CCleaner is a nice tool that cleans up browser cache, temporary files, recent documents history and other items. To clear the Internet Explorer cache in a single click, you may add a CCleaner button to the Internet Explorer toolbar.
This article assumes that you have CCleaner installed in the system already.
Option 1: Add CCleaner button to Internet Explorer toolbar
1. Download ccleaner.zip and save to Desktop
2. Unzip the archive and extract the contents to a folder
3. Move CCleaner.ico to the "C:\Program Files\CCleaner" directory
4. Double-click ccleaner-button.reg to run it.
This adds CCleaner button to the Toolbar in Internet Explorer. If the button is not shown by default, you’ll have to customize the Command Bar in Internet Explorer 7. See section "Customize the Command Bar in Internet Explorer 7" below.
Editor’s note: The above button simply launches the main window of CCleaner. You’ll need to select the items that you want to clear, and click the Run Cleaner button. To add a button that runs CCleaner silently (using the /auto switch), follow the steps listed in Option 2.
Option 2: Add CCleaner (Auto) button to Internet Explorer toolbar
1. Download ccleaner-auto.zip and save to Desktop
2. Unzip the archive and extract the contents to a folder
3. Move CCleaner.ico to the "C:\Program Files\CCleaner" directory
4. Move the file CCleaner.vbs to the Windows directory
5. Double-click ccleaner-auto-button.reg to run it.
Important: Before using the CCleaner (Auto) button, you have to select the list of items that you want to clean using CCleaner. Otherwise it cleans up all the default pre-selected items. To just clean the browser cache, select the appropriate checkboxes under Internet Explorer section in CCleaner.
Customize the Command Bar in Internet Explorer 7
To make the CCleaner toolbar button visible, use these steps:
1. Right-click an empty area in Internet Explorer toolbar
2. Click Customize Command Bar, and click Add or Remove Commands…
3. In the list of available toolbar buttons, select CCleaner (Automatic) and click Add
4. Click Close
See also
Clear the Temporary Internet Files using the Windows XP Disk Cleanup utility
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Without CCleaner:
Delete Temporary Internet Files:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
Delete Cookies:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 2
Delete History:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 1
Delete Form Data:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 16
Delete Passwords:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 32
Delete All:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 255
Delete All + files and settings stored by Add-ons:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 4351
Wonderful, thanks.
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Thank you, Ramesh.