Disable caching from specific URLs?

Inquisitor911 · 06-01-2006, 10:46 PM

Hi,

My younger siblings surf the internet all day, oging to websites that are packed with images that fill up the browser cache and slow my computer to a hault.

How do I prevent specific domain names from downloading files (images, cookies) to my computer while still retaining their functionality?

**nickster_uk** · 06-02-2006, 10:10 AM

You could limit the cache size to a more managable amount...

- Control Panel
- Internet Options
- General tab -> Temporary Internet Files -> Settings
- Change 'Amount of disk space to use:' to 150MB or less
- Click Apply then OK
- Clear the cache/cookies etc
- Restart and see how that goes :-)

Also, you can change the location of the cache to a different partition with more space too...but if you're experiencing slow downs caused just by cache, you may also want to think about getting more space for your C drive as you may end up losing or corrupting data.

Hope that helps :-)

06-01-2006, 10:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Inquisitor911 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1 OS: Windows XP	Disable caching from specific URLs? Hi, My younger siblings surf the internet all day, oging to websites that are packed with images that fill up the browser cache and slow my computer to a hault. How do I prevent specific domain names from downloading files (images, cookies) to my computer while still retaining their functionality?

06-02-2006, 10:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,043 OS: XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	You could limit the cache size to a more managable amount... - Control Panel - Internet Options - General tab -> Temporary Internet Files -> Settings - Change 'Amount of disk space to use:' to 150MB or less - Click Apply then OK - Clear the cache/cookies etc - Restart and see how that goes :-) Also, you can change the location of the cache to a different partition with more space too...but if you're experiencing slow downs caused just by cache, you may also want to think about getting more space for your C drive as you may end up losing or corrupting data. Hope that helps :-) __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 4GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 23 500GB & 2xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Thermaltake CL-P0114 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates? Last edited by nickster_uk; 06-02-2006 at 10:12 AM.