Re: Deleted PATH in Environment Variables by mistake.

Hi Wes,

I've inserted that line as the Path, but still have programs that won't boot
and some that crash. Am I going to have to reinstall everything to get back
an efficient system?

Jeff


"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O2HHrDqfFHA.2444@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Providing Windows is on your C: drive, you should have these as a
minimum...
>
> C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem
>
> 1. Right-click My Computer and then click Properties.
> 2. Click the Advanced tab.
> 3. Click Environment variables.
> 4. Click one the following options, for either a user or a system
variable:
> ? Click the PATH variable and then click Edit to change its value.
> ? Paste this in:
>
> C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem
>
> OK your way out.
>
> HOW TO Manage Environment Variables in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310519
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:zcCdnYUJ95BFOFjfRVn-sg@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
> Bold Strike Media <jeffrey4chatATyahooDOTcom> hunted and pecked:
> > I was adding a path to the environment variables today and accidentally
> > deleted the path line. Now I'm having some system problems. Does anyone
> > know how to fix? Is there an easy way to rewrite the Path line?
> >
> > I'm running Windows XP and have zero knowledge of C Shell or executing
> > shell commands, BTW.
> >
> > Thanks for the help,
> > Jeff
>


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