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tomos:
new computer fun :) -

moved windows temp folder:


noticed as I was installing software a TEMP folder was being created in
the folder where the original exe file was.

trying to install dc software (updater, etc) I get the message
"unable to create temporary to extract to"

so obviously temp folder is not accessible

I did restart windows a couple of times after changing this setting
Anyone any ideas?
I'll try changing back to C:TEMP & see what happens & report back.

Unfortunately I cant remember where the "System Variables" Windows TEMP & TMP folders were -
in the Windows folder I think..

Josh:
Thats just it, if software is telling you that it cant find the temp folder, then it isnt using the Windows API to access it and is instead using a hard coded path, which is bad juju.

tomos:
no success trying various paths on c drive

I tried Tweak UI "powertoy" to see could that help.
Nothing there for changing Temp folders but
I found this which struck me as odd:



Does that have anything to do with it I wonder - Drive J: doesnt exist....

tomos:
no success trying various paths on c drive

I tried Tweak UI "powertoy" to see could that help.
Nothing there for changing Temp folders but
I found this which struck me as odd:
 (see attachment in previous post)
Does that have anything to do with it I wonder - Drive J: doesnt exist....
-tomos (September 14, 2007, 04:07 AM)
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I looked in the registry & theres no "installation path" under special folders at any rate...

Could anyone tell me what the default locations are for
Windows Temp folders are - as in screenshot in first post ?
(thats right click: My Computer > Properties > Advanced Tab > Environmental Variables)
EDIT: for Windows XP!

Perry Mowbray:
Here is where I put mine:

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