Microsoft KB Archive/130075

{|
 * width="100%"|

TEMP Environment Variable Overwritten in Command Prompt

 * }

Q130075

-

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95

-

SYMPTOMS
The TEMP environment variable is set to a series of Xs in an MS-DOS virtual machine (or command prompt).

CAUSE
If the MS-DOS TEMP environment variable is set to a directory that does not exist, Windows 95 automatically overwrites the variable with a series of Xs.

RESOLUTION
To make sure that the TEMP environment variable is valid, use any one of the following methods:


 * Remove the SET TEMP statement from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
 * Create the directory that the TEMP environment variable points to.
 * Change the SET TEMP statement to point to a directory that exists.

STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Keywords :

Issue type :

Technology : kbWin95search kbWin95