Re: local settings/temp ??

Goomeri <g@127.0.0.1> wrote in news:4825381a@APPSERV1.gamewoodapp.net:

> As we all know there sits a folder called Temp in Documents and 
> Settings/username/local settings/ temp
> 
> Can I safelt delete everything in that temp folder. It has another 
> couple of folders and in one of them is an item calling itself
> Au_.exe. 
> 
> In fact any Temp folder I find, can I delete all contents?
> 
> One strange thing I found is to do with SuperAntiSpyware. For Updates
> to work it calls on ssupdate.exe in the above Temp folder. when at the
> same time it has already ssupdate.exe in it's own program folder. So
> why use the .exe in the temp folder?
> 
> It's all weird  :)
> 
> Cheers
> 

1. yes you can (and should) delete anything (and everything) in the temp
folder.    2. no idea why, perhaps that was the installation path, or
perhaps it puts a copy there.  If you want test it, rename the copy in
Temp rather than deleting it and watch what happens with the update! You
could always go to the S-A-S site and see if they have contacts or
forums which you could enquire through. 

-- 
Keith T. Williams.

When you outlaw fishing,

On 10 May 2008 07:48:01 -0400, "Keith T. Williams"
<keith_w@cogeco.invalidca> wrote:

>Goomeri <g@127.0.0.1> wrote in
news:4825381a@APPSERV1.gamewoodapp.net:
>
>> As we all know there sits a folder called Temp in Documents and 
>> Settings/username/local settings/ temp
>> 
>> Can I safelt delete everything in that temp folder. It has another 
>> couple of folders and in one of them is an item calling itself
>> Au_.exe. 
>> 
>> In fact any Temp folder I find, can I delete all contents?
I have the same with Superantispyware. I change all my temp folder
locations to a C:\TEMP. That way I can delete everything at once and also
see what has been dumped there.

You can safely remove that folder and on reboot it will be recreated.  You 
can also change its location by changing Windows environmental settings.  I 
tend to put browser caches, MS office temp files and Windows Temp files, 
swap files and printer spool files on a separate partition; then during 
maintenance, securely wipe them all.

R

"Goomeri" <g@127.0.0.1> wrote in message 
news:4825381a@APPSERV1.gamewoodapp.net...
> As we all know there sits a folder called Temp in Documents and 
> Settings/username/local settings/ temp
>
> Can I safelt delete everything in that temp folder. It has another couple 
> of folders and in one of them is an item calling itself Au_.exe.
>
> In fact any Temp folder I find, can I delete all contents?
>
> One strange thing I found is to do with SuperAntiSpyware. For Updates to 
> work it calls on ssupdate.exe in the above Temp folder. when at the same 
> time it has already ssupdate.exe in it's own program folder. So why use 
> the .exe in the temp folder?
>
> It's all weird  :)
>
> Cheers 

On Sat, 10 May 2008 23:52:57 +1000, Goomeri <g@127.0.0.1> wrote:

>Ridge Cook wrote:
>> You can safely remove that folder and on reboot it will be recreated. 
You 
>> can also change its location by changing Windows environmental
settings.  I 
>> tend to put browser caches, MS office temp files and Windows Temp
files, 
>> swap files and printer spool files on a separate partition; then during

>> maintenance, securely wipe them all.
>> 
>
>sounds great!
>can you give me a demo please?
>thanks
Control Panel/System/Advanced/Environment Variables. Both boxes change
temp/tmp to C:\temp
Then empty all the crap of other temp folders

It is a system I use with Windows to mitigate some of its frustrations.

On a new installation, set up all the basic  programs you want.
Then using a partition utility, mirror that installation to a separate
partition as a back up.  If the first one breaks, spend no more that 20
min. trying to fix and if you can't, copy over the back up to it.

OK, once you have the clean install and back up, create 2 more
partitions, one named SWAP, the other DATA.

Logged on as Admin,
-close all swap files and set one only to the Swap part
-set environmental paths for Windows and Office Temp files
	to a folder on Swap named Temp
-Set printer spool files to Swap\Temp
-Set Mozilla and IE cache files to Swap\Temp
-Set your User Account MY Doc, Desktop (?) and mail store to Data Part.

For system maintenance, boot to your Backup Win install.  Since it is a
copy before your system changes, its swap, etc... is on that system root.

Then using batch files, secure erase the swap and temp files,Scan disk
and repair files on your main system, Swap and Data part, do same with
an AV, , defrag all three with DMS ,etc...

The advantage of doing this is that by being outside the operating
system, you can access all system files instead of Windows blocking some
needed for operation..... such as the Registry.  No files can be hidden
from the AV since its not being accessed by the running OS.  Swap and
other temp files can be wiped to DoD or higher standards, and so on.

Once every month or two keeps Windows running smooth plus unclogs the
system from accumulated junk.  Like a tune up or an oil change.

R


Goomeri wrote:
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> 
> sounds great!
> can you give me a demo please?