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"Mike W" <thewittmer@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> It is a reg_sz type. How did you know that?
> Amazing.
> Thanks for the tip.
>
> -m
>
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> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
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> > Ah, that's a big difference!
> >
> > I suspect that the registry entry for your %path%
> > variable is incorrect. Have a look here:
> > HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment
> > The Path value must be a reg_expand_sz type, not a reg_sz type.
> > What do you have?
> >
> > "Mike W" <thewittmer@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:T2Rbf.54670$5e4.37495@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> >> Actually I made a mistake. I meant %SystemRoot% instead of %System%
> >>
> >> System root is in the path statement for the following locations:
> >> %SystemRoot%
> >> %SystemRoot%\System32
> >> %SystemRoot%\System32\WBEM
> >>
> >> I have to manually change these to:
> >> c:\Windows
> >> c:\Windows\system32
> >> c:\windows\system32\WBEM
> >>
> >> in order to correct the issue. Where is %SystemRoot% defined in
Windows
> > XP?
> >>
> >>
> >> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
> >> news:%23o71g294FHA.2040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> >
> >> > "Mike W" <thewittmer@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:wKNbf.54299$5e4.26018@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> >> >> I have a utility that performs some windows customizations to
> >> >> install/configure XP for an old dos-based program.
> >> >> After running the tool, references to %system& in the path
> > environmental
> >> >> variable seem to be nullified. For example if I go to cmd and type
> >> >> 'edit'
> >> > I
> >> >> get an error that reads 'edit' is not a recognized internal/external
> >> >> command....If I go into the path variable and change all instances
of
> >> >> %system% to c:\windows\ this resolves the issue. So, where is
> >> >> %system%
> >> >> defined?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >> m
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > %system% is not a preset environmental variable in WinXP.
> >> > Maybe someone changed your %path% definition.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
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