Microsoft KB Archive/279895

= Error Message &quot;The Temp Directory '' Is Not a Valid Directory&quot; During SBS 2000 Setup =

Article ID: 279895

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q279895



SYMPTOMS
When you start Small Business Server (SBS) 2000 Setup, you may receive the following error message:

The temp directory ' ' is not a valid directory. Setup cannot continue.

In this error message,  refers to the path for the folder that is defined in the TMP environment variable.



CAUSE
You may receive this error message if the TMP environment variable has been changed to point to a folder that does not exist.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, verify that the TMP environment variable points to a valid folder. By default, this is the %Userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp folder.

To change the TMP environment variable to point to a valid folder:
 * 1) Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
 * 2) Click the Advanced tab.
 * 3) Click Environment Variables.
 * 4) Click the TMP variable, and then click Edit. Edit all instances of the TMP and TEMP environment variables so that they point to a valid folder to which you have access.
 * 5) Click OK, and then close all the open dialog boxes.
 * 6) Verify that the folder that you are using for the TMP and TEMP environment variables is accessible and has enough free space.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: smallbiz

Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbprb kbsetup KB279895

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