
8. I got an error message saying something like "The program is still running, can't go into windows." (Actually, that's not at all what the message said, but I think that was the idea.)
9. I typed the command "EXIT" and, immediately, Windows booted up.
10. I checked the C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files directory, and it still showed as having 80+ meg, although I still couldn't see anything in it.
11. I noticed that I had created a C:\WINDOWS\Temporar directory. Hmmm.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
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