Re: Spyware or malware problem

From: David H. Lipman (DLipman~nospam~_at_Verizon.Net)
Date: 02/14/05 

Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 08:51:47 -0500

NO !

If read the thread in the entirety...

Win2K and WinXP use TEMP directories in the user profile. However, a PC upgraded from a
previous version may use the %windir%\temp. In addition, the %windir%\temp folder exists
on the Win2K and WinXP platforms for legacy reasons. 

-- 
Dave
"Derek N" <anomynous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OJdh3QoEFHA.936@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| David,
| My laptop, an ACER Aspire 1700, was purchased just over a year ago and came
| with Windows XP Home SP1 installed.  I have since upgraded it to SP2.  I
| have a folder C:\Windows\Temp, in this folder I have a file called
| "T30DebugLogFile.txt".
| Are you suggesting that manufacturers are selling refurbished equipments as
| new items?
| Derek
|
| "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
| news:Of8E7qEEFHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| > 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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