Err Msg: You Are About to Use a Windows System Directory...

Q154404

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you use Internet Explorer to try to move the Temporary Internet Files folder (also known as the cache folder) to a root folder or the Windows\System folder, you receive the following error message:

You are about to use a Windows system directory or a root directory.
Please use another directory.
There is no option to override this error message.


CAUSE

You cannot move the Temporary Internet Files folder to a root folder or the Windows\System folder.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, move the Temporary Internet Files folder to a new folder in a different location. For additional information on how to change the location of the Temporary Internet Files folder, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q172949 How to Change the Location of Temporary Internet Files

Additional query words: 3.00 4.00

Keywords : msiew95
Issue type :
Technology : kbIEsearch kbIE95Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbIE300Win95 kbIE301Win95 kbIE302Win95 kbIE400Win95


Last Reviewed: January 6, 2001
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