Re: Spyware or malware problem

From: David H. Lipman (DLipman~nospam~_at_Verizon.Net)
Date: 02/11/05 

Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 10:02:38 -0500

ONLY because you updated from a previous OS version such as Win98 or WinME.

That is why you must really look at the %TEMP% and/or %TMP% environmental variables to look
at exactly where the they point to.

Another side effect of upgrading. If you were using Win2K or NT4 then the root Windows
directory is c:\winnt. Then WinXP will be using c:\winnt rather than c:\windows. The
%windir% environmental variable will point to the correct location. 

-- 
Dave
"DaveDouglas" <dndzz%remove%@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:OPySYnEEFHA.2632@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| Really?! My XP Home definitely has a C:\windows\temp folder.
|
| David H. Lipman wrote:
| > There is NO c:\windows\temp  folder in WinXP !
| >
| > The TEMP directory is under the WinXP account profile...
| >
| > C:\Documents and Settings\ACCOUNT_NAME\Local Settings\temp
| >
| > To dump the contents of the IE Temporary Internet Folder cache (TIF)
| >
| > start --> settings --> control panel --> internet options --> delete files
| >

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