Subj : IEXPLORER problem
To   : MIKE ROSS
From : Gerald Miller
Date : Wed Jan 26 2005 07:07 pm

Hello MIKE,

    Responding to a post in the WINDOWS area:
    On Friday January 21 2005 at 14:41,
    MIKE ROSS [1:167/133] wrote to Gerald Miller,
    about: IEXPLORER problem

 GM>> I didn't change anything in the setup, but I did use my favorite
 GM>> text editor to make changes to my Favorites list.  When I deleted
 GM>> Favorite.htm, my problem was gone -- I guess that means I can't
 GM>> use the editor on the Favorite.htm file. ?
 MR> Maybe using your favorite text editor is the origin of the problem.

I think that is very probable.  There is likely a related index file for
the Favorite.htm file and any messing with the .htm will throw the index
out of order..... ?

 MR> Perhaps because its window isn't properly setup and the way it uses
 MR> memory is upsetting the IE window. That is a good cause for a GPF.

As soon as I deleted the Favorite.htm file, all GPF notifications stopped.

 GM>> Something else I discovered...  IE is depositing a Favorite.htm
 GM>> and Global.htm (zero byte files) in the root of my boot drive.  I
 GM>> will try:
 GM>>   Set favorite=C:\Wfw\Ie
 GM>>   Set global=C:\Wfw\Ie
 GM>> to see if that will get rid of the pesky zero byte files.
 MR> If you have your files turning up in multiple directories then there
 MR> is some problem. Maybe also add TMP=C:\Wfw\temp  with TEMP=C:\Wfw\temp
 MR> to be sure. Programs look for a C:\WINDOWS\TEMP though.

I thought that I had the temp directory thingie in hand, but you're correct
about programs looking for C:\Windows\Temp -- I forgot all about that.  I
may as well make a C:\Windows\Temp and then take a look at what lands in
it.

 GM>> When is a good time to delete everything in C:\Wfw\Ie\Cache?
 GM>> Startup? Shutdown?  Once a week?  This directory can get very
 GM>> bloated after visiting a few web sites....
 MR> Size is a bugger but it also speeds access a lot to have the buffers
 MR> on hand. I'd say to get rid of those you don't plan to visit anytime
 MR> soonest.

Hey, I'm running Windows for Workgroup v3.11 here -- speed has never been
an issue with me; I'm just happy to have it run.  <g>

Seriously, I set the batch file up to take out the trash whenever I shut
down Windows.

           Thanks ... Gerald

.... If people listened to themselves more, they'd talk less.
--- GoldED+/DPMI32 v1.1.5-040330 [msg of January 26, 2005]
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