Hi Dierk,

On Thu, 12 Apr 2001 09:06:52 +0200GMT (12/04/2001, 15:06 +0800GMT),
Dierk Haasis wrote:

DH> Reminds me, in the olden days, when everybody new that Windows was
DH> *not* an OS (except for NT, but that was later) one of the most oft
DH> published tips to improve the system was to put a line into the
DH> Autoexec.bat. This line cleared the Temp directory of files at shut
DH> down.

It is not always a good idea to clear the tmp directories at shut-down
or start-up by optting the command into the autoexec.bat. Some
programs (when installing new software) leave files in the tmp or temp
that are needed during subsequent start-up.

DH> I always thought with Win9x technology Windows or the programmes
DH> themselves take care of that. with the exception of a crash or
DH> "uncontrolled" shut-down. That's one thing the "shut-down" in the
DH> Start menu is there for.

No, as you can see above.

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Thomas.

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