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   Message 923 of 2,222   
   Jeff Holinski to kayhyphenarcher@mail.com   
   Re: Moving the windows XP temp directory   
   11 Oct 06 00:48:09   
   
   From: nospam_Holinski@shaw.ca   
      
   On Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:12:50 GMT, "Kay Archer"   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   >"Jeff Holinski"  wrote in message   
   >news:sb2ji2tlcmgs3tr4i5lj17kl0ps0lo0850@4ax.com...   
   >> I'm trying to do just what the subject says. Move my temp directories   
   >> from C: (which is getting full) to one of my other partitions.   
   >> I've already moved the virtural memory and the internet temp folders,   
   >> but can't find a way to move the windows temp folder.   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   >2 ways:  set temp= in an autoexec.bat file   
   >   
   >or start, control panel, (switch to classic view if needed), system,   
   >advanced, (performance) settings, advanced, change   
   >   
      
      
   I thought XP didn't use the autoexec.bat any more, but I'll give it a   
   try.   
      
   The control panel suggestion is for changing virtual memory, which   
   I've done. The temp folder I want to move is the one used to unzip   
   files for installation.   
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