Temporary Folder Not Created Properly with /T Switch (166435)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit 3.2a
This article was previously published under Q166435 SYMPTOMS
If you attempt to use the /T switch when you install a program using a
self-extracting executable file that was created using Internet Express,
the installation program's temporary folder may not be created in the
location in which you intended. The temporary folder may be created in
one of the following locations instead:
- If a temporary folder already exists in Windows 95 or Windows NT, the
installation program's temporary folder may be created in the existing
Windows temporary folder.
- If a temporary folder does not already exist in Windows 95 or Windows
NT, the installation program's temporary folder may be created in the
folder from which the installation program was run.
This problem is known to occur with the Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0
versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Mail and News,
Microsoft NetMeeting, Microsoft Comic Chat, Microsoft Chat, and Microsoft
Personal Web Server. However, the problem also occurs with any other
program that is installed using a self-extracting executable file created
using Internet Express.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when you do not specify the full path to the
installation program's temporary folder.
RESOLUTION
To prevent this problem from occurring, specify the full path to the
installation program's temporary folder when you use the /T switch to
install a program. For example, if you want the installation program to
use the Temp folder on drive D as its temporary folder, use the following
syntax
<program> /t:d:\temp
where <program> is the self-extracting executable file associated with
the installation program.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/9/1999 |
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| Keywords: | kbsetup KB166435 |
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