fobotcso,
I agree with you too. I hated those tmp files when I used to use Win9x. It is just recommended to leave the last 7 days.
As to stop them from returning, the best you can do is schedule the Disk Cleanup Tool to run every few days or you can do the following:
To delete leftover temporary files from the computer at startup, place the following lines in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
@DelTree /Y C:\WINDOWS\Temp
@MD C:\WINDOWS\Temp
I still say just use the Cleanup Tool periodically.
Take Care,
Richard