Re: problems with %temp%

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Jim

This is why I wish I could have attached a screen shot. There was a colon
between C and \Documents, I just failed to type it. Also, when I typed
C:\Documents' I left off the forward slash. Sorry.

"Jim" wrote:


"onetime" <onetime@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Jum

Thank you for your information. I did the set temp command and then tried
the %temp% again and still got the same result? The set cmd yielded:
'Temp=C\Documents & Settings\HP_Owner\LocalSettings:Temp'
After running that command %temp% or %Temp% both yielded:
'C:Documents' is not recognized as an internal or external command or
operable program or batch file.'

Any thoughts?
There is a colon missing between C and \Documents... That missing colon
will cause your problem because it is a delimiter. Thus the string parser
returns and incorrect string to cmd.
Jim

"Jim" wrote:


"onetime" <onetime@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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This question actually started because I found I could not install
paint.net
3.31. The installer would create a file folder in D&S\HP Owner\local
settings\temp and then flash and quit with no crash file created.
Anyway,
from a forum on paint.net I was asked to check my temp files by using
the
command %temp%. When I do that I get the message 'windows cannot find
'C:\Documents... When I manually look for the folder through my
computer
the
temp file is where it should be. It seems that the two situations may
be
related. I'm sorry to get verbose on this, but I am trying to be clear
about
my problem. BTW, when I use other %*% commands, such as systemroot
they
work. I am running WindowsXP home edition with SP3. Celeron 2.8GHz
and
1.5MB RAM. I have an 80GB hard drive with 44GB available.

The paint.net forum seemed to think my windows installation was
corrupted,
but everything else works fine, with the single exception of Nexus
radio
which does install, but crashes every time I attempt to use it.

One other note, again on advice from the paint.net forum I have
uninstalled
qand reinstalled all of my net frameworks from 1.1 through 3.5.

Any help or direction on where to look would be much appreciated.
What is the translation of %temp% ?
To find out, in case you don't know, go to Start.
Press Run
Enter cmd
At the cmd prompt, enter "set temp" (without the double quotes)
The value should point to your temp folder.

Jim






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