Q146352: XCLN: Invalid Temp Variable Causes Files to Appear on Desktop

Article: Q146352
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 4.00
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 16-MAR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Windows 95/98 client, version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are running the Microsoft Exchange client for Windows 95, files with
the an extension of .TMP appear on the desktop.

CAUSE
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This is caused by an invalid environment variable pointing to the desktop
directory. For example:

  set temp=c:\desktop

RESOLUTION
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Set the temp variable to a valid location in the Autoexec.bat file. Add the
following lines to this file:

  Set Temp=[drive]:\%windir%\Temp
  Set Tmp=[drive]:\%windir%\Temp

where drive is the drive letter where Windows 95 is installed and %windir% is the
name of the Windows 95 directory. Make sure that the Temp directory exists in
the %windir% tree.


Additional query words: 4.0

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchangeClientSearch kbZNotKeyword kbZNotKeyword2 kbZNotKeyword3 kbExchange400Win95
Version           : 4.00

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