Profiles - How should they work

[SkreeM1980]

Same here. I've picked one machine at random and it contains the following:

7user
7user.network
7user.network.000
7user.network.001
7user.network.002
7user.network.003
7user.network.004
7user.network.005
7user.network.006
7user.network.007

Inside the profile are the folders Cookies, containing INDEX.DAT and Local Settings, containing hidden system files HISTORY and TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES.

This is a definate case of needing the user profile hive cleanup tool installed and running on the machine. The profile is deleting on logoff, however these files are in use and cannot be deleted. If the Hivve cleanup is already installed it may be worth using a modified version of the script above on machine startup to clean all these out each time the computer boots. you could use

On Error Resume Next
	 Dim obtainfolder
	 Dim Pathfinder
	 Dim strPath

	 Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

	 strPath = "C:\Documents and Settings\"

	 userexcludelist = "Administrator,All Users,Default User,localservice,networkservice,"
	
	 Set f = fso.GetFolder(strPath)

	 ' Loop through all subfolders
	 For Each fldrItem in f.SubFolders
	   fldrName = fldrItem.name
	   If Right(strPath,1) <> "\" Then
	     Pathfinder = strPath & "\" & fldrName
	   Else
	     Pathfinder = strPath & fldrName
	   End If

	   If InStr(1, ".00", fldrName, 1) Then
	     set obtainfolder = fso.GetFolder(Pathfinder)
	     obtainfolder.Delete true
	   Else
                
                End If



	 Next

	 ' Clean up objects
	 Set fso = Nothing
	 Set fc = Nothing

[Gibbo]

Thanks for that. I usually just run a DELPROF batch file on a server every week or two.

The machines have the User Profile Hive Cleanup Tool installed though.