Microsoft KB Archive/166900

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Two .tmp Files on Desktop When Prompted for ActiveX Control
Last reviewed: July 11, 1997

Article ID: Q166900



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This article discusses a Beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.

No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this Beta product. For information about obtaining support for a Beta release, please see the documentation included with the Beta product files, or check the Web location from which you downloaded the release.

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0 for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS
While you are being prompted to accept a signed ActiveX control, two .tmp files may appear on the desktop.

CAUSE
The folder pointed to by the TEMP environment variable is not valid.

RESOLUTION
To determine what the TEMP environment variable is set to, type "set" (without quotation marks) at a command prompt. Check the "TEMP= " line, where is the current setting.

To modify the TEMP environment variable, open the Autoexec.bat file with a text editor, and look for the "SET TEMP" line. If the line does not exist, the proper syntax is

SET TEMP= where is a valid folder.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 1. This problem does not occur with Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 2. To obtain Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 2, isit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie40/

MORE INFORMATION
The two .tmp files represent the dialog box on the screen and an .htm file with the "HTTP 404" error message if the control is not present.