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A.3.2. Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000/NT 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 company networks). The configurations of all programs
you use won't be saved on the local hard drive of the computer you are currently working on, but on the
domain server.
As Wireshark is using the correct places to store its 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 transferred to the
domain server. This is the default for temporary capture files.
A.3.3. Windows temporary folder
Wireshark uses the folder which is set by the TMPDIR or TEMP environment variable. This variable will
be set by the Windows installer.
7/Vista C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp
XP/2000 C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temp
NT 4 C:\TEMP