environment variables

I have a question about running "executable" programs in Windows without having to type the extension. I've recently learned that, in addition to the command prompt and run box, you can also run executable files (.exe, .bat, .lnk, .vbs) from the Windows Explorer address bar. The only problem...

I have a Lenovo Ideapad s510p running original Windows 8.1. Bought it in May'14. The problem is that it's not able to find & run some bat & exe files given in the '%Path'. Whereas it can find some - it can't find some others. So it doesn't run them unless full path is specified. This is a big...

Dear All, I would know who/hostname/date/time that accessing to my Win server 2008 R2 via a remote desktop connection, so i have a script with command ECHO to show these information to text file once user logon, but i donot know which environment variables for exactly who is remoting session...

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I've got a problem with PATH that doesn't make much sense to me- something I've done on three different Windows 8 machines with the same result. I use Java as an example because it's a common thing to have installed. There's an PATH segment pointing to Java, and if you CMD "java" it knows what...

When I type at the CmdPrompt "set" then two core response lines are: TEMP=D:\temp TMP=D:\temp So from my point of view the path to the official system wide temporary folder is obviously D:\temp I expected that this folder is automatically protected and hidden in Windows Explorer. BUT...

If I open a CmdPrompt and type set myvar=foobar then this environment variable is set only for the time the CmdPrompt exists and is only visible INSIDE the CmdPrompt. How do I set such an environemnt variable from CmdPrompt (!) but permanently (forever) for - a certain user - whole...

Hi, I mostly use another OS, and need to rewrite following script into one which works in windows. OK, here's the command: curl -s -x 127.0.0.1:8888 -b ./cookies.txt -X GET Link Removed 2>&1 | tr -d '[]' | sed "s/,/\n/g" | head -n 1 | sed "s/.\(.*\)./\1/" here's what it does: loads content of...

Hello. It seems as if my command prompt will not let me do any simple system commands such as ping, ipconifg, etc. And it will also not let me use commands for my compiler. The paths are set properly in the environment variables, but it still does not work. See the screencap below...

Hi at all, I'm a new entry in the forum. As by topic title I'have a problem with environments variable in windows 8. In practice, I installed MinGw a c/C++ compiler and when i use the command gcc from prompt it response me with the following message: gcc is not recognized as internal or...

Hey guys, I haven't posted here in a while but here goes... When I run this certain program which is made in java, it says "Error: could not open E:\java\jre7\lib\i386\jvm.cfg" Now when I check my environment Variables I have JAVA_HOME set to C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\lib\amd64\jvm.cfg...

Where in the user profile are user environment variables stored? I had an issue that our IT support decided to fix by creating a new profile for me and then copying over what they thought I needed from the original profile. They missed my environment variables and I haven't been able to find...

Hi all, In UNIX, for changing the directory path, there is "cd" command. .This works fine in windows 7 too.. But the problem comes when we are trying to change the path using environment variables. . In UNIX, cd $JAVA_HOME changes the path to the value set for JAVA_HOME, Similarly is there...

Describes the issues that occur after you enable an environment variable to contain more than 2047 characters on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...

I am trying to run powershell.exe in the cmd.exe prompt. error The error that comes out is unrecognized command. I go to System Properties -> Advanced -> Environmental Variables Under System Variables I find the variable Path. I add the path where the powershell.exe is. Shouldn't this solve...

I have tried numerous times in both Command Prompt and Power Shell to set the Environment Variable for "Path" and it will not stick. I have tried running as admin as well. If I test it in the open CMD or Powershell Window it seems to stick, but if I open a new window it is gone. If I go through...

Ok, I know, I can change/set environment variables through Control Panel--->System The current environment variable values are fine for most of my programs. However there is one program which puts some config files into the folder which is currently defined as user variable "My...

I've used a program for video editing and creating projects in Windows XP. After moving the completed projects and their associated media to a new windows7 pc; the links to the media are no longer accepted by my application. THe old paths to the media would have been something like...

By Link Removed - Invalid URL Piriform Software has updated its system optimization and cleaning tool, CCleaner, to version 3.04. The latest release adds a number of new features, but most notably also adds support for Windows 7 Service Pack 1, which was made available for download two days...

The following are Environment Variables in Windows 7 which can allow you to get to system locations more efficiently. What are Environment Variables in Windows? Well, if we understand that "variables" are things that can be changed, and if we also understand that the environment that variables...