Temp folder delete
 

I was doing some housekeeping and accidentally deleted the Temp Folder. Now
when I boot the Win 98SE computer I get the following DOS window, How can I
fix this stupid mistake? I simply don't know how to access a specific folder
in a DOS window
C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY\HISTORY.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CONTENT.E5\INDEX.DAT
C:\EXIT

Temp folder delete
 

Are these lines appearing during the system boot? If so, I can't see how
deleting the TEMP folder would have caused those messages to appear. They
seem to be the last few lines of a batch file of some sort - perhaps a file
to clear out all the temporary IE files. Do Start | Run and enter MSConfig
and OK, and then look at AutoExec.BAT to see what might be running during
startup that could create these lines in the command window.

Or are they appearing as the last few lines left on a DOS screen that is all
you are getting when you try to start Windows? If so, try typing WIN and
see if Windows starts. Or EXIT and then WIN.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Thomas Callaghan" wrote in message
...
I was doing some housekeeping and accidentally deleted the Temp Folder. Now
when I boot the Win 98SE computer I get the following DOS window, How can
I
fix this stupid mistake? I simply don't know how to access a specific
folder
in a DOS window
C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY\HISTORY.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CONTENT.E5\INDEX.DAT
C:\EXIT

Temp folder delete
 

Are these lines appearing during the system boot? If so, I can't see how
deleting the TEMP folder would have caused those messages to appear. They
seem to be the last few lines of a batch file of some sort - perhaps a file
to clear out all the temporary IE files. Do Start | Run and enter MSConfig
and OK, and then look at AutoExec.BAT to see what might be running during
startup that could create these lines in the command window.

Or are they appearing as the last few lines left on a DOS screen that is all
you are getting when you try to start Windows? If so, try typing WIN and
see if Windows starts. Or EXIT and then WIN.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Thomas Callaghan" wrote in message
...
I was doing some housekeeping and accidentally deleted the Temp Folder. Now
when I boot the Win 98SE computer I get the following DOS window, How can
I
fix this stupid mistake? I simply don't know how to access a specific
folder
in a DOS window
C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY\HISTORY.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CONTENT.E5\INDEX.DAT
C:\EXIT

Temp folder delete
 

Jeff Richards wrote:
Are these lines appearing during the system boot? If so, I can't
see how deleting the TEMP folder would have caused those messages to
appear. They seem to be the last few lines of a batch file of some
sort - perhaps a file to clear out all the temporary IE files. Do
Start | Run and enter MSConfig and OK, and then look at AutoExec.BAT
to see what might be running during startup that could create these
lines in the command window.

Or are they appearing as the last few lines left on a DOS screen that
is all you are getting when you try to start Windows? If so, try
typing WIN and see if Windows starts. Or EXIT and then WIN.

Jeff, couldn't she just create another TEMP folder?
Perhaps you could tell her how and that would probably solve her problem.

I was doing some housekeeping and accidentally deleted the Temp
Folder. Now when I boot the Win 98SE computer I get the following
DOS window, How can I
fix this stupid mistake? I simply don't know how to access a specific
folder
in a DOS window
C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY\HISTORY.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CONTENT.E5\INDEX.DAT
C:\EXIT

Temp folder delete
 

Jeff Richards wrote:
Are these lines appearing during the system boot? If so, I can't
see how deleting the TEMP folder would have caused those messages to
appear. They seem to be the last few lines of a batch file of some
sort - perhaps a file to clear out all the temporary IE files. Do
Start | Run and enter MSConfig and OK, and then look at AutoExec.BAT
to see what might be running during startup that could create these
lines in the command window.

Or are they appearing as the last few lines left on a DOS screen that
is all you are getting when you try to start Windows? If so, try
typing WIN and see if Windows starts. Or EXIT and then WIN.

Jeff, couldn't she just create another TEMP folder?
Perhaps you could tell her how and that would probably solve her problem.

I was doing some housekeeping and accidentally deleted the Temp
Folder. Now when I boot the Win 98SE computer I get the following
DOS window, How can I
fix this stupid mistake? I simply don't know how to access a specific
folder
in a DOS window
C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY\HISTORY.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CONTENT.E5\INDEX.DAT
C:\EXIT

Temp folder delete
 

Buffalo wrote:

Jeff, couldn't she just create another TEMP folder?
Perhaps you could tell her how and that would probably solve her
problem.

Would it be like putting the following line in the autoexec.bat :
SET Temp=C:\Windows\TEMP
SET Tmp=%TEMP%

Or can she just go into C:\Windows and add a folder called TEMP because
those lines may already be in the Autoexec.bat, and the batch file can't
find it because she deleted it?

[snip]

Temp folder delete
 

Buffalo wrote:

Jeff, couldn't she just create another TEMP folder?
Perhaps you could tell her how and that would probably solve her
problem.

Would it be like putting the following line in the autoexec.bat :
SET Temp=C:\Windows\TEMP
SET Tmp=%TEMP%

Or can she just go into C:\Windows and add a folder called TEMP because
those lines may already be in the Autoexec.bat, and the batch file can't
find it because she deleted it?

[snip]

Temp folder delete
 

Thomas Callaghan wrote:
I was doing some housekeeping and accidentally deleted the Temp
Folder. Now when I boot the Win 98SE computer I get the following DOS
window, How can I fix this stupid mistake? I simply don't know how to
access a specific folder in a DOS window
C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY\HISTORY.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CONTENT.E5\INDEX.DAT
C:\EXIT
If you are stuck in DOS, you can , at the C:\ prompt, type md
C:\windows\temp (there is a space between md and C:\ )and press the
Enter button.
This should recreate the temp folder in C:\Windows.
Then reboot and see if it now works.

Temp folder delete
 

Thomas Callaghan wrote:
I was doing some housekeeping and accidentally deleted the Temp
Folder. Now when I boot the Win 98SE computer I get the following DOS
window, How can I fix this stupid mistake? I simply don't know how to
access a specific folder in a DOS window
C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY\HISTORY.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CONTENT.E5\INDEX.DAT
C:\EXIT
If you are stuck in DOS, you can , at the C:\ prompt, type md
C:\windows\temp (there is a space between md and C:\ )and press the
Enter button.
This should recreate the temp folder in C:\Windows.
Then reboot and see if it now works.

Temp folder delete
 

The MSDOS window with those 4 lines appear after Win 98 boot is complete. I
can close the DOS window and everything is normal. I'd just like to fix what
I
screwed up. Which DIR would I look (C:\Windows or C:\) to find these
files?
If "Find:" isn't the proper DOS term for locating a file in DOS could you
tell
me what is? Thanks
"Jeff Richards" wrote in message
...
Are these lines appearing during the system boot? If so, I can't see how
deleting the TEMP folder would have caused those messages to appear. They
seem to be the last few lines of a batch file of some sort - perhaps a
file
to clear out all the temporary IE files. Do Start | Run and enter
MSConfig
and OK, and then look at AutoExec.BAT to see what might be running during
startup that could create these lines in the command window.

Or are they appearing as the last few lines left on a DOS screen that is
all
you are getting when you try to start Windows? If so, try typing WIN and
see if Windows starts. Or EXIT and then WIN.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Thomas Callaghan" wrote in message
...
I was doing some housekeeping and accidentally deleted the Temp Folder.
Now
when I boot the Win 98SE computer I get the following DOS window, How
can
I
fix this stupid mistake? I simply don't know how to access a specific
folder
in a DOS window
C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY\HISTORY.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CONTENT.E5\INDEX.DAT
C:\EXIT