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To: thecow who wrote (12972)	11/4/2000 10:59:00 AM
From: mr.mark	Respond to of 110652

hi tc "If anyone has any favorite 98 se tweaks or cable tweaks or favorite shareware or freeware programs that they particularly like..." i've been using this freeware for over three months now, and i rather like it. ShuTZ 2000 Shutdown or Reboot with just 1 touch jthz.com looks like i may need to install the updated version. i see this one is winme and w2k compatible. anyway, this little program gets my thumbs up. i think there are hundreds of shutdown routines out there. :) mark

To: thecow who wrote (12972)	11/4/2000 2:46:20 PM
From: mr.mark	Respond to of 110652

"If anyone has any favorite 98se tweaks or cable tweaks or favorite shareware or freeware programs that they particularly like..." i have been using the following tweak for 2-3 months with zero problems. <g> i posted this info back in august, but in going back to it, i see the pcworld link i embedded then has since changed when they archived the piece, so i have 'reworked' the post here... Lincoln Spector From the May 2000 issue of PC World magazine Tuesday, March 14, 2000 "Empty the Temp Folder Automatically Q: Can I set something up to automatically empty the temp folder on a regular basis? A: You can safely remove anything in C:\Windows\Temp that was created before the current Windows session. So the best time to have it automatically emptied is during boot-up. Here's how to do that: Select Start, Run, type the command sysedit and press Enter to launch the System Configuration Editor. Once there, go to the autoexec.bat window. That batch file may contain text, or it may be blank. Either way, add these two lines: deltree /y c:\windows\temp md c:\windows\temp Save the file and exit the program. From now on, you'll get an empty temp folder every time you boot. ********************* A Better Way to Empty Windows' Temp Folder pcworld.com I was stung with criticism for my advice on deleting the contents of C:\Windows\Temp every time you boot (see "Empty the Temp Folder Automatically" pcworld.com ). Readers pointed out, correctly, that I used two DOS commands where the single command line deltree /y c:\windows\temp\ (don't forget that final backslash) would also do the job. IMPORTANT! Certain installation programs leave files in the Temp folder, reboot your computer, then use those files to finish the installation. If you empty Temp via autoexec.bat as I stated, the installation won't work. The solution is to put this deltree command in the StartUp menu, since programs in this menu run only after any such installation routines. Right-click the taskbar and select Properties. Click the Start Menu Programs tab, then the Add button. For the Command line, enter deltree /y c:\windows\temp\. Click Next. For the rest of the wizard, pick the defaults. Once you're done with the wizard, select Start, Programs, StartUp, right-click deltree, and select Properties. (If you have Windows 95, right-click Start and select Explore. Navigate to the Programs\StartUp folder, right-click deltree and select Properties there.) Click the Program tab, check "Close on exit," and click OK." >>>> standard disclaimer:** my attempts at assistance may have nothing to do with what is in fact going on with your computer. :) mark