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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 |
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I don't think you screwed anything up, and there might not be anything to
fix. The lines that are executed during startup are displayed to the screen, but very often the startup procedure doesn't pause long enough for them to be noticed. I can't work out what these lines might be doing, but I don't think it's associated with a problem with the temp folder. It's probably just that some change in the startup procedure means that they are now visible, whereas previously they were hidden. You can check your current configuration. Not that it's unlikely that these changes will be needed, as there's no indication that you have altered anything that affects startup. Do Start / Run and enter MSConfig and choose OK. There should be a line in autoexec such as Set Temp=C:\Windows\Temp Many systems will also have Set Tmp=C:\Windows\Temp since some programmers get confused between Temp and Tmp. If it's not there, there's no harm in adding it (New button). Save the changes and exit. Exit the command window. Then, from within Explorer, look for the folder C:\Windows\Temp. If it's not there, create it. You don't need to look for any files in DOS. You just need to check that the Temp folder is still there. Unless, of course, you are having other problems which indicate that startup isn't completing correctly. Or, perhaps you are referring to something you changed in the Temporary Internet Folders settings. These are fixed from within Internet Explorer at the Tools / Internet Options / Temporary Internet files / Settings dialog. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Thomas Callaghan" wrote in message ... 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 |
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I don't think you screwed anything up, and there might not be anything to
fix. The lines that are executed during startup are displayed to the screen, but very often the startup procedure doesn't pause long enough for them to be noticed. I can't work out what these lines might be doing, but I don't think it's associated with a problem with the temp folder. It's probably just that some change in the startup procedure means that they are now visible, whereas previously they were hidden. You can check your current configuration. Not that it's unlikely that these changes will be needed, as there's no indication that you have altered anything that affects startup. Do Start / Run and enter MSConfig and choose OK. There should be a line in autoexec such as Set Temp=C:\Windows\Temp Many systems will also have Set Tmp=C:\Windows\Temp since some programmers get confused between Temp and Tmp. If it's not there, there's no harm in adding it (New button). Save the changes and exit. Exit the command window. Then, from within Explorer, look for the folder C:\Windows\Temp. If it's not there, create it. You don't need to look for any files in DOS. You just need to check that the Temp folder is still there. Unless, of course, you are having other problems which indicate that startup isn't completing correctly. Or, perhaps you are referring to something you changed in the Temporary Internet Folders settings. These are fixed from within Internet Explorer at the Tools / Internet Options / Temporary Internet files / Settings dialog. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Thomas Callaghan" wrote in message ... 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 |
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"Jeff Richards" wrote in message ... | I don't think you screwed anything up, and there might not be anything to | fix. | | The lines that are executed during startup are displayed to the screen, but | very often the startup procedure doesn't pause long enough for them to be | noticed. I can't work out what these lines might be doing, but I don't | think it's associated with a problem with the temp folder. It's probably | just that some change in the startup procedure means that they are now | visible, whereas previously they were hidden. | | You can check your current configuration. Not that it's unlikely that these | changes will be needed, as there's no indication that you have altered | anything that affects startup. | | Do Start / Run and enter MSConfig and choose OK. There should be a line in | autoexec such as | Set Temp=C:\Windows\Temp | | Many systems will also have | Set Tmp=C:\Windows\Temp | | since some programmers get confused between Temp and Tmp. If it's not there, | there's no harm in adding it (New button). Save the changes and exit. Exit | the command window. | | Then, from within Explorer, look for the folder C:\Windows\Temp. If it's | not there, create it. | | You don't need to look for any files in DOS. You just need to check that the | Temp folder is still there. | | Unless, of course, you are having other problems which indicate that startup | isn't completing correctly. | | Or, perhaps you are referring to something you changed in the Temporary | Internet Folders settings. These are fixed from within Internet Explorer at | the Tools / Internet Options / Temporary Internet files / Settings dialog. | -- | Jeff Richards | MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) | "Thomas Callaghan" wrote in message | ... This can be added as the first line, if not found in the autoexec.bat, to suppress most of the output when it runs: @ECHO OFF Might want to check if there is an autoexec.bak or other [like .dos] saved file for comparison -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.org a Peoples' counsel _ _ ~~ |
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"Jeff Richards" wrote in message ... | I don't think you screwed anything up, and there might not be anything to | fix. | | The lines that are executed during startup are displayed to the screen, but | very often the startup procedure doesn't pause long enough for them to be | noticed. I can't work out what these lines might be doing, but I don't | think it's associated with a problem with the temp folder. It's probably | just that some change in the startup procedure means that they are now | visible, whereas previously they were hidden. | | You can check your current configuration. Not that it's unlikely that these | changes will be needed, as there's no indication that you have altered | anything that affects startup. | | Do Start / Run and enter MSConfig and choose OK. There should be a line in | autoexec such as | Set Temp=C:\Windows\Temp | | Many systems will also have | Set Tmp=C:\Windows\Temp | | since some programmers get confused between Temp and Tmp. If it's not there, | there's no harm in adding it (New button). Save the changes and exit. Exit | the command window. | | Then, from within Explorer, look for the folder C:\Windows\Temp. If it's | not there, create it. | | You don't need to look for any files in DOS. You just need to check that the | Temp folder is still there. | | Unless, of course, you are having other problems which indicate that startup | isn't completing correctly. | | Or, perhaps you are referring to something you changed in the Temporary | Internet Folders settings. These are fixed from within Internet Explorer at | the Tools / Internet Options / Temporary Internet files / Settings dialog. | -- | Jeff Richards | MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) | "Thomas Callaghan" wrote in message | ... This can be added as the first line, if not found in the autoexec.bat, to suppress most of the output when it runs: @ECHO OFF Might want to check if there is an autoexec.bak or other [like .dos] saved file for comparison -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.org a Peoples' counsel _ _ ~~ |
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Hi Thomas,
If you delete the \Temp folder, then just create a new Folder, then simply rename New Folder to Temp. You want to use Explore and go to \Windows there create the New Folder, a sub-folder of \Windows. So when you are finished, it looks like C:\Windows\Temp. And what you previously described, you also deleted \Temporary Internet Files folder, which is a sub-folder of \Windows\. You need to recreate that folder and go into Internet Explorer 6 Options point its Temporary Internet Files location to that location. -- thecreator "Thomas Callaghan" wrote in message ... 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 |
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Hi Thomas,
If you delete the \Temp folder, then just create a new Folder, then simply rename New Folder to Temp. You want to use Explore and go to \Windows there create the New Folder, a sub-folder of \Windows. So when you are finished, it looks like C:\Windows\Temp. And what you previously described, you also deleted \Temporary Internet Files folder, which is a sub-folder of \Windows\. You need to recreate that folder and go into Internet Explorer 6 Options point its Temporary Internet Files location to that location. -- thecreator "Thomas Callaghan" wrote in message ... 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 |
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