Downloaded program files grows

[Guest exg001@gmail.com]

We are old school: Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server, with Citrix

MetaFrame 1.8 on top of that.

 

Here's my question/problem: the DOWNLOADED PROGRAM FILES folder

located in c:\wtsrv keeps growing like crazy. Everytime I turn

around, there is another 200MB added to it's size.

 

How can I cut the size down and stop it from growing?

 

Ed

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Downloaded program files grows

 

You're probably running IE6, correct?

Have you checked what exactly is stored there and who owns these

files?

You can either try to change the location of the folder to another

drive, or try to limit its size in IE.

But probably the easiest way is to schedule a small job which runs

every night and deletes the contents of the folder.

 

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

 

exg001@gmail.com wrote on 09 jan 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> We are old school: Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server, with Citrix

> MetaFrame 1.8 on top of that.

>

> Here's my question/problem: the DOWNLOADED PROGRAM FILES folder

> located in c:\wtsrv keeps growing like crazy. Everytime I turn

> around, there is another 200MB added to it's size.

>

> How can I cut the size down and stop it from growing?

>

> Ed

[Guest exg001@gmail.com]

Re: Downloaded program files grows

 

We are running IE6.

 

Here's the thing I don't understand fully: the DOWNLOADED PROGRAM

FILES folder is not a normal folder. I can't just do properties on

'files' in there to see who owns them. They are object packages that

are installed on the system...at least that's what it looks like.

 

What is going to happen if I just go in and delete things?

 

Also, in IE6, I could find where to limit the size or change the

location.

 

Thanks.

On Jan 9, 3:58 pm, "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.no...@remove-

this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:

> You're probably running IE6, correct?

> Have you checked what exactly is stored there and who owns these

> files?

> You can either try to change the location of the folder to another

> drive, or try to limit its size in IE.

> But probably the easiest way is to schedule a small job which runs

> every night and deletes the contents of the folder.

>

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting:  http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> exg...@gmail.com wrote on 09 jan 2008 in

> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

>

>

> > We are old school: Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server, with Citrix

> > MetaFrame 1.8 on top of that.

>

> > Here's my question/problem: the DOWNLOADED PROGRAM FILES folder

> > located in c:\wtsrv keeps growing like crazy.  Everytime I turn

> > around, there is another 200MB added to it's size.

>

> > How can I cut the size down and stop it from growing?

>

> > Ed- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Downloaded program files grows

 

I'm sorry, but it is years since I last used an NT TSE and IE6, so

I have no possibility to guide you any further.

Have you tried the KnowledgeBase? With Adavnced search, you can

narrow your search down to NT4 + IE6.

 

Here's an article about a similar problem, which explains how to

empty the Downloaded program files folder:

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810978/en-us

 

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

 

exg001@gmail.com wrote on 09 jan 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> We are running IE6.

>

> Here's the thing I don't understand fully: the DOWNLOADED

> PROGRAM FILES folder is not a normal folder. I can't just do

> properties on 'files' in there to see who owns them. They are

> object packages that are installed on the system...at least

> that's what it looks like.

>

> What is going to happen if I just go in and delete things?

>

> Also, in IE6, I could find where to limit the size or change the

> location.

>

> Thanks.

> On Jan 9, 3:58 pm, "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.no...@remove-

> this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:

>> You're probably running IE6, correct?

>> Have you checked what exactly is stored there and who owns

>> these files?

>> You can either try to change the location of the folder to

>> another drive, or try to limit its size in IE.

>> But probably the easiest way is to schedule a small job which

>> runs every night and deletes the contents of the folder.

>>

>> _________________________________________________________

>> Vera Noest

>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> TS troubleshooting:  http://ts.veranoest.net

>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>>

>> exg...@gmail.com wrote on 09 jan 2008 in

>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>>

>>

>>

>> > We are old school: Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server, with

>> > Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 on top of that.

>>

>> > Here's my question/problem: the DOWNLOADED PROGRAM FILES

>> > folder located in c:\wtsrv keeps growing like crazy.

>> >  Everytime I turn around, there is another 200MB added to

>> > it's size.

>>

>> > How can I cut the size down and stop it from growing?

>>

>> > Ed- Hide quoted text -

>>

>> - Show quoted text -

[Guest exg001@gmail.com]

Re: Downloaded program files grows

 

Thanks for the help Vera. I might be on the track of it.

 

I have learned that I can see the files in the folder by changing the

attributes (attrib -s "Downloaded Program Files"). Now I'll just play

with it and see what I can and cannot delete.

 

Thanks again for the help.

 

Ed

On Jan 9, 7:30 pm, "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.no...@remove-

this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:

> I'm sorry, but it is years since I last used an NT TSE and IE6, so

> I have no possibility to guide you any further.

> Have you tried the KnowledgeBase? With Adavnced search, you can

> narrow your search down to NT4 + IE6.

>

> Here's an article about a similar problem, which explains how to

> empty the Downloaded program files folder:

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810978/en-us

>

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting:  http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> exg...@gmail.com wrote on 09 jan 2008 in

> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

>

>

> > We are running IE6.

>

> > Here's the thing I don't understand fully: the DOWNLOADED

> > PROGRAM FILES folder is not a normal folder.  I can't just do

> > properties on 'files' in there to see who owns them.  They are

> > object packages that are installed on the system...at least

> > that's what it looks like.

>

> > What is going to happen if I just go in and delete things?

>

> > Also, in IE6, I could find where to limit the size or change the

> > location.

>

> > Thanks.

> > On Jan 9, 3:58 pm, "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.no...@remove-

> > this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:

> >> You're probably running IE6, correct?

> >> Have you checked what exactly is stored there and who owns

> >> these files?

> >> You can either try to change the location of the folder to

> >> another drive, or try to limit its size in IE.

> >> But probably the easiest way is to schedule a small job which

> >> runs every night and deletes the contents of the folder.

>

> >> _________________________________________________________

> >> Vera Noest

> >> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> >> TS troubleshooting:  http://ts.veranoest.net

> >> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> >> exg...@gmail.com wrote on 09 jan 2008 in

> >> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> >> > We are old school: Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server, with

> >> > Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 on top of that.

>

> >> > Here's my question/problem: the DOWNLOADED PROGRAM FILES

> >> > folder located in c:\wtsrv keeps growing like crazy.

> >> >  Everytime I turn around, there is another 200MB added to

> >> > it's size.

>

> >> > How can I cut the size down and stop it from growing?

>

> >> > Ed- Hide quoted text -

>

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