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Default environment variables
Posted by David on October 21st, 2005


Does anyone know what the default environment variables should be XP pro.
Mainly interested in tmp, temp, and path. I have a machine which I suspect
had something here modified. The registry just has a copy of the current
variables, not the ones it may of had when first installed. I also suspect
some installed software also tampers with these.

David

Posted by Johnny Lingo on October 21st, 2005



"David" <someone@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know what the default environment variables should be XP pro.
> Mainly interested in tmp, temp, and path. I have a machine which I suspect
> had something here modified. The registry just has a copy of the current
> variables, not the ones it may of had when first installed. I also suspect
> some installed software also tampers with these.
>
> David
>




The default enviroment variables for TEMP and TMP are:
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp



Posted by Johnny Lingo on October 21st, 2005



"Johnny Lingo" <johnnylingo@spammenot.com> wrote in message
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>
> "David" <someone@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> news:udNS9Oe1FHA.3124@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Does anyone know what the default environment variables should be XP pro.
>> Mainly interested in tmp, temp, and path. I have a machine which I
>> suspect had something here modified. The registry just has a copy of the
>> current variables, not the ones it may of had when first installed. I
>> also suspect some installed software also tampers with these.
>>
>> David
>>

>
>
>
> The default enviroment variables for TEMP and TMP are:
> %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp
>
>
>



Also known as:
C:\Documents and Settings\{USERNAME}\Local Settings\Temp

But the path is best set as:
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp



Posted by David on October 21st, 2005



"Johnny Lingo" <johnnylingo@spammenot.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> The default enviroment variables for TEMP and TMP are:
>> %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp
>>
>>
>>

>
>
> Also known as:
> C:\Documents and Settings\{USERNAME}\Local Settings\Temp
>
> But the path is best set as:
> %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp
>

Thanks a lot. Mine was set to something else and fixing that fixes my fax
problem. See black hole thread in that group.

David


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