"annapolis" wrote:
| my system won't let me delete temp files.  it claims they are in use, even
| from an MS/DOS prompt.  How do I shut them off to allow for deletion?  I
| couldn't even reboot to JUST a dos prompt ... it's not an option under F8.

"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nOsPAM.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Try deleting from the recovery console. First you'll need to Control
> Panel|Admin Tools|Local Security Policy  Recovery console:"Allow floppy
copy
> and access to all drives/folders" set to enabled
>
> Then from the recovery console command line;
> SET allowallpaths = TRUE
>
> to gain access to all folders and try deleting from here.
>
> To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
> Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
> floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup
CD,
> use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks.
At
> the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000
> installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
> Console then prompts you for the administrator password.  If you do not
have
> the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
> computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
> Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
> or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console
starts
> in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
> access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk,
fixboot,
> and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
> you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the
hard
> disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
> root, %systemroot% or %windir%
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "annapolis" wrote:
> | my system won't let me delete temp files.  it claims they are in use,
even
> | from an MS/DOS prompt.  How do I shut them off to allow for deletion?  I
> | couldn't even reboot to JUST a dos prompt ... it's not an option under
F8.
>
>

"Walterius" wrote:
| An easier way is to use EmpTemp (Empty Temporary Files), a freeware
| temporary files deleter. I also use CrapCleaner, another freeware cleanup
| program. To swat your hundreds of MRU entries, try MRUBlaster. Google
should
| locate all three for you.
|
| --
| Walterius