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Thread ID: 8774	2001-04-17 05:40:00	Adding command lines to Autoexec.bat	Guest (0)	Press F1

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11438	2001-04-17 05:40:00	Never used autoexec.bat before so Simple answers please. I would like to add the following to autoexex for deleting files at startup: del c:\windows\history\history.ie5\index.dat and the same for temp files and cookies. Do these commands also have to be added to other system file which works with autoexec.bat (can't remember the name)Hope you can help.	Guest (0)
11439	2001-04-17 10:39:00	Create your own batch file. Open Notepad write the lines you need and when you save save it as 'DelIndex.bat' or something to that effect include the Quotes or it will save it as a DelIndex.bat.txt / or save as DelIndex.Bat and the File Type as All Files, will do the same... If you create a directory called batch and store your batch files there, then just reference the batch file you want to run in your autoexec.bat file, less changes required in the autoexec file. Had a similar request from a friend regarding the FAT.DB file that used to take up a huge amount of space in Netscape and would become corrupt at times throwing out all sorts of spurious errors. I am no expert at this so for all you officianados out there that may stumble across this and laugh, it worked for me...heh! heh! REM ------COPY FROM HERE----- @ ECHO OFF REM This deletes all the files in the Netscape REM cache. Sometimes html files suffer corruption REM and it is also good housekeeping to delete REM these files. A check is made to see if the REM FAT.DB files exists, if not then the files REM have already been deleted so exit proc. :Begin IF EXIST C:\PROGRA~1\NETSCAPE\USERS\CHASEM~1\CACHE\FAT.DB DEL C:\PROGRA~1\NETSCAPE\USERS\CHASEM~1\CACHE\?*.* :end EXIT REM -----TO HERE----- Obviously you'll need to substitute your own path for this... Hope this helps...	Guest (0)
11440	2001-04-17 10:41:00	Create your own batch file. Open Notepad write the lines you need and when you save save it as 'DelIndex.bat' or something to that effect include the Quotes or it will save it as a DelIndex.bat.txt / or save as DelIndex.Bat and the File Type as All Files, will do the same... If you create a directory called batch and store your batch files there, then just reference the batch file you want to run in your autoexec.bat file, less changes required in the autoexec file. Had a similar request from a friend regarding the FAT.DB file that used to take up a huge amount of space in Netscape and would become corrupt at times throwing out all sorts of spurious errors. I am no expert at this so for all you officianados out there that may stumble across this and laugh, it worked for me... heh! heh! REM ------COPY FROM HERE----- @ ECHO OFF REM This deletes all the files in the Netscape REM cache. Sometimes html files suffer corruption REM and it is also good housekeeping to delete REM these files. A check is made to see if the REM FAT.DB files exists, if not then the files REM have already been deleted so exit proc. :Begin IF EXIST C:\PROGRA~1\NETSCAPE\USERS\CHASEM~1\CACHE\FAT.DB DEL C:\PROGRA~1\NETSCAPE\USERS\CHASEM~1\CACHE\?*.* :end EXIT REM -----TO HERE----- Obviously you'll need to substitute your own path for this... then all you'll need to do is add the following line to your autoexec.bat file C:\BATCH\DELINDEX.BAT That is of course if you decide to save it in C:\batch\ Hope this helps...	Guest (0)
11441	2001-04-17 11:14:00	Hmmm! REM commands need to be at the front of each line... these didn't wrap that well... serves me right for straight copy / paste... REM Something REM something else Ok?	Guest (0)
11442	2001-04-19 20:12:00	Gosh if you browser has not got these features built in I'd be switching to Internet explorer 5.5. Phobee	Guest (0)
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