Thumbs.db (may they rot in hell 4 inventing them)

[Spoonfed]

the matter has comsumed my week. i can't take it anymore. someone please help.

these thumbs.db files... let me introduce you to my hell:

i switched off the caching of thumbnails on my pc recently. i want to delete all of the left over thumbs.db files generated thus far.

you'd think it would be as easy as going to search, searching for thumbs.db or *.db and that would be the end of it. ohhh nooo. naaah mate cos dat would be too easy no?

search tells me, there are no thumbs.db files on my pc. but they are there because when you go into the add files option in nero express you can see those 6-8k buggers sitting there. when i delete them, they go to my recycle bin so i know they exist. it will take me years to delete them if i can't use the xp search function. even through msdos i can't see these files.

i have got show all files and show all system files set in folder options in windows explorer (xp). why in the name of greyskull can i not see them?

every single forum either replies with "just use xp search" or "switch off caching" or make sure you have "show all files" - i have done all that. i'm about to get medieval with my pc.

help. for the love of everything that lives, help.

spoonfed.

[Spoonfed]

sometimes i cannot believe how rubbish win xp is.

not only did i have to check and re-check show system files to get to actually see the thumbs files (somehow it was showing all system files except thumbs).

i then had to also choose "search for system files" under advanced options.

what a crock.

thanks for everyone's interest. tonight i will sleep like a baby.

spoonfed