Susan (and all other interested parties.....)

The name of the folder is TEMP (less than 8 characters.)
The actual string is SET TEMP = E:\TEMP
I guess I should have put that in the original message
instead of a generic representation, but the name and
pathing shouldn't matter. <grin> <shrug>

The reason for moving it?
I want to get it off the C:> drive to help cut down on the
fragmentation of C:.  I use several apps that make extensive
use of the temp folder.  So..... like moving the swap file
to it's own drive, I want to move the temp folder to IT'S
own drive.

How do I know it's not working?
the old C:\WINDOWS\TEMP keeps filling up with trash
and the new E:\TEMP remains empty.

I don't have the ENVIRONMENT key either.

Jim Meagher

----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Sutherland" <[log in to unmask]>


> I know this is obvious, but that's the first rule of troubleshooting,
right?
> Is the folder name eight characters or less?
>
> Also, in the MS Knowledge Base there is an article about changing the temp
> directory through registry editing. You go to the key
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\
> Environment ...and change the location.
>
> Now, in my own Win98 registry, that last part, "environment" does not
exist,
> and the article does not tell you how to create that value if it does not
> exist (i.e. what type of value it should be.) But perhaps it exists in
your
> registry. This is supposed to apply to Win95 and 98. If you want to look
it
> up, it's article Q261169.
>
> If none of this helps, perhaps you could tell us why you want to change
it,
> and how you know it isn't working the way it should be.
>
> Susan Sutherland
>
>
> >From: Jim Meagher <[log in to unmask]>
> >Hello gang,
> >
> >I'm drawing a blank on this one......
> >
> >How do I change the location of the TEMP folder for windows 98?
> >
> >SET TEMP = Q:\my\new\location
> >in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
> >didn't seem to work.
> >
> >I was sure it would...... Arrrrrggggg.

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