Cannot Change Temporary Internet Files Cache Size
Article ID: 195163
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
This article was previously published under Q195163
SYMPTOMS
The amount of disk space Internet Explorer uses for temporary Internet files may be set to 0 (zero) percent, and you may be unable to specify a different
setting.
In Internet Explorer 5, if you try to change the settings, you may receive the following error message:
Enter a number between 0 and 1 to indicate size of disk space for...
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the History, Cookies, or Temporary Internet
Files folder is damaged, or if a damaged file exists in one of these
folders.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, follow these steps:
- Click Start, click Shut Down, click Restart In MS-DOS Mode, and then click OK.
- At the command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER
after each command, and pressing Y if you are prompted to confirm
folder deletion:
cd\windows
smartdrv
deltree cookies
deltree history
deltree tempor~1
exit
NOTE: If you have a cookie that stores a password for a particular Web site, copy the contents of the Cookies folder to a new folder before
deleting the Cookies folder. To do so, type the following commands at
the command prompt, pressing ENTER after each command:
md folder
copy c:\windows\cookies\*.* c:\windows\new folder
where folder is the folder to which you want to copy the contents of the Cookies folder.
- Restart your computer.
- Click Start, point to Programs, point to Internet Explorer, and then click Internet Explorer.
- On the View menu, click Internet Options.
- On the General tab, click Settings.
- Move the Amount of disk space to use slider to the setting you want, click OK, and then click OK again.
Additional query words: please select a value between 1 and 0 for inet
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