How do you add a folder to the windows vista system environment path?

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so that I can execute apps (in cmd prompt) without specifying the fully qualified folder structure.

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered May 21 '09 at 16:18

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Go to Control Panel | System and click on Advanced System Settings in the left pane OR
Right-click on Computer and choose Properties
Click the Environment Variables button
Under System Variables, edit the PATH variable and add your folder to the value (seperate with a semi-colon)

score 1 · Answer 2 · 2009-06-11T13:59:08.397

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You can also modify them via the registry. I find this useful when scripting some legacy programs that require certain environmental variables to function.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/104011

edited Jun 11 '09 at 13:59

answered Jun 05 '09 at 05:02

How do you add a folder to the windows vista system environment path?

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