problems with (having moved) windows temp folder

[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)

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:

[Perry Mowbray]

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

-tomos (September 14, 2007, 03:36 AM)

I note that you have not got back slashes in your path:


Is that an issue? I have back slashes in mine (previous post) 

[Grorgy]

temp and tmp are both directed to c:\Documents and Settings\username\Temp 

Edit, these are i think the default settings, never occurred to me to change them lol

[tomos]

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

-tomos (September 14, 2007, 03:36 AM)

I note that you have not got back slashes in your path: (see attachment in previous post)
Is that an issue? I have back slashes in mine (previous post) 

-Perry Mowbray (September 14, 2007, 05:00 AM)

YES YES YES YES
thanks Perry I was struggling with the idea of losing a day & a halfs work
That was it, Funny I could have sworn there wasnt a backslash there when I went to change it
but who cares 

[tomos]

in other words moving the temp folder is actually no problem
(as long as I get the path correct  )
I didnt even have to restart for install to work properly

Thanks to Grorgy as well - couldnt even find that out at microsoft!

Phew 

[Perry Mowbray]

Edit, these are i think the default settings, never occurred to me to change them lol

-Grorgy (September 14, 2007, 05:08 AM)

When I popped an extra hard drive into my machine I decided to have a look at what was a good idea for partitioning.

What I discovered was a subject of strongly opinionated options...

I found this page helpful, and in the end though I didn't think I had anything to lose  so I ended up implementing something like what was suggested.

And if it makes you feel any better tomos, I think I did exactly the same thing when I was setting up mine (and I too remembered putting in the slash too!)... and it took me a bit of looking to find the problem (so yours was like a "happy" memory  )