Yes, I'm still here

[muckefuck]

I meant to go to the local CAPS (community policing) meeting tonight, but I had a virus scare on my work PC shortly before quitting time. Over an hour and the virus scan still isn't finished. Can anyone tell me why I have 1,754,309 "Temporary Internet Files"? Some of them are apparently associated with pages I haven't visited in over a year, so I'm wondering what meaning of "temporary" Microsoft has in mind. Will anything bad happen if I delete them? How do I do that? I can't even find the folder they're in!

Ugh. I so totally deserve a big greasy burger at Big Chicks tonight! (It was meant to be a reward for my civic-mindedness, but I think this should as well.)

Comments

[cpratt.livejournal.com]

It's entirely up to you to decide how temporary you want those files to be. In IE, select Tools | Internet Options and click on the Settings button. To speed up the virus scan, you could just delete the temporary files before you begin the scan...

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

In theory, maybe. I just did this and ran the scan again and all the same old names are popping up! I guess "Delete" in this context just means "Don't show me the names when I view the folder."

[lil-m-moses.livejournal.com]

In IE, go to the Tools menu and select Internet Options. On the General tab (should be on top when the window opens), in the middle, there's a Temporary Internet Files area. Click the middle button, Delete Files.

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

Somehow, I was looking right at this and not seeing it! Thanks!

I also finally figured out how to show hidden folders, so that the "Local Settings" one would appear. I'm sure I'll forget all this next time I need it.

[go-wade-in.livejournal.com]

is that a Big Chicks burger or something that Tweet serves up?

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

They share a kitchen. (Big Chicks had to stop serving bar food on weekend nights because it couldn't handle the demand from both ends.) But I've never seen burgers on the menu at Tweet.

In the end, I couldn't wait and just went to Chipotle. Sad, sad!