Configuration (and other) Files and
Folders
95/98/ME | The default in Windows 95/98/ME is: all users work with the | |||||
| same | profile, | which | is | located | at: |
| C:\windows\Application Data\Ethereal |
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98/ME (with enabled user pro- | In Windows 98 and ME you can enable separate user profiles. | |||||
files) | In | that | case, | something | like: | |
| C:\windows\Profiles\<username>\Applicatio | |||||
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A.1.2. Windows NT/2000/XP roaming profiles
The following will only be applicable if you are using roaming profiles. This might be the case, if you work in a Windows domain environment (used in huge company networks). The configurations of all programs you use won't be saved on the local harddrive of the computer you are currently working on, but on the domain server.
As Ethereal is using the correct places to store it's profile data, your settings will travel with you, if you logon to a different computer the next time.
There is an exception to this: The "Local Settings" folder in your profile data (typically something
like: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings) will not be trans- ferred to the domain server. This is the default for temporary capture files.
A.1.3. Windows temporary folder
Ethereal uses the folder which is set by the TMPDIR or TEMP environment variable. This variable will be set by the windows installer.
The default location for temporary files on NT 4 is just C:\TEMP, and in 2000 the default location is some directory under your profile directory but it might have "Temporary Files" in the path name.
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