Prefetch File help

[mgremminger@ofallon.mo.us]

>I recently visited accuweather website. It began a
>download that never finished. Now whenever I click on
IE
>to open, it goes directly back to the download. It
>evidently installed a "Prefetch File" called
Iexplore.exe-
>2712234.pf. I would like IE to return to normal. I
tried
>a system restore to yesterday date, and it failed. I
>don't know any other way to get rid of this file. It
does
>not show in add/remove programs or on the task manager.
>Any ideas? Could a restore to last known good
>configuration be the only answer?

If this is the wrong section, any suggestions where I go
from here?

[R. McCarty]

Prefetch doesn't factor into the problem you describe.
The .PF file contains data on the application's code &
how it is loaded from the disk. After time this data is
used to place specific modules in a contiguous space on
your drive to speed-up boot and application start times.
What you need to do is dump your IE cache folder.
Open IE, Click Tools, Internet Options - locate the box
Delete files and click. You should also answer Yes to the
question of deleting off-line content as well.



" > wrote in
message ...
> >I recently visited accuweather website. It began a
> >download that never finished. Now whenever I click on
> IE
> >to open, it goes directly back to the download. It
> >evidently installed a "Prefetch File" called
> Iexplore.exe-
> >2712234.pf. I would like IE to return to normal. I
> tried
> >a system restore to yesterday date, and it failed. I
> >don't know any other way to get rid of this file. It
> does
> >not show in add/remove programs or on the task manager.
> >Any ideas? Could a restore to last known good
> >configuration be the only answer?
>
> If this is the wrong section, any suggestions where I go
> from here?
>

[mgremminger@ofallon.mo.us]

Thanks will try it.


>-----Original Message-----
>Prefetch doesn't factor into the problem you describe.
>The .PF file contains data on the application's code &
>how it is loaded from the disk. After time this data is
>used to place specific modules in a contiguous space on
>your drive to speed-up boot and application start times.
>What you need to do is dump your IE cache folder.
>Open IE, Click Tools, Internet Options - locate the box
>Delete files and click. You should also answer Yes to the
>question of deleting off-line content as well.
>
>
>
"
> wrote in
>message ...
>> >I recently visited accuweather website. It began a
>> >download that never finished. Now whenever I click on
>> IE
>> >to open, it goes directly back to the download. It
>> >evidently installed a "Prefetch File" called
>> Iexplore.exe-
>> >2712234.pf. I would like IE to return to normal. I
>> tried
>> >a system restore to yesterday date, and it failed. I
>> >don't know any other way to get rid of this file. It
>> does
>> >not show in add/remove programs or on the task manager.
>> >Any ideas? Could a restore to last known good
>> >configuration be the only answer?
>>
>> If this is the wrong section, any suggestions where I go
>> from here?
>>
>
>
>.
>

[Kelly]

Hi,

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and check all of these paths. If it is listed,
delete it:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall

More information here:

Troubleshooting, Removing and/or Cleaning Add or Remove Programs
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#addremove
--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

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http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

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http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

" > wrote in
message ...
> >I recently visited accuweather website. It began a
> >download that never finished. Now whenever I click on
> IE
> >to open, it goes directly back to the download. It
> >evidently installed a "Prefetch File" called
> Iexplore.exe-
> >2712234.pf. I would like IE to return to normal. I
> tried
> >a system restore to yesterday date, and it failed. I
> >don't know any other way to get rid of this file. It
> does
> >not show in add/remove programs or on the task manager.
> >Any ideas? Could a restore to last known good
> >configuration be the only answer?
>
> If this is the wrong section, any suggestions where I go
> from here?
>