Win98 temp folder?

[SteveY]

Is it possible to change the location of the Windows Temp folder, so I can have it on a bigger drive?

Thanks

[drdeath]

put this line in your autoexec.bat:

SET TMP=C:\TEMP

where c:\temp you can change to whereever you want...

[SoopaStar]

Actually, that may not work. If you go through your registry, many windows programs tell it where it should place the temporary files. Also, there is a registry setting for the temo directory. Windows 95/98 (for the most part) ignores Autoexec.bat and config.sys settings. In fact, you dont even need them to run Windows 9x. Here is the reigistry information regarding the temp directory:
(remember, before you play in your registry, BACK IT UP! don't know how? ask.)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\explorer\VolumeCaches\Temporary files]
in there you will have a value called "folder" (it should have a icon with an 'ab' on it). that folder has a value data of where you want the temp to be (c:\windows\temp b default)

Do not just change this and delete your temp directory in the windows directory. Many programs have a setting to use the c:\windows\temp (for instance Winzip uses it by default). If search your registry for c:\windows\temp you may have a better chance of finding other programs and changing them. do not search for 'temp' because you will get every word that has temp 'for instance TEMPlate).
hope this helps

SS