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odel555q   11-06-2009 at 10:36:41 AM

I was trying to edit my PATH environment variable and accidentally deleted it. Is there any way to recover it? If not, is there anyone out there who can tell me what the default path variable should be? I'm afraid to turn off my computer without fixing this as I'm not sure if it will be able to boot up again.

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Scott2009   11-06-2009 at 04:10:03 PM

PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM as a System wide environment variable should set you straight.

I'll check my Windows XP x64 VM in a second...

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Scott2009   11-06-2009 at 04:12:20 PM

Path=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;

That is assuming Windows is installed into C:\WINDOWS\

The last one ;PowerShell; isn't really required, it's just if you have PowerShell installed - It's a optional Microsoft Update.

Any other SysVars you've nuked ? - chuckle.

Feel free to hassle me.

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