Dirigo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> @ 10-Feb-2004 12:46:44 PM "Question re: specifying temp location when The Bat!'s email messages are temporarily downloaded when being popped." <mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Does anyone recall if we can specify a specific temporary location, other than
> C:\WINDOWS\TEMP, for the initial download processing of messages?
Most Windows programs get the Temporary folder path from the
environmental variable TEMP or TMP. To see what you current value it,
open a command prompt:
Start -> Run -> Type "cmd" -> OK
NB: If you are not using a Windows NT based version of Windows, type
"command"
Then, type "echo %TEMP" and press enter. This will show you the
current location of your Temporary folder.
To change this folder:
On Windows NT bases systems:
* Right click on "My Computer" (on Windows XP this may be on your desktop [make
sure you are not right clicking on a shortcut to "My Computer"] or
in your start menu)
* Click on "Properties"
* Click on the "Advanced" tab
* Click on the "Environmental Variables" button
* In the upper list box, select "TEMP" and click on the "Edit" button
* Change the variable value to your preferred value
* Repeat the last two steps with "TMP" instead if "TEMP"
FYI: The default value is "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp"
On Windows 9x/ME Systems:
* Browse to the root of your install drive (Usually "C:\")
* Right click on the file "autoexec.bat" (This file may be hidden.
You will need change your folder view options so that you can see
it.)
* Select "Edit"
* At the end of the file, add these lines, including the quotes and
replacing "<PATH HERE>" with your preferred path:
SET TEMP="<PATH HERE>"
SET TMP=%TEMP%
Ex:
SET TEMP="D:\Temp"
SET TMP=%TEMP%
* Save the file.
* Restart your computer.
* You may need to enable the processing and execution of the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. To do so on Windows 98 (and maybe ME) (this step
will not be required on Windows 95), open msconfig (Start -> Run ->
Type "msconfig" -> OK) and check the correct box.
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