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I need to change the user variables tmp and temp on an installation image, for a thin client (HP t5720)

I need to change the user variables tmp and temp on an installation image, for a thin client (HP t5720), from the default location on the ramdrive z:\%USERNAME%\Local Settings\ folder to the c: drive, FOR ALL USERS  

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>abraham808:
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>Right Click My Computer
>Go to Advanced
>Go to Environment Variables
>Go down to TEMP and TMP

This will not work FOR ALL USERS, just the current user.

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>Simply create the Temp and Tmp keys there.
   
        They are there by default (c:\windows\temp), and it does'nt help me

>Otherwise work with user profiles instead, much easier to maintain in the long run when change is needed.
       OK, could you give me some hints, how to do this?

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You can create it for 1 user and copy that profile for ALL USers
>abraham808:
     >You can create it for 1 user and copy that profile for ALL USers

Like:
copy c:\documents and settings\user1\. c:\documents and settings\all users\  /s /y

??
Login as a local account create the profile that you want.
Logoff
Login in as Administrator
Right Click My Computer
Go to Advanced
User Profiles
Click Copy to
Click Browse
Go to c:\Documents and Settings\Default User


Not sure if you need to go down profile and login script route, as the default setting on XP is what you describe as your solution:
Variable = TEMP
Variable Value= %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp

Am I missing something?
abraham808, I'll give it a try tomorrow, it might be working in Windows XP Embedded.

>captainreiss:
>Not sure if you need to go down profile and login script route, as the default setting on XP >is what >you describe as your solution:
>Variable = TEMP
>Variable Value= %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp

>Am I missing something?

By design the HP t5720 (running Windows XP Embedded), creates a ramdrive z: (max. 64 Mb), during boottime, containing z:\%USERNAME%\Local Settings\ for:
  Browser Web page cache
  Browser history
  Browser cookies
  Browser cache
  Temporary Internet files
  Print spooling
  User/system temporary files