Jim

This is why I wish I could have attached a screen shot. There was a colon
between C and \Documents, I just failed to type it. Also, when I typed
C:\Documents' I left off the forward slash. Sorry.

"Jim" wrote:

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> "onetime" <onetime@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:144026D7-8F13-4867-A2E4-9B10911D63F3@microsoft.com...
> > Jum
> >
> > Thank you for your information. I did the set temp command and then tried
> > the %temp% again and still got the same result? The set cmd yielded:
> > 'Temp=C\Documents & Settings\HP_Owner\LocalSettings:Temp'
> > After running that command %temp% or %Temp% both yielded:
> > 'Cocuments' is not recognized as an internal or external command or
> > operable program or batch file.'
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> There is a colon missing between C and \Documents... That missing colon
> will cause your problem because it is a delimiter. Thus the string parser
> returns and incorrect string to cmd.
> Jim
> >
> > "Jim" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "onetime" <onetime@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:7BE34774-D3B0-418A-9C0B-724CB89FDBAD@microsoft.com...
> >> > 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
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