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temp files and 'dumb programmong'
At the point of where XP screen status information lets you know that Setup will now remove all temporary installation files it never finishes with It never hangs up because the progress bar continues to move, but the installation at this point never progresses to finish with the temporary files being removed.

Installation of Explorer 5.5 pack 1
Looking inside the 'Temp' folder I see some bits & pieces from programs long since uninstalled. Comments welcomed. Thanks. -- -Phil Marshall- {remove 9 for mail} The folder called 'Temp' is used by setup programs, this is where the installation files are stored while in use. Most programs should delete these files

Skipping temp files
EXE /L:ENGLISH Version: 7.4.2.0 Selected install components: C:\DOCUME~1\HOWARD~1\LOCALS~1\TEMP\LEXTEMP\lex1\setup.ini - PRINTER DRIVERS: Model: Lexmark Optra 09:52:19 Generating list of installation files for driver bidirectional support . . . 09:52:19 Copying driver bidirectional support installation files .

NT4 after Win98 installation on IBM DDRS 9GB U2W, inaccessible ...
needless to say i've got space to spare, yet when i try to install a ->> program, i get this error - why ? Programs often use the temporary folder to hold installation files. Be sure that your c:\windows\temp folder exists and is empty. Be sure that there is no statement in your autoexec.bat file changing it.

Netscape 4.7 Install Problem
Also consider that self extracting exe files will usually unpack to the temp folder. The installation of whatever was unpacked will not remove the installation I have a question about temp files. Specifically, some extremely large ones in the following location: C:\Documents and Settings\administrator\Local

Paradox7 won't install.
This error occurs because the install program can't read NTFS partitions properly. You need to remap both Temp and Tmp to a non-NTFS partition large enough for the temp files to be created. The easiest way is to map to a win95 machine on a net or another net directory. You can also map it to a zip drive,

Need to format c, but XP install says it has temp files there
C.Do a clean installation of Communicator. 1.If you need to download the installation files (you should if you're using anything older than Communicator Deleting Temp Files in Windows 95/98/NT: Click the Start button and select Find, Files or Folders. In the Named field, type: *.tmp Click the Find Now button.

Temp. and installation files
When you finally save the document, the auto saves are dumped in the temp folder. (I have also seen them dumped elsewhere so if you do a file find using *.tmp then you will see there are several other temp files that can be deleted.) In addition to this when you install some software, installation files that are no

Help - I can't install some soft
Is it safe to delete Windows 98/ME installation files? Yes - give it enough time so you are sure you will not want to go back. Also is it safe to delete Windows temp. files? Yes - do it though immediately after a reboot, when you are sure there is no software install partly finished and needing access to them after

Temporary directory problem
Symantec rsusu...@symantec.com_(Roy_Susuico symantec support winnt pca install Dean: On 7 May 1998 18:33:39 GMT, Dean W Cron <Dean_W_C...@mail.bankone.com> wrote: Didn't work... Any other ideas? This is getting very frustrating... The installation program extracts files to the TEMP folder.

Files left after install of JBuilder 4
(c, d etc) If you want to delete the Temporary Internet Files directory remember the 8 character limitation of DOS, so make that: deltree /yx:\tempor~1 and the like. Deltree deletes the tree, the switch /y asks no confirmation. Remember: if your temporary installation files path is c:\temp, don't delete it before

When is it Safe to Delete Windows Temp Files?
Create a temporary installation folder on the hard drive using no more than 8 characters in the file name (for example, ASETUP). 3. Choose Options from the View menu. For WinFax PRO 8.0, copy the files contained in the WINFAX80 folder. 1. Highlight the temporary installation folder you created earlier. 2.

Trouble Loading Office components
There is absolutely no way a responsible programmer should assume it's ok to use the temp directory to write large installation files to. Many Windows installation programs just go ahead and use your temp directory without bothering to ask, or even check for space. Unless you happen to be lucky, this will result in

Need to format c, but XP install says it has temp files there
If these files are in windows\temp they should be deletable. Win95 does seem to forget to tidy stuff up. I've just checked mine, and there were three identical sub-directories containing installation files from the summer... So, thanks for the reminder, but not here, OK? -- David G. Bell -- Farmer, SF Fan, Filker,

Internal Error: - 4 TEMP Environment variable
Charlotte kkor...@ocsmccook.com microsoft public mshardware product I downloaded the installation files for the Microsoft Internet Keyboard. When I try to do the install, I get an error message that "C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_is11BO\1033.mst" is missing or that I do not have access to it. This file is not on my computer

Delete Files
Thorsten Matzner 100046.1...@compuserve.com alt windows98 Rubix <> wrote: I tried creating a Temp folder partition to direct new installation files orginally in e:\windows\temp to the new location but they still seem to go in windows\temp. I'm setup as c:\dos 6.22 and e:\windows 98. (I'm using 2 Operating Systems

Deleting temporary files and those darned Cookies
Quite frequently you'll see installation files in the Temp directory since that's where installation programs will extract them to, but by convention they should be moved to the correct folders. It's also not unusual for the installer to neglect to delete the crud it places in the temp folder either.

Temp Folder vs. Disk Cleanup ?
You need space on the target partition where the files will reside when installation is complete. You also need space on the partition holding your Temp folder so that the installer can expand installation files before writing them to their permanent homes. If riding close to "just enough space" and your file

Are these NT directories safe to delete?
Kai Schaetzl bol...@zedat.fu-berlin.de comp infosystems www browsers ms-windows In setup I tell it to use drive D to install IE4, but it still wants to use drive C for temporary installation files, and I don't have any space on drive C. This is a misunderstanding. It will use your temp directory, wherever it is.

N2.0b5 won't install
Example: word processors have complicated temp file operations going on behind the scenes. Most of the time they self-delete. Sometimes not [?] so it's safe to manually delete them when the program is closed. Installation programs also create temp files. Some install programs put files in the Win temp folder;