Links! Go away!

[wfbberzerker]

in the favorites menu in ie, theres always that damned links folder that won't go away! i constantly delete, but it keeps coming back! any way to make it go away forever?

 

[bunker]

I've wondered this myself.

 

[Eminem2k1]

i just fixed this myself, through explorer/my computer select the links folder, right click, properties and check off hidden, click ok, and bow wow no more links folder!!

 

[wfbberzerker]

eminem! i love you!

 

[Harvey]

I don't want to log off and reboot to try this, but try these -- In Windows, in the folder, Favorites, try deleting the Links folder. If you've already tried that, and it didn't work, try booting to DOS, and deleting the folder using the command DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\FAVORIT~1\LINKS.

There are a number of items that Windoze will constantly rebuild/replace on bootup, including subdirectories in TEMPORARIY INTERNET FILES, COOKIES and HISTORY. I have the following lines in my AUTOEXEC.BAT:

@DELTREE/Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CONTENT.IE5\*.*>NUL
@DELTREE/Y C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\*.TXT>NUL
@DELTREE/Y C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY\HISTORY.IE5\*.*>NUL

This wipes files that you cannot delete once you're in Windoze, but they work in the AUTOEXEC because it operates in DOS, before Windoze actually starts. 🙂 The >NUL statement just tells the system not to bother reporting the deletion to the screen.

 

[b0mbrman]

What I hate even more is these random toolbars that show up without me asking and don't give me an option to get rid of them :|

 

[Cyberian]

<< The >NUL statement just tells the system not to bother reporting the deletion to the screen. >>


harvey
(or anyone, actually)

Would ECHO OFF do the sane thing as >NUL?