Temp-Folder Autoscrub

A few years ago you suggested a batch file to clean out the Temp folder at PC bootup. It doesn't work in Windows XP. Is there a revised version?

Jeff Szymanski, Greendale, Wisconsin

My original Temp folder autocleaner still works fine for Windows 98 and Me. Here's the updated version for Windows XP and 2000: Launch Notepad or any text editor and enter these two lines:

rd %temp% /s /q

md %temp%

Save the file in a convenient location, and assign it the name "cleantemp.bat". To add the batch file to your Start menu's Startup submenu, drag it onto the Start button until the menu appears, hover atop All Programs (in XP) or Programs (in 2000) until that menu appears, and then drop it onto the Startup folder.

Cleaning the Temp folder at shutdown (as I once mistakenly advised) can play havoc with some installation programs. But once your Startup programs have loaded, you can safely assume that there is nothing in Temp worth keeping.