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GeorgeV - 04 Oct 2005 16:37 GMT

I have a bunch of visible and hidden cookies (folders and pages) in my
C:\windows\cookie folder that I cannot delete. Each time I try I get the
following message: Cannot delete file: file system error 1026. If I try to
open the a cookie folder, I get the message the folder does not exist. How
do I rid myself of these cookies

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Ron Badour - 04 Oct 2005 17:15 GMT

It sounds like your cookie folder is corrupt. Boot with a floppy start up
disk--CDRom support is not required. At the A: prompt, type: C: and
hit enter. At the C: prompt, type: CD windows and hit enter. At
the Windows prompt, type: Deltree cookies and hit enter. Remove the
floppy and reboot.

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>I have a bunch of visible and hidden cookies (folders and pages) in my
> C:\windows\cookie folder that I cannot delete. Each time I try I get the
> following message: Cannot delete file: file system error 1026. If I try
> to
> open the a cookie folder, I get the message the folder does not exist. How
> do I rid myself of these cookies

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GeorgeV - 04 Oct 2005 18:22 GMT

when using deltree, it listed each cookie in the cookie folder one at a
time. I answered yes to deleting each one except no to deteting index.dat.
When I started the computer back up, all the 6 cookie folders and 8 files
were still in the cookie folder ? What now ?

> It sounds like your cookie folder is corrupt. Boot with a floppy start up
> disk--CDRom support is not required. At the A: prompt, type: C: and
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> > open the a cookie folder, I get the message the folder does not exist. How
> > do I rid myself of these cookies

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chris - 04 Oct 2005 19:18 GMT

Start the computer.
Do a shutdown to MS-DOS prompt
At the dos prompt type to following command.
deltree /y C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES

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> when using deltree, it listed each cookie in the cookie folder one at a
> time. I answered yes to deleting each one except no to deteting index.dat.
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> How
> > > do I rid myself of these cookies

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GeorgeV - 04 Oct 2005 19:33 GMT

Did it, their still in the cookies folder after starting back up ? What to
do now ?

> Start the computer.
> Do a shutdown to MS-DOS prompt
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> > How
> > > > do I rid myself of these cookies

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chris - 04 Oct 2005 19:54 GMT

Ok...Try the following two lines
attrib -r -s -h -a C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\*.* /s
deltree /y C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES

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"All problems have a simple solution! The more complex the solution, the
more ludicrous the analogy!"

> Did it, their still in the cookies folder after starting back up ? What to
> do now ?
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> > > How
> > > > > do I rid myself of these cookies

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GeorgeV - 04 Oct 2005 20:22 GMT

OK, I keep trying but I must be spacing the command wrong, I keep geting bad
name or bad parameter. Is it 2 separate lines, one lone continoues line,
what are the spacing between letters ?

> Ok...Try the following two lines
> attrib -r -s -h -a C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\*.* /s
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> > > > How
> > > > > > do I rid myself of these cookies

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GeorgeV - 04 Oct 2005 20:50 GMT

whe i type in "attrib -r -s -h -a C:\windows\cookies\ *.* /s" and hit
return,
I get "path not found, C:\windows\cookies\ *.* "

> OK, I keep trying but I must be spacing the command wrong, I keep geting bad
> name or bad parameter. Is it 2 separate lines, one lone continoues line,
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> > > > > How
> > > > > > > do I rid myself of these cookies

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chris - 04 Oct 2005 21:06 GMT

They are two seperate lines. There is no space between "C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES"
and "*.*".
The following two lines are what you should type in except for the
underscores which should be replaced with spaces!
attrib_-r_-s_-h_-a_C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\*.*_/s
deltree_/y_C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES

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"All problems have a simple solution! The more complex the solution, the
more ludicrous the analogy!"

> whe i type in "attrib -r -s -h -a C:\windows\cookies\ *.* /s" and hit
> return,
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> > > attrib -r -s -h -a C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\*.* /s
> > > deltree /y C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES

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GeorgeV - 05 Oct 2005 13:59 GMT

did a complete scan disc and now the cookies are gone. thanks for everyone
helping me, glad to know folks are here willing to help.

> They are two seperate lines. There is no space between "C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES"
> and "*.*".
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> > > > attrib -r -s -h -a C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\*.* /s
> > > > deltree /y C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES

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