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To fix this error, do the following:

1. Navigate to the directory where Movable Type is installed.
   
2. Open the directory extlib.
   
3. Open the file CGI.pm in a text editor (WordPad...not Notepad).
   
4. Click Edit>Find.
   
5. Type TMPDIRECTORY and press ENTER.
   NOTE: The line of interest is:
   # $CGITempFile::TMPDIRECTORY = '/usr/tmp';
   
6. Remove the # from the beginning of the string.
   
7. Change the directory path between the single quotes to point to the temporary directory you wish to use.
   NOTE: At the time of this writing, the /usr part of the directory was taken away and a directory called tmp was created in the root of the system drive.
   
8. Save the changes to the file and close the text editor.
   NOTE: If WordPad is used, a notice saying "You are about to save the document in a Text-Only format, which will remove all formatting. Are you sure you want to do this?" Click Yes.
   
9. Navigate to the location where you want the new temporary directory to reside and create it.
   
10. Right click on the new directory and select Properties.
    
11. Click on the Security tab.
    
12. Click on Add.
    
13. Select the Internet Guest Account and click Add.
    NOTE: The Internet Guest Account starts with IUSR_ and ends with the NetBIOS name of the computer or domain.
    
14. Click OK.
    
15. Grant the user Modify permissions and click OK.