Comments on: Editing the Windows System Path Variables http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/15/editing-the-windows-system-path-variables/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:56:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Nitin http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/15/editing-the-windows-system-path-variables/#comment-397315 Nitin Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:19:00 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3820#comment-397315 I accidently edited path variable from windows xp, my pc is not starting xp, when i select xp it reboots again and again, Now i have vista installed on my pc, pls tell me how to edit xp environment variables from vista?? reply to nitin_sawant89@rediffmail.com I accidently edited path variable from windows xp, my pc is not starting xp, when i select xp it reboots again and again,

Now i have vista installed on my pc,
pls tell me how to edit xp environment variables from vista?? reply to nitin_sawant89@rediffmail.com

]]> By: Angelo R http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/15/editing-the-windows-system-path-variables/#comment-306289 Angelo R Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:40:17 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3820#comment-306289 Thanks for this one Martin, it normally takes me a couple minutes of going through the list before I get sick of it and just copy and paste everything into notepad. That way I can at least somewhat make sure I'm not adding things/removing things that I shouldn't be. As soon as I ran it, I noticed a few entries that been double-entered as well as one entry that was pointing in the right location. Thanks for this one Martin, it normally takes me a couple minutes of going through the list before I get sick of it and just copy and paste everything into notepad. That way I can at least somewhat make sure I’m not adding things/removing things that I shouldn’t be.

As soon as I ran it, I noticed a few entries that been double-entered as well as one entry that was pointing in the right location.

]]> By: tireless http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/15/editing-the-windows-system-path-variables/#comment-306233 tireless Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:45:48 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3820#comment-306233 easiest way: 1.run: reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment" /v Path /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "%path%;c:\test" /f 2.run: nircmd sysrefresh easiest way:
1.run:
reg add “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment” /v Path /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d “%path%;c:\test” /f

2.run:
nircmd sysrefresh

]]> By: mouser http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/15/editing-the-windows-system-path-variables/#comment-305927 mouser Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:22:34 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3820#comment-305927 cough cough.. from 2005: System Path Commander (freeware) http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Other/Spc/index.html "System Path Commander is a power-user tool that allows you to easily and safely non-destructively enable and disable directories in your windows system path environment variable (the paths searched when launching programs)." cough cough..
from 2005: System Path Commander
(freeware)

http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Other/Spc/index.html

“System Path Commander is a power-user tool that allows you to easily and safely non-destructively enable and disable directories in your windows system path environment variable (the paths searched when launching programs).”

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