"onetime" <onetime@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> This question actually started because I found I could not install
> paint.net
> 3.31. The installer would create a file folder in D&S\HP Owner\local
> settings\temp and then flash and quit with no crash file created. Anyway,
> from a forum on paint.net I was asked to check my temp files by using the
> command %temp%. When I do that I get the message 'windows cannot find
> 'C:\Documents... When I manually look for the folder through my computer
> the
> temp file is where it should be. It seems that the two situations may be
> related. I'm sorry to get verbose on this, but I am trying to be clear
> about
> my problem. BTW, when I use other %*% commands, such as systemroot they
> work. I am running WindowsXP home edition with SP3. Celeron 2.8GHz and
> 1.5MB RAM. I have an 80GB hard drive with 44GB available.
>
> The paint.net forum seemed to think my windows installation was corrupted,
> but everything else works fine, with the single exception of Nexus radio
> which does install, but crashes every time I attempt to use it.
>
> One other note, again on advice from the paint.net forum I have
> uninstalled
> qand reinstalled all of my net frameworks from 1.1 through 3.5.
>
> Any help or direction on where to look would be much appreciated.
What is the translation of %temp% ?
To find out, in case you don't know, go to Start.
Press Run
Enter cmd
At the cmd prompt, enter "set temp" (without the double quotes)
The value should point to your temp folder.

Jim