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Richmond Dan accidentally reset his Windows 10 system, resulting in the loss of his programs and encountering an error ("Can not create temp folder archive") when attempting to reinstall software. Despite trying various troubleshooting steps like safe mode, deleting temp folders, and adjusting security settings, the problem persisted. Ultimately, a tip from the Firefox forum to run installers as an administrator provided a simple potential solution.
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Richmond Dan

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I inadvertantly did a "reset" and lost all of my installed programs (apps), including Firefox and Chrome browsers, tax sofware, video editing software, etc. Now when I try to download and install them I get the error message "Can not create temp folder archive". I've tried booting in safe mode, deleting the temp folder, removing all security settings, etc. I keep getting the same message. I can download the .exe file, but it won't execute to install the app.

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Such a simple solution: someone on the Firefox forum suggested right clicking and then "Run as Administrator"! MS support even had me download and reinstall Windows 10, to no avail.
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Such a simple solution: someone on the Firefox forum suggested right clicking and then "Run as Administrator"! MS support even had me download and reinstall Windows 10, to no avail.
 

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