Disclaimer -- I don't know about Netscape stuff. I'm just attempting to interpret what you said in your original post.
I'll start with the really easy stuff.
It looks like Communicator determines where to store temporary files by first reading the value of TEMP to get the folder name. You posted you're using Communicator, so we'll start with it.
Open a DOS window and type SET
You should see, somewhere on the screen, TEMP=C:\TEMP among some other stuff.
This will tell you that the TEMP variable has been set. You can go into Windows Explorer and determine that the directory your TEMP is pointing at does in fact exist. If it doesn't, just create it in Explorer with File | New | Folder and once the new folder has been created, (It will be named New Folder) rename it TEMP.
It's unusual to have the TEMP set and the folder missing.
If, when you type SET, you don't see a TEMP=something you must place the line SET TEMP=C:\TEMP into your AUTOEXEC.BAT somehow. The tone of your post suggests you may be uncomfortable with this, but the line can be added with NOTEPAD without difficulty. MAKE SURE YOU DON'T USE WORD or any other word processor -- they're not meant for this type of work and will make a BIG mess of things.
Moving on, Navigator has it's own temporary location. You look in General Preferences and see where Navigator expects to store its temporary files and you make sure such a place exists. Once you know what folder Navigator expects to use, you can use Windows Explorer to make sure such a folder does exist on your system, and if it doesn't, you can use Windows Explorer to create it. When you're done, you should have a folder on your system for temporary files, and Navigator should know where this folder is located.
It's too bad they chose to put both programs together in this help file because they work differently and people needing help do not need additional confusion. I know I'd have a time keeping this stuff straight.
Hope this helps, PW. |
