James - I have considered Proc Mon, but I'm not certain where to look, as the address that is SHOWN in IE seems to be contrived. Also, I believe that the setting is changed on startup....would Proc Mon catch that?
Jonathan A+, MCSA, MCSE Thumb-typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the Verizon network. Please excuse brevity and any misspellings. On May 10, 2011 7:50 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Not familiar w/Office2010, so I'm takin' a WAG here... > > I am also still on XP Pro SP3. > > In the system settings (in XP, it's SystemProperties - Advanced - > EnvironmentVariables), there are TEMP settings both for SYSTEM and for the > current user. > > TEMP for SYSTEM points to .\admin$\TEMP > > TEMP for current user points to %USERPROFILE%\LocalSettings\Temp. > Temporary Internet Files are another folder. > > Again, this is for the much older OS, so the path (as well as where to > find the environment variables) may have changed. > > May not work, but you've been given an idea. Hope it works, and good > luck! > -- > richard > > > > > Jonathan <[email protected]> > 05/10/2011 06:40 AM > Please respond to > "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > > > To > "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > Press this button if the "To" is a fax number. Enter in the fax number > like 123-456-7890. > cc > > Subject > Re: Win 7 IE Temp Environment variable woes "Outlook cannot create the > work file" > > > > > > > I know it has been less than 24 hours since I posed the question, and i'm > usually a pretty patient guy when it comes to this list, but the guy is > probably going to begin the format/reinstall process today if I don't have > a solution for him. Any ideas? > Thanks, and I apologize for being a pest. > Jonathan A+, MCSA, MCSE > Thumb-typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the > Verizon network. Please excuse brevity and any misspellings. > On May 9, 2011 7:31 PM, "Jonathan" <[email protected]> wrote: >> Any help here would be appreciated. I'm trying to avoid another engineer >> having to format and reinstall. I've googled and kb's until I've no > other >> ideas... >> >> When launching Word or Outlook (both 2010 - fresh install, >> albeit likely done via Easy Transfer), the user gets, "Word (or Outlook) >> could not create the work file. Check the temp environment." >> >> In IE (Presently IE8, but had the same issue before removing IE9), the >> "current location" is listed as > %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\Temporary >> Internet Files\, yet when you click on "View Files" it opens the folder >> defined by this registry key: >> >> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell > Folders : >> Cache >> >> I can change the setting in IE, reboot, and all is well. I've also tried >> this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2027053 >> >> If I reboot again, the problem recurs. >> >> I've also tried this on another user profile on the machine, and gotten > the >> same results. It works the first time, but then changes after a reboot. >> >> I'm at my wits end. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> -- >> Jonathan, A+, MCSA, MCSE >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
