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JeffG
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      07-09-2008
I know I've done this before on a Vista system, but on a new install I can't
find any way to change the system environment variables: I need to add
something to the 'path' variable.

Please help!

 
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Michael Walraven
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      07-09-2008
system properties dialog window
advanced tab
environment variables button

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"JeffG" <> wrote in message
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> I know I've done this before on a Vista system, but on a new install I
> can't
> find any way to change the system environment variables: I need to add
> something to the 'path' variable.
>
> Please help!
>

 
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JeffG
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      07-10-2008
Thanks. Obvious when you know where to look (I must have been there and not
seen the button ). Meanwhile, someone pointed me to the registry entry
(not easy to find) and I edited that.

"Michael Walraven" wrote:

> system properties dialog window
> advanced tab
> environment variables button
>
> Michael
>
>
> "JeffG" <> wrote in message
> news:16A83205-30E7-4521-99A6-...
> > I know I've done this before on a Vista system, but on a new install I
> > can't
> > find any way to change the system environment variables: I need to add
> > something to the 'path' variable.
> >
> > Please help!
> >

 
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tim.wilson
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      07-11-2008

Guys I'm not sure if this is a related topic. But my laptop has twin
hard drives. By default Windows downloads and saves files to the same
drive that the OS is installed on.

Where and how can I make a change so that the first drive (C is "OS
only" and the second drive (D is where all user files and data are
stored?

And once I've made this change, will "save" operations point to the D:
(files and data) drive by default?

I'm running Vx64.

Thanks!
TW


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