user variables

  1. Windows 8 bat/exe files not found in path

    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...
    • Mayank Kulshreshtha
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    • batch file binaries command prompt configuration environment variables executable file execution lenovo mysql path path configuration pathext run issues software installation system variables troubleshooting user variables windows 8.1
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  2. User variables are not resolved correctly in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

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    • microsoft support resolution server 2008 user variables windows 7
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    • Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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    Windows 7 How to set an environment variable PERMANENT from cmdline?

    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...
    • pstein
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    • command line command prompt environment variables permanence permanent registry set variable system variables user variables
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 How to change "My Documents" env var temporarily for a certain GUI program?

    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...
    • pstein
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    • batch file configuration files documents environment variables gui registry system settings temporary changes user variables windows 10
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Remove Old Device Drivers Hidden In Vista and Win7

    Thanks to Greg Schultz for the tip
    • Adamsappleone
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    • configuration device manager driver removal drivers environment variables hardware issues hidden devices restart system settings system variables technology troubleshooting uninstall drivers user variables windows 7 windows vista
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    • Forum: Windows Tutorials
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    Windows 7 Replacing invalid security id with default security id...

    Hi forum, I hope you're having a good day. Please help me with this situation of mine. Summary: The system requires chkdsk for the 2 mechanical hard drives in RAID-1. The disk check has returned lots of "Replacing invalid security id with default security id for file" ... Why is this...
    • vinhcit
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    • backup chkdsk corruption corsair data recovery drive properties environment variables firmware hardware raid mechanical drive permissions raid recycle bin sata mode security id ssd system variables troubleshooting user variables windows 7
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support