XP Pro Gold/SP1/SP2 US English all set %temp% to %systemroot%\temp for 16-bit apps. Since %systemroot%\temp has different file system ACLs than %userprofile% does, 16-bit apps that use %temp% have a hard time running as a limited user, notably if more than...

temp% points to %userprofile%\locals~1\temp (in short filename mode too) and any apps creating temporary files store them here. For 16-bit apps, for some reason, this points to %systemroot%\temp. This breaks such things as printing from Internet Explorer...

just spent the past week with some tier 1 tech at Microsoft assisted support. He believes I'm insane. 16-bit apps use the System settings for TEMP and TMP, which points to %systemroot%temp, which don't work with limited user accounts.[1] Only the user...

chkdsk.exe >> If that works then you need to check the Path entries. > Type Path in the command prompt window and see if it starts with > the following items: >> %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem; >> Here's an article...

what you get. %ALLUSERSPROFILE% %APPDATA% %CommonProgramFiles% %ComSpec% %HOMEDRIVE% %HOMEPATH% %LOGONSERVER% %ProgramFiles% %SystemRoot% %TEMP% %TMP% %USERPROFILE%el %windir% ----- HOW TO Manage Environment Variables...

env TEMP is set to %SystemRoot%\temp... If I change the system env to c:\temp2 I can run 16 bit apps... For testing I have been running sysedit or command... When I change the system env TEMP back to %SystemRoot%\temp those applications no longer run...

what is desired. Do you hold back the info or not? Is the change worth it in the long run? The individual user needs to make that decision. Thanks for pointing out some important details regarding this particular area and change method. Anything that...

15 Model 2 Stepping 5, GenuineIntel PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15 PROCESSOR_REVISION=0205 ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files PROMPT=$P$G SESSIONNAME=Console SystemDrive=C: SystemRoot=C:\WINDOWS TEMP=C:\DOCUME~1\AMIKA\LOCALS~1\Temp TMP=C:\DOCUME~1\AMIKA\LOCALS~1\Temp...

Variables. 3.Under System Variables double-click the PATH environment variable. 4.Type: %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\system32\WBEM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- But under "System...

Variables. 3.Under System Variables double-click the PATH environment variable. 4.Type: %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\system32\WBEM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- But under "System...