Microsoft KB Archive/135980

= You receive an "Unable to open C:\ \ " error message when you use Internet Explorer to try to open a file in Windows 95 =

Article ID: 135980

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Plus! 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q135980



SYMPTOMS
When you try to open a file in Internet Explorer, you may receive the following error message:

Unable to open C:\ \

where is the location of the cache, and is the file you tried to open.



CAUSE
You are using a cache size that is too small for the file you are trying to open.



RESOLUTION
Increase the cache size or move the cache to a larger drive or partition.

Increasing the Cache Size
To increase the cache size, follow these steps:
 * 1) In Internet Explorer, click Options on the View menu.
 * 2) Click the Advanced tab.
 * 3) Move the Maximum Size slider under Cache to the right.
 * 4) Click OK.

Changing the Location of the Cache
To change the location of the cache, follow these steps:
 * 1) Create a new folder to store the files. For example, if you want to store the files in a folder named Ietemp on drive D, click the D drive in the right pane in Windows Explorer, click File, point to New, click Folder, and then type "Ietemp" (without quotation marks).
 * 2) In Internet Explorer, click Options on the View menu.
 * 3) Click the Advanced tab, and then click Change under Cache.
 * 4) Click the folder you created in step 1.
 * 5) Click OK, and then click OK again.
 * 6) Restart your computer by clicking Start, clicking Shut Down, clicking Restart The Computer, and then clicking Yes.

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