Microsoft KB Archive/196653

= PRB: Temporary Directory Left by InstallShield After Setup =

Article ID: 196653

Article Last Modified on 4/21/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q196653



SYMPTOMS
After installing SQL Server 7.0 a temporary directory named _ISTMP.DIR will remain, where  is a number making this directory name unique. The _ISTEMP.DIR directory is located in the temporary directory defined by the server's TEMP environment variable, which is usually C:\TEMP.



CAUSE
SQL Server uses InstallShield for its Setup program. InstallShield creates this temporary directory during Setup and does not remove it.



WORKAROUND
After Setup has completed and the computer has restarted (if required), manually delete the directory and any files it may contain. This directory and any files it contains are unnecessary and are not used by SQL Server.



MORE INFORMATION
If Setup determines that files are in use and currently cannot be replaced, Setup will temporarily copy them into this directory and move them to their proper location when the computer is restarted. Thus, after a restart, any files in this directory are no longer necessary, and the directory can be safely removed.

Additional query words: TMP orphan reboot rebooted machine

Keywords: kbprb KB196653

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