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Path statement for command prompt

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by racecarguy

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I am running win2k pro and lately when I go to the command prompt (Start, Run, cmd) it takes me to the C: prompt, but I cannot run commands like ping, ipconfig, etc without changing to the \windows\system32 directory first. It was working fine and now it's not and I am not aware of any changes to the system that would have caused this. It's a path statement in DOS, but I haven't been able to find anything in the resource kit or help file. Any ideas how I can correct it so I can run the commands without changing directories?

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by ian mclaws

To modify your path statement in Win2k, go to the system properties (right click "My Computer \ properties). Select the last tab "advanced", and click "Environment Variables". Find the "path" statement in the bottom, or system, box, double click on it, and add whatever you'd like as a path. Each entry is seperated by a semi colon, no spaces. Hit okay, and you're done. Changes made this way are applied directly to the registry, and will return on boot.

Good luck,

Ian

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