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Old 03-23-2004, 08:44 PM   #1
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Just a curious question, not of great importance:

Ive noticed that I can't access certain dos programs (ipconfig, edit.com, etc), without changing to the directory where the programs are (c:\windows\system32\). Usually i was able access those programs from whatever directory i was in, in the past. im guessing it may have to do with the Enviroment variables. any ideas on this?
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Old 03-24-2004, 04:20 AM   #2
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Go to Control Panel > System > Advanced > Environment Variables, make sure that %SystemRoot%\System32\ is in your Path variable.

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Old 03-24-2004, 03:24 PM   #3
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Worked!

Alright it worked. Hehe now i know why it got screwed up. when i was trying to use the java compiler, i set the path directly into the java folder, to use the commands directly. since i got eclipse....don't need that anymore!
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