Using the windows\temp folder for programs? (or use what temp directory in its place)?

You asked, I answered.

Bill in Co. wrote:
> That is one heck of a path!!! Do we have to use such a thing?
> Plus - I'm not sure all older programs can even accept such a path.
>
> Or maybe we can create our own to use.... say like creating a C:\WinTemp
> directory. That would be a lot simpler, wouldn't it?
>
>
> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>> C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Local Settings\Temp
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>> Bill in Co. wrote:
>>> I've noticed in Windows XP that the C:\Windows\Temp folder is a
>>> protected
>>> system folder, and is "off limits" to most programs (for *their* own
>>> temporary use). In fact, that fact seems to include all subdirectories
>>> under C:\Windows. (This is very different from the previous operating
>>> systems (W95, W98), and seems to create a small problem here for some of
>>> my
>>> apps).
>>>
>>> So I guess unless one messes around with the "Environment Variables",
>>> one
>>> HAS to redirect all software being ported to Windows XP (from Win98/95),
>>> or
>>> installed on Windows XP, to use some other temp directory instead for
>>> its
>>> application program's temp files. Is that correct? If so, what
>>> directory do most people use for the various program application's temp
>>> files?