Re: Cannot see browser history in IE7 Vista SP1

(cross-post added to Vista General)
"NickA" <> wrote in message news:A8BEA0C7-9172-4578-AD67-...
> Please can you advise how to use ProcMon


Perhaps the simplest non-obvious hint I can give is to use right-click
to set your filters once you have some unfiltered results... ; )


>
> Some further info:
>
> Tried (in IE) Tools>Internet Options>Browsing History>Settings button - I
> was expecting it to say D:\Temporary Internet files\ but it doesn't!
>
> It says C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\temp\Temporary Internet files\
>
> When I click on Move folder to the D:\ directory - and click OK if says that
> it will log me off to apply - and when it allows me to log back on - and I go
> back to IE - it has reverted back to:
> C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\temp\Temporary Internet files\ !


Well I don't have Vista but my guess would be that that extra \temp\
level could be just that meant to be a temporary substitute for your old
TIF while you wait for it to be transferred to the new location. ProcMon
could clarify if that is actually what happens on a normal system. However,
I suspect that you probably have some security package(s) blocking normal
operation, hence your TIF could be stuck in limbo and not allowed to transition
normally to a new location. I suppose you could try forcing it manually
by getting both the file system and the registry in synch but I would try
finding out whatever is preventing the normal operation, temporarily suspend
whatever it is, fix the TIF and then resume whatever it is.

However, my original answer was about your History. I suspect you have
the file system and the registry out of synch with it too and with it there is
no feature in the UI AFAIK to help move it.


HTH

Robert
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> Nick
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> "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
>
>> "NickA" <> wrote in message
>> news:8455A4C1-98DC-44F4-BF15-...
>> >I have moved the Temporary Internet folder and History folder to a different
>> > directory - I cannot now see any browser History - have checked the registry
>> > - shell folders and user shell folders and also checked the hidden folders
>>
>> > and everything is as it should be:
>>
>>
>> Obviously not. ; ) Use ProcMon to find out what is wrong.
>>
>>
>>
>> > D:\Temporary Internet files
>> > D:\History
>> >
>> > Any suggestions?
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