Group Policy to clear cache and temp Internet files

[radvibes]

Hello

Does anyone know if you can use group policy to automatically clear the cache and temp. Internet files from IE.

thanks

 

[jmatt]

Here are some other ways .

http://www.langa.com/cleanup_bat.htm

or

http://langa.com/cleanup_bat.htm

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http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource3.htm

TIF-Clean is a small batch utility that runs when Windows starts up and automatically cleans out
junk left behind by Internet Explorer (IE). TIF-Clean is primarily intended to help users of
Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP keep their PC's free of stray IE files
which can clog PC's and potentially compromise users' privacy.

TIF-Clean is designed to be run from a Registry key that launches programs every time Windows
starts. When it runs, TIF-Clean uses either the standard DOS utility DELTREE.EXE or a freeware
"file shredder" called WIPE.EXE to purge the following Internet Explorer directories of all
files (where %WINDIR% is the user's Windows directory and {profile} is the user's personal
store):

Windows 9x:
%WINDIR%\Temporary Internet Files
%WINDIR%\Cookies
%WINDIR%\History
Windows NT 4.0:
%WINDIR%\Profiles\{profile}\Temporary Internet Files
%WINDIR%\Profiles\{profile}\Cookies
%WINDIR%\Profiles\{profile}\History
Windows 2000/XP:
Documents and Settings\{profile}\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
Documents and Settings\{profile}\Cookies
Documents and Settings\{profile}\Local Settings\History
If you use WIPE.EXE (a copy of which is included with TIF-Clean), then Internet Explorer junk
files will be securely overwritten.

There is an extensive ReadMe.txt included. Please take the time to read over (or at least
peruse) this document before you dive in.

Compatibility:

Although primarily designed for use on Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP,
TIF-Clean will work on all versions of Windows 9x (incl. Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE,
and Windows Me) as well as Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.

TIF-Clean will work with any version of Internet Explorer 3.0 or above (incl. 4.0x, 5.0x, 5.5,
and 6.0).

Please note that this batch file cleans Internet Explorer junk only. It will have no effect
whatsoever on Netscape Communicator.

Versions:

TIF-Clean comes in two different versions:

TIF-CLN-9X: uses PIF files, and is designed for use on Windows 95, 98, and Me boxes.

TIF-CLN-NT: does not use PIF files, and is primarily designed for use on Windows NT 4.0, Windows
2000, & Windows XP installations. TIF-CLN-NT does include files that can be used on Windows
9x/Me systems -- see the ReadMe.txt for more details.

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http://www.imilly.com/winclean.htm

Milly's WinClean

http://www.iMilly.com

An easy way to delete any or all of :-

Recent Documents MRU list
Temporary Files folder
Cookies folder
IE History
IE Temporary Internet Files
Others, if you add them
What's different from all the other batch files?
It just takes one doubleclick from within Windows. Then next time you reboot (only the next
time, until you choose to run it again) all that stuff will get deleted. You don't need to have
or muck about with an Autoexec.bat file. And because it runs under Windows it uses Windows'
memory management too, without needing to set a temporary SmartDrive cache in DOS.

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http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1173/

Empty Temporary Internet Files on Exit (All Versions)
This setting controls whether Internet Explorer should delete all of the temporary Internet
files stored during the session when the browser is closed.

Open your registry and find or create the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "Persistent" and set it according
to the value data below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
Persistent REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)